Agency : Department of Agriculture
Closing Date/Time: 07/13/2023
Salary: $4,318-$6,101/anticipated monthly starting salary
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: DuPage
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC029
This position serves in a regional capacity. Persons serving in this role are required to assume residency in the county identified under the Conditions of Employment section which includes DuPage County and will be required to work from their home location as a base of daily operational headquarters to service their designated worksites.
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number # 28043
About the Position
Weights and Measures inspectors protect both the buyer’s and seller’s interests by providing equity in the marketplace. Being part of a team of 34 inspectors, you would be performing the various inspections throughout the state of Illinois. In addition, you would investigate consumer complaints about shortages or unfair practices and educate the buyer and seller generally as to their rights provided by the Weights and Measures Act. The Products and Standards team inspects 145,000 devices annually.
Job Responsibilities
1. Conducts annual mandatory and specialized inspections and tests using test standards and associated equipment.
2. Maintains records such as accounts of daily activities.
3. Interprets and applies the Weights and Measures Act (225 ILCS 470) and the Motor Fuel Petroleum Act (225 ILCS 370) requirements as part of inspections and in response to inquiries.
4. Travels to attend meetings and workshops regarding changes in technology, inspection procedures and administrative policies.
5. Maintains vehicle, testing and office equipment.
6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of two years of college, preferably with coursework in fields relating to business, management, or communications.
2. Successful completion of an agency approved training program.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to successfully pass a background check.
2. Requires the ability to lift at least 50 lbs.
3. Requires a valid Driver’s License.
4. Requires ability to sustain long periods of city and highway driving.
5. Requires the ability to travel with periodic overnight stays. (Employee must pay for lodging and personal expenses while on travel status until being reimbursed)
6. Requires ability to climb, work in an environment with dust, chemicals, motor fuel, livestock, refrigerated areas and during all seasons.
7. Requires the ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical, including a drug and alcohol screening.
8. Required to assume residency in DuPage County and will be required to work from their home location as a base of daily operational headquarters to service their designated worksites.
Work Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm (work hours may vary)
Work Location: 801 E Sangamon Ave Springfield, IL 62702-1813
Agency Contact:
Bureau of Human Resources
Email: AGR.HumanResources@illinois.gov
Phone #: 217-785-5099
Job Family: Legal, Audit & Compliance
Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this
position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during
State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall,
prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive
Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (AGR) administers an annual budget of more than $100 million and employs more than 300 people statewide, with several hundred more temporary employees hired during the Illinois State Fair and Du Quoin State Fair. Separate bureaus administer programs and services directed at conserving the state’s land and water resources; protecting the health and welfare of livestock and companion animals; overseeing state and county fairs; regulating seed, feed and fertilizer products; ensuring the financial stability of grain dealers and warehouses; promoting Illinois food and agricultural products; and operating the state’s horse racing program.
AGR values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.
AGR offers a robust benefit package including;
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules in many program areas
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
- 10 Weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pension Plan
- Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
- Employees earn twelve (12) paid sick days annually
- Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days based on years of service
- Employees earn three (3) paid personal days pro-rated based on start date
- Thirteen – Fourteen (13-14) paid state holidays annually
If this opportunity appeals to you, please apply today!
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
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