Weights Measures Inspector - Region 4

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking a Weights Measures Inspector to ensure accuracy and fairness of devices and products across the state. You will inspect devices, review packaged goods, investigate violations, and prepare reports while traveling regionally. The role may be home headquartered with a PA-location requirement and a valid CDL.

Typical schedule is full-time, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, with travel to counties in Region 4. A drug screening may be required after a conditional offer.

Qualifications

• Four years of public contact work, including one year of weights and measures inspections; and graduation from high school
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the requisite knowledge and skills and abilities with weights and measures inspections.

Responsibilities

• Device Inspection: Conduct inspections and accuracy tests on commercial weighing and measuring devices in accordance with laws and regulations
• Package Review: Examine packaged goods sold by weight, measure, or count to verify correct labeling and content accuracy
• Fraud Investigation: Investigate potential violations, prepare prosecution materials, and testify when required
• Report Preparation: Prepare and submit accurate inspection, audit, mileage, and incident reports in a timely manner
• Fuel Sampling: Collect fuel and biofuel samples, as well as complete chain of custody documents for quality testing programs
• Equipment Management: Maintain, use, and account for assigned tools, vehicles, protective equipment, and electronic devices
• This position requires employees to demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.

Skills

Public contact

Weights and measures inspections

Laws and regulatory interpretation

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Every measurement matters, and your work can help keep it honest! As a Weights Measures Inspector with the Department of Agriculture, you help make sure devices and products are accurate and fair for everyone. This role protects both shoppers and businesses across the state. Step into a position where your work strengthens trust across the Commonwealth!

The Weights Measures Inspector helps ensure that commercial weighing and measuring devices are accurate and used fairly across the state. The role supports consumer protection, business integrity, and compliance with important laws. As a Weights Measures Inspector, you will perform the following duties:

• Device Inspection: Conduct inspections and accuracy tests on commercial weighing and measuring devices in accordance with laws and regulations
• Package Review: Examine packaged goods sold by weight, measure, or count to verify correct labeling and content accuracy
• Fraud Investigation: Investigate potential violations, prepare prosecution materials, and testify when required
• Report Preparation: Prepare and submit accurate inspection, audit, mileage, and incident reports in a timely manner
• Fuel Sampling: Collect fuel and biofuel samples, as well as complete chain of custody documents for quality testing programs
• Equipment Management: Maintain, use, and account for assigned tools, vehicles, protective equipment, and electronic devices

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Travel will be required to cover counties in Region 4, which includes Butler, Lawrence, Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties.
• This position is home headquartered. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• This position will be home-headquartered if the applicant lives in Armstrong County. If applicant does not live in Armstrong County, the assigned state vehicle must be parked in Armstrong County and the work day will start at 8:00 AM at the location of the assigned state vehicle.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of public contact work, including one year of experience in weights and measures inspections; and graduation from high school; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the requisite knowledge and skills and abilities with weights and measures inspections.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires a valid Class A or B commercial driver's license (CDL).

Additional Requirements:

• This position requires employees to demonstrate successful operation of equipment with a manual transmission.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience with towing trailers
• Experience climbing up and down ladders

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a drug screening.

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 for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.