Overview
Plant Health Inspector Jobs in Lebanon, OH at Agriculture
THIS POSITION IS POSTED FOR ODA EMPLOYEES ONLY!
Compensation: Competitive Salary: $52,936 – $69,950 annually
Who We Are:
ODA helps Ohioans in many ways including: supporting agriculture, protecting consumers, safeguarding plants and animals, and conserving natural resources. As a cabinet-level agency, we answer to the Governor, and we get a lot of stuff done! Ohio’s food and agriculture industry is huge, contributing $124 billion to the economy and employing one in eight people. This success starts on the farm, but these aren’t your great grandpa’s farms! They may have started way back when, but many of Ohio’s more than 70,000 farms are modern, state-of-the-art operations that use technology to maximize production to feed our growing population.
ODA is located in Reynoldsburg on a beautiful, 158-acre campus. Parking is free and so are the amazing connections you will make with professionals who are known as the best in their field.
What We Do:
At ODA, we do a lot that helps a lot of people. That’s a pretty big deal! We make sure the meat and food you eat and the milk you drink is safe. We protect farmland and conserve our soil and water resources. We keep Ohio’s plants, crops, and livestock free of pests and disease. We house the state’s top food safety lab and serve as a hub for a statewide lab safety system. We make sure you get what you pay for through ensuring accurate weights and measures standards. We oversee Ohio’s fairs and make sure the amusement rides you love are safe. As a member of ODA’s family, you’ll be working with a team of the highest caliber, doing work that makes a difference to all Ohioans.
What You’ll Do:
You don’t have to know a lot about agriculture, you’ll learn that on the job! You just have to have a willingness to learn and a desire to devote your skills to a greater purpose.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is currently seeking candidates for a Plant Health Inspector position in the Plant Health Division, Plant Pest Control /Invasive Species section, headquartered in Montgomery or Warren County. The duties for the Plant Health Inspector position include but are not limited to:
· Carries out inspection, trapping, sampling and documenting activities of nursery stock producer and dealer facilities, garden centers, greenhouses, retail stores, plant producers, port or shipping hub environs, sawmills, wholesalers, crop fields, orchards, apiary locations forests and/or landscapes in assigned territory for plant pests and invasive species such as Box Tree Moth, Spotted Lanternfly, Spongy Moth, Sudden Oak Death, Asian Longhorned Beetle (e.g., collects data, determines presence or absence and severity of pest, effects on plant viability and corrective measures)
· Issues phytosanitary certificates
· Uses a computer, GPS, tablet or other electronic device to conduct data entry and to accurately complete required paperwork and reports in a timely manner (e.g. inspection reports, weekly and monthly work reports, time accounting reports of findings for all inspections completed and related software to perform research and prepares reports [e.g., inspection forms, annual county disease compilation]).
· Conducts inspections and investigations for compliance with relevant laws and regulations of nursery stock (e.g. properly labeling, legally imported/transported) and the beekeeping industry as well as queen rearing ap…
Title: Plant Health Inspector
Company: Agriculture
Location: Lebanon, OH
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