Inspector

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) invites applicants for the Inspector (Consumer and Worker) role. The position conducts field enforcement, undercover inspections, and multi-agency actions to enforce weights and measures and protect consumers and workers.

Responsibilities include preparing summonses, testifying at hearings, compiling reports, and maintaining professional customer service.

Qualifications

• Four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full-time, satisfactory experience conducting investigations or inspections for a consumer or worker protection agency.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience, equivalent to the first item; college education may substitute for the required experience at 30 semester credits per year.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field enforcement, undercover inspections and participate in multi-agency enforcement actions.
• Enforce weights and measures laws through testing, sealing, condemning, or confiscating devices (may include petroleum products).
• Inspect and investigate trade practices to detect and eliminate consumer deception.
• Lifting weights, walking, using mass transit, and climbing stairs.
• Completing reports on complaints and violations using tablets, computers, or written documents.
• Preparing summonses and testifying at hearings; using agency systems for evidence and assignments.

Education

High school diploma or educational equivalent + 4 years investigations/inspections experience

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college

Education/experience combination equivalent to option 1 (30 credits per year)

Job description

• Job Category: Public Safety, Inspections, & Enforcement
• Salary Band: $50,000 to $60,000
• Compensation: USD 49,396 - USD 56,805

Job Description

The NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) protects and enhances the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities. DCWP licenses nearly 45,000 businesses in more than 40 industries and enforces key consumer protection and workplace laws that apply to countless more. By supporting businesses through equitable enforcement and access to resources, DCWP protects the marketplace from predatory practices and strives to create a culture of compliance. DCWP empowers consumers and working families by providing the tools and resources they need to achieve financial health and work-life balance. DCWP also conducts research and advocates for public policy that furthers its work to support New York City’s communities. For more information about DCWP and its work, call 311 or visit DCWP at nyc.gov/dcwp, sign up for its newsletter, or follow on its social media sites, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

• Conducting field enforcement, undercover inspections and participating in multi-agency enforcement actions;
• Enforcing laws and regulations relating to weights and measures through testing, sealing, condemning or confiscating weighing and measuring devices (may include petroleum products);
• Inspecting and investigating trade practices to detect and eliminate consumer deception; inspecting and investigating all categories of trades and occupations licensed by Consumer and Worker Protection;
• Lifting weights, walking, using mass transit, and climbing stairs;
• Completing reports on complaints investigated, violations identified and special inspections using tablets, computers, and/or written documents.
• Preparing summonses and testifying at hearings;
• Utilizing computer systems for email correspondences, uploading and saving evidence, and researching in, and attaining assignments from agency web-based system/tablet operating system;
• Communicating clearly and concisely both written and verbally;
• Administrative duties such as copying and scanning;
• Maintaining a professional demeanor with excellent customer service skills;
• Performing other related work.

INSPECTOR (CONSUMER AND WORKER - 33997

Qualifications

• 1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of full-time, satisfactory experience conducting investigations or inspections for a consumer or worker protection agency; or
• 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college; or
• 3. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience, which is equivalent to "1" above. College education may be substituted for the required experience on the basis of 30 semester credits for each year of required experience. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

License Requirement:

Possession of a Motor Vehicle Driver License valid in the State of New York at the time of appointment. This license must be maintained for the duration of employment.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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