Senior Agricultural and Standards Inspector (Including Canine Handler Special Skills Class)

Sacramento, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 95630 - 116218

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Position

This is a continuous filing exam. The filing cut-offs are at5:00 pm on:

12/29/2025 1/6/2026 (final)

Senior Agricultural and Standards Inspectors perform the most difficult complex and/or sensitive assignments related to agricultural and weights and measures inspections and are expected to possess a high degree of proficiency knowledge and expertise. As a secondary assignment positions in this class provide technical assistance and training to other agricultural and weights and measures staff.

Examples of Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of

Principles and practices of leadership mentoring and training
Applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations
Operational characteristics services and activities of assigned programs and functions
Principles of entomology plant pathology and botany in relation to the control and quarantine of agricultural pests
Pesticides and their effects on the environment
Diseases and other defects of fruit vegetables nuts and eggs
Arithmetic and basic statistical methods and analysis
Principles procedures and practices of investigative techniques
Office procedures methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing spreadsheets databases and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
English usage spelling grammar and punctuation

Ability to

Lead and train staff
Plan coordinate assign and review the work of staff; provide work direction and instruction
Research and evaluate work problems and recommend solutions
Develop and maintain cooperative effective working relationships with others; respond effectively and tactfully to hostility confusion or concerns expressed by others
Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
Interpret apply and enforce applicable federal state and local laws codes and regulations in an impartial manner
Collect compile and analyze a variety of data and information; make statistical inferences
Apply customer service skills including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments
Ability to prepare technical and statistical written documents in a clear concise and organized manner that is understandable to others
Make effective presentations to and respond to questions from various groups including boards committees and the public

Employment Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of full-time paid experience enforcing agricultural and/or weights and measures laws and regulations or agricultural pest detection or control;

AND

Possession of all eight of the following licenses issued by the State of California Department of Food and Agriculture:

Pesticide Regulation
Investigation and Environmental Monitoring
Integrated Pest Management
Commodity Regulation
Pest Prevention and Plant Regulation
Weight Verification
Measurement Verification
Transaction and Product Verification

Note:If the word experience is referenced in the minimum qualifications it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please clickhere or speak to someone in our office before the final filing date listed in this notice.

General Qualifications

Background/Criminal History: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602 Personnel Policies and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidates ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing criminal history information the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.

The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks credit history checks Social Security Number verification professional license/registration verification military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this background check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection obtaining such information the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.

Drivers License: A valid California Driver License Class C or higher may be required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Physical Abilities: Some positions in this class require the incumbent to be able to:

perform a wide variety of physical tasks such as standing for long periods of time; walking long distances; stooping; stretching; bending; climbing stairs; and lifting items weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
differentiate between colors at a level necessary to identify various insects and weeds.

Individuals who do not meet these requirements due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Working Conditions: Some positions in this class require the incumbent to:

work in all types of weather conditions.
travel in an assigned area.
work weekends holidays and non-routine hours.

Canine Handler Special Skill: Some positions in this class require specific knowledge and abilities to perform the responsibilities of a Canine Handler. To be eligible for a Canine Handler designated position the applicant must have obtained a certificate of completion from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their 10 week Basic Canine Handler Training Cargo/Postal prior to appointment.

Where required this special skill may be used to ensure that the canine receives proper nutrition grooming training medical care maintenance exercise affection and acceptable and sanitary living conditions. The Civil Service Commission approved the use of selective certification for this special skill on May 21 2010.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.

Application and Testing Information

APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Clickhereto apply.County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street Room 4667
Sacramento CA 95814
Phone ; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Email
Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
Your application should highlight all relevant education training and experience and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
Application information must be current concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
A resume may be included with your application however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked Supplemental Questions. Please be descriptive in your response.

Note:Responses of See Resume or See Application or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicants computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidates experience education and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
Please provide place of employment pertinent dates and concise descriptive and detailed information for each question.
If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
If you have no experience write no experience for the appropriate question.
For many individuals it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire the candidates application and/or attachments will not be reviewed therefore a candidates responses to the questions should be accurate thorough detailed and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance level recency progression and quality of candidates education training and experience. The candidates application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore the candidates responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Clickhere for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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The PositionThis is a continuous filing exam. The filing cut-offs are at5:00 pm on:12/29/2025 1/6/2026 (final)Senior Agricultural and Standards Inspectors perform the most difficult complex and/or sensitive assignments related to agricultural and weights and measures inspections and are expected to ...