MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTOR - CIRCUIT 3-3 (LIVINGSTON CO.) Target title for 59618
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Agriculture is hiring a Meat and Poultry Inspector for Circuit 3-3. This regional position supports the Department’s goal of ensuring the production of safe, wholesome, and quality meat and poultry products. The Bureau of Meat and Poultry Inspection examines establishments that provide wholesale meat and meat products for human consumption. The inspector works under general supervision and performs processing inspections in state and/or federal plants. The position is based from the employee’s home location for daily operations and requires residency in Livingston County, Ford County, or McLean County east of Interstates 39 and 74. The employee may be required to report to the Springfield headquarters as operational needs dictate. The role requires travel to worksites, the ability to work overtime—including evenings and weekends—and tolerance for conditions such as unpleasant odors, extreme cold in meat lockers, heat in processing areas, and proximity to dangerous meat-cutting and processing machinery. The position is classified as medium work, including lifting up to 50 pounds at a time and frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. Applicants must successfully complete an agency-approved meat and poultry inspection training program.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to high school; courses in algebra, biology, or chemistry are preferred.
- Successful completion of an agency-approved meat and poultry inspection training program.
- Complete a name-based background screening and self-disclose criminal history.
- Successfully pass a pre-employment physical.
- Ability to travel in the performance of duties and possess an appropriate, valid driver’s license.
- Ability to work overtime, including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime, and to work evenings and weekends.
- Ability to perform medium work, including lifting up to 50 pounds at a time and frequently lifting or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Residency in Livingston County, Ford County, or McLean County east of Interstates 39 and 74.
- Ability to tolerate unpleasant odors in slaughterhouses and meat preparation areas, extreme cold in meat lockers, heat in processing areas, and to use safety practices around dangerous meat-cutting and processing machinery.
- Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, to explain regulations and inspection results and prepare inspection reports and records.
- Comply with applicable revolving-door restrictions, including notifying the Office of the Executive Inspector General before accepting certain non-State employment offers during State employment or within one year after leaving State employment.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of antemortem and postmortem inspection methods and techniques for meat-producing animals and poultry.
- Working knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations governing meat and poultry inspection and processing.
- Working knowledge of additives and preservatives used in meat and poultry processing.
- Experience conducting antemortem and postmortem inspections of animals, poultry, carcasses, and parts to identify disease or abnormal conditions.
- Experience removing, dissecting, and analyzing animal glands, organs, and parts for signs of obvious disease.
- Elementary knowledge of computer hardware and software.
- Experience operating a computer and agency software and database applications.
- Experience analyzing processing procedures and formulations for compliance with laws and regulations.
Responsibilities
- Perform processing inspections in state and/or federal plants on fresh, smoked, cured, or cooked meat and poultry products.
- Conduct antemortem and postmortem inspections of animals and/or poultry in state and/or federal plants.
- Inspect daily plant processing procedures, product formulations, and product labeling.
- Submit product samples for laboratory analysis to determine compliance with laws and regulations.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the position.
Benefits
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
- 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pension plan
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Deferred Compensation and other pre-tax benefit programs
- 12 paid sick days annually
- 10 to 25 paid vacation days based on years of service
- 3 paid personal days, prorated based on start date
- 13 to 14 paid state holidays annually
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules in many program areas
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
