MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTOR - CIRCUIT 5-2 (CLINTON CO.) Target title for posting 53733

State of Illinois • Springfield, IL

3d • $5,557 - $7,626 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Agriculture is seeking to hire a Meat and Poultry Inspector in Clinton County. Meat and Poultry Inspectors are essential employees on the front lines of protecting our food production system. We invite qualified applicants to apply for this position to help the Department of Agriculture ensure the production of safe and wholesome meat and poultry products.

Requirements

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of high school (preferably with courses in algebra, biology, or chemistry).
• Requires the successful completion of an agency approved meat and poultry inspection training program.
• Requires completion of a name-based background screening and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to successfully pass a preemployment physical.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Requires ability to tolerate exposure to unpleasant odors in slaughterhouses and in meat preparation areas, to extreme cold in meat lockers and heat in processing areas.
• Requires ability to use safety practices around dangerous meat cutting and processing machinery.

Nice To Haves

• Prefers working knowledge of the methods and techniques of antemortem and postmortem inspections involving meat producing animals and poultry.
• Prefers working knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations governing the inspection and processing of meat and poultry products.
• Prefers working knowledge of the use of additives and preservatives used in processing meat and poultry products.
• Prefers experience conducting antemortem and postmortem inspections of animals, poultry, carcasses and parts to determine the presence or absence of disease or abnormal conditions.
• Prefers experience removing, dissecting and analyzing glands, organs and parts of animals for signs of obvious disease.
• Prefers elementary knowledge of computer hardware and software.
• Prefers experience operating a computer and the software and database applications utilized by the agency.
• Prefers experience analyzing and determining the compliance of processing procedures and formulations to law and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Performs processing inspections in state and/or federal plants on a variety of fresh, smoked, cured or cooked meat and poultry products.
• Conducts antemortem and postmortem inspections in state and/or federal plants of animals and/or poultry.
• Inspects processing procedures in plants daily, for proper product formulations and labeling on product.
• Submits product samples for laboratory analysis to determine compliance with laws and regulations.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Flexible work schedules in many program areas
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
• 12 Weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pension Plan
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
• Employees earn twelve (12) paid sick days annually
• Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days based on years of service
• Employees earn three (3) paid personal days pro-rated based on start date
• Thirteen - Fourteen (13-14) paid state holidays annually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED