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About MDARD:
MDARD partners with the food and agriculture industry to assure a safe, wholesome and abundant food supply; grow our state's economy; and improve the lives of Michigan citizens. These are the primary reasons we do the work we do, and we take great pride in doing our jobs well.
Job Summary:
Perform the pesticide program area's most complex pesticide report review and enforcement and serve as a recognized resource for Western Michigan to multiple Field supervisors, program, and inspection staff, and partners. This position provides for consistency and uniformity in the pesticide program by ensuring inspections, investigations, and any resulting enforcement actions, are consistent and aligned with established policies and procedures. Under direction of the unit manager, this position reviews complex inspection and investigation reports, identifies violations, prepares cases for unit manager review, and issues enforcement actions according to established policy. Work closely with the Unit Manager and Field Supervisors to ensure consistent enforcement and compliance assurance including, identifying and developing statewide training opportunities, auditing inspection and investigation processes, develop and recommend appropriate enforcement response, and draft enforcement documents. In addition, this position will develop compliance assistance materials for regulated stakeholders and engage with regulated stakeholders to ensure a full understanding of pesticide laws and regulations.
Position Description
This position is required to follow established standard operating procedures and meet quality, quantity, and timeliness standards for assigned work.
This position serves as a recognized resource serving the West side of Michigan, including portions of the Upper Peninsula for the Pesticide Enforcement Unit
More About MDARD:
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is comprised of six divisions that use a customer-driven, solution-oriented approach to cultivate and expand new economic opportunities for the food and agricultural sector; safeguard the public's food supply; inspect and enforce sound animal health practices; control and eradicate plant pests and diseases threatening the $101.2 billion food and agriculture system; preserve the environment by which the farming community makes their living and feeds consumers; and protect consumers by enforcing laws relating to weights and measures.
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in agronomy, animal science, animal nutrition, biology, botany, chemistry, crop science, entomology, environmental science, forestry, horticulture, plant pathology, plant physiology, soil science, or a related field.
Experience
Three years of professional experience in enforcing and/or complying with the laws and regulations pertaining to pesticide use, insects, pests, and plant diseases in agricultural commodities and horticultural stock equivalent to a Plant Industry Field Scientist, including one year equivalent to a Plant Industry Field Scientist P11.
Click the following link to view competitive benefit packages the State of Michigan offers!MiCSC - Employee Benefits
Please attach a cover letter, resume and official college transcripts to your application. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrar's signature and/or seal.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
