Weights and Measures Inspector I

United Trading Group; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Department of Agriculture and Food in Utah conducts field inspections of weights and measures devices, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. The role involves hands-on testing, reporting, and customer interactions, with training provided and field work focused in Utah County.

The position is full-time with a hybrid work setup, requiring physical work and occasional travel to sites.

Qualifications

• Experience with inspection of weights and measures devices or similar regulatory testing.
• Ability to communicate information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong reading, writing, and math skills relevant to inspections.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and certify weighing and measuring devices.
• Issue orders or warnings for infractions under applicable laws.
• Maintain inspection records and prepare reports.
• Operate and calibrate inspection equipment.
• Respond to questions or complaints and provide solutions.

Skills

Weighing inspection

Regulatory compliance

Data reporting

Customer communication

Analytical thinking

Job description

Job Title - Weights and Measures Inspector I

FT / PT Status – Full-time
Benefits Eligibility – Yes
Salary – $18.20 - $27.34
Remote Work / In-Office – Hybrid
Application Deadline – 9-14-26

Job Description

Employee in this job will provide a limited range of weights and measures testing services in a regulatory capacity and at customers request. Employee will typically work under close supervision participating in structured on-the-job training in order to develop the skills and credentials required to provide a full range of advanced inspection services. Inspects weighing and measuring devices such as vehicle tank and liquid petroleum meters. Respond to customer complaints and offer resolutions. Compile accurate reports of inspections. This positions field work will be located in Utah County.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect and certifies weighing and measuring devices.
• Condemns, detains, embargoes, or stops sale of unfit equipment and machinery.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
• Issues or recommends issuance of orders, citations, sanctions, and/or warnings for infractions involving violations of federal and/or state laws, rules and regulations.
• Maintains detailed inspection or investigation records, prepares reports, and attends to other related administrative requirements.
• Operates, maintains, calibrates and adjusts specialized equipment.
• Analyze and test weights and measuring devices. Interpret results and/or implement changes.
• Receives, researches and responds to incoming questions or complaints; provides information, explains policy and procedures, and/or facilitates a resolution.

Qualifications

• Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the one.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Supplemental Information

• Learn and complete specialized training developed by the National Conference of Weights and Measures and National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Exposure to adverse, inclement, and varying weather conditions
• Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc.
• The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, defending oneself and/or others against physical attack.
• Valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA53-3-202(1)(a).

About the Role

Location – 4315 S 2700 W
Background Check Required –No
Drug Test Required – No
Schedule Code – B

Why You Should Join Our Team

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture. To find out more about WHY Utah, click here. Other benefits may include:

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

The Agency

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EEO Statement

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