Impactful Agricultural Environmental Inspector

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Competitive pay and benefits

State holidays

Job summary

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is seeking an Agricultural Environmental Specialist to perform professional inspection and enforcement work across multiple regulatory programs including fertilizers, horticulture, and pesticides.

The role involves field inspections, data compilation, and reporting, with statewide travel and potential horseback inspections of rice fields. A bachelor’s degree in a related science or forestry field may substitute for some experience.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in agriculture, chemistry, natural resource management, structural pest control, or inspection or enforcement for compliance with agricultural, environmental, or public health laws, rules or regulations.
• A bachelor’s degree in forestry, an agricultural, biological, chemical, environmental science, or engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and compiles data and other facts related to inspections into comprehensive technical reports.
• Ensures consumer products meet quality standards through routine sampling across various functional areas.
• Issues stop orders on goods, products or activities not registered or substandard.
• Conducts field inspections on crops, seed sampling, and seed certification inspections.
• Performs inspections/investigations related to pesticide producers, distributors, dealers or applicators to ensure licensing and use laws are followed.
• Inspects structures treated by pest companies to ensure termite treatment meets standards.
• Collects regulatory samples from manufacturers, dealers, and farmers.
• Uses electronic devices to document inspections and investigations; may travel statewide.
• Operates and maintains a state vehicle; may inspect rice fields on horseback.

Education

Bachelor's degree in forestry, an agricultural, biological, chemical, environmental science, or engineering field

Job description

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is seeking an Agricultural Environmental Specialist to perform professional inspection and enforcement work across multiple regulatory programs including fertilizers, horticulture, and pesticides.

The role involves field inspections, data compilation, and reporting, with statewide travel and potential horseback inspections of rice fields. A bachelor’s degree in a related science or forestry field may substitute for some experience.