Auction Market Inspector (Part- Time)

Georgia Department of Revenue•Swainsboro, GA

About The Position

The Auction Market Inspector position is within the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s Livestock and Poultry Program in the Animal Industry Division. The role monitors, inspects, investigates, collects samples, and performs other activities to support the program. The selected candidate is required to cover auction market inspections on Saturdays. The Georgia Department of Agriculture works to protect and promote Georgia agriculture through service and leadership. Its mission is to protect consumers, promote agriculture locally and globally, and assist customers through education, technology, and a professional workforce.

Requirements

A vocational or technical degree in agriculture, horticulture, environmental science, pest control, entomology, or a closely related field from an accredited college; or a high school diploma or GED and one year of experience in the assignment; or two years of college including 12 semester or 20 quarter hours in chemistry or life sciences.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds at times.
Ability to work outdoors for extended periods and tolerate intense smells and temperatures.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of safe working procedures with livestock and poultry.
Knowledge of laws and regulations governing the livestock industry and inspections, and ability to apply regulations to work activities.
Ability to perform inspections and investigations, follow proper procedures, and issue quarantines for infected and exposed livestock and poultry.
Ability to maintain detailed records and prepare activity and monitoring reports.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and make decisions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with livestock producers, market owners and operators, local-area emergency management coordinators, coworkers, and others involved in animal agriculture.
Ability to acquire skills in operating a laptop computer, handheld data collection device, GPS, and other equipment necessary to perform job duties.

Responsibilities

Inspect livestock markets, flea markets, farms, and other places where livestock, exotic animals, and poultry are gathered.
Identify livestock at markets and farms to support disease prevention and regulatory compliance.
Respond to animal health complaints and ensure compliance.
Monitor animal exhibitions and activities for disease detection.
Collect samples from cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry and route them to a laboratory for identification and analysis.
Respond to animal emergencies.
Issue quarantines and permits, and prepare and submit reports.
Maintain accurate, detailed work activity records.
Record inspections, findings, observations, and field actions in the official database in accordance with established directives.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Cover auction market inspections on Saturdays.