Weights Measures Inspector - Region 7

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks a Weights Measures Inspector for Region 7 within the Department of Agriculture. You will inspect devices, review products, and investigate complaints involving weight, measure, or price accuracy.

Key duties include device testing, package inspection, fraud investigation, sample collection, and report completion, while representing the agency professionally with businesses and the public. This is a full-time, on-site position in Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Device testing: Inspect and test weighing and measuring devices for accuracy and compliance.
• Package inspection: Check packaged goods and scanned items for correct weights, measures and prices.
• Fraud investigation: Investigate complaints, identify violations, and prepare enforcement documentation.
• Sample collection: Collect fuel and biofuel samples and prepare chain-of-custody forms for testing.
• Report completion: Prepare inspection reports and related documentation accurately and timely.
• Professional representation: Work with businesses, customers and partner agencies while enforcing regulations.

Skills

Public contact experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Do you want a career where your strong attention to detail keeps the marketplace safe and fair? Become a Weights Measures Inspector for Region 7 with the Department of Agriculture and play a key role in processing commercial transactions. Here, you will inspect devices, review products, and investigate complaints involving weight, measure, or price accuracy.

As a Weights Measures Inspector, you will perform the following duties:

• Device Testing: Inspect and test commercial weighing and measuring devices for accuracy and compliance
• Package Inspection: Check packaged goods and scanned items to confirm correct weights, measures, and prices
• Fraud Investigation: Investigate complaints, identify violations, and prepare documentation for enforcement actions
• Sample Collection: Collect fuel and biofuel samples and prepare chain of custody forms for quality testing
• Report Completion: Prepare inspection reports, audits, and related documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Professional Representation: Work respectfully with businesses, customers, and partner agencies while enforcing regulations

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.
• This position will be home-headquartered if the applicant lives in Chester County. If the applicant does not live in Chester County, the assigned state vehicle must be parked in Chester County and the work day will start at 8:00 AM at the location of the assigned state vehicle.
• Travel may be required to cover counties in Region 7, which includes Chester, Schuylkill, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Delaware 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
• 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.

Additional Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a valid PA Class C non-commercial driver's license.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

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

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.