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Job
Title: Plant Industry Inspection
Technician
Employment
Opportunity: The PA Department
of Agriculture currently has one vacancy in Martinsburg, PA, which is in Blair County.
Nature of Work: This is technical work in agricultural and agronomic inspection enforcement programs. An employee in this job performs basic inspections of agricultural and agronomic products including nursery stock, greenhouse crops, farm crops, plant products, animal feed, fertilizer, lime, pesticides, seeds, and soil and plant amendments in an assigned area of the state. Work involves determining compliance with state regulations related to labeling, licensing, plant pest management, product registration, and standards of purity, quality and sanitation; collecting commodity samples in accordance with existing protocols; responding to consumer complaints concerning agricultural or agronomic products; and recording data and preparing reports of findings.
In
order to be considered, applicants must be a PA resident, and meet the
following requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in the agricultural or biological sciences, which
includes 3 credits in chemistry, 3 credits in plant science, and 3 credits in
animal science; or an equivalent combination of experience and training which
includes 3 college credits in chemistry, 3 credits in plant science, and 3
credits in animal science.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid Pennsylvania
non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.
Salary
Range: $35,364 - $53,281 annually,
and excellent benefits.
Veterans: Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides
employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and
local government jobs. To learn more
about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit
www.scsc.state.pa.us, select the Job Seekers link, then the Veterans link;
visit one of our offices; or call (717) 787-6039.
Have
job-specific questions about this opportunity? Please call the Department of Agriculture at
(717) 836-3244.
How
to Apply: Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us. First time users must register by creating a
user ID and Password on the home page.
Next, select View Open Jobs and Apply from the menu, and reference
announcement #2015-025 for Plant Industry Inspection Technician to begin the
application.
Location:
Department of Environmental Protection
403 E. Christiana Street Suite 3
Martinsburg, PA 16662
