Agriculture And Consumer Prot Spec - Ops

Position: AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER PROT SPEC - OPS - 42903091
Requisition no: 879651

Agency: agriculture and consumer services

Working title:

agriculture and consumer prot spec - ops
- Pay plan: temp

Position number:

Salary: $23.09 - $26.44

Posting closing date: 08/06/2026

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Agriculture and consumer protection specialist - ops

Florida department of agriculture and consumer services

Division of animal industry

* open competitive opportunity
- This is a full-time other personal services (ops) position
* The headquarters for this position is negotiable within marion, sumter, citrus, hernando, and lake counties.

Contact:

Michelle smith

Minimum requirements:

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Requires possession of a valid class e driver license.

Preference will be given to those with experience in the care, management and husbandry of livestock including equine or poultry.

Educational note: graduates utilizing education attained in the united states to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the united states to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an approved credential evaluation agency.

A list of approved agencies can be viewed at "approved credential evaluation agencies, florida department of education." approved credential evaluation agencies (fldoe.org)

* attention candidates
* To be considered for a position with the florida department of agriculture and consumer services:

* all fields in the candidate profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).

* work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. Must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.

* responses to qualifying questions must be verifiable in the candidate profile.

The florida department of agriculture and consumer services values

And supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Additional requirements:

This position has regulatory responsibilities and is subject to the provisions of section 60l-36.003, florida administrative code, and chapter 112.313, florida statutes.

Willingness to respond to emergency duty, whether called day or night. This emergency duty may include natural disasters or animal disease outbreaks. Willingness to be deployed from your assigned headquarters for extended periods of time (up to 30 days).

Incumbent must pass a pulmonary function test with medical evaluation, must undergo and pass regular respirator fit-testing, and must wear a respirator when required. Will be subject to the requirements of the proper use of appropriate respirator.

Incumbent must wear appropriate personal protection equipment (ppe) when required.

Incumbent must be willing to work during the weekend and holidays as required.

Occasional travel required.

Must reside in required county(ies) throughout employment in this position.

Some alternate work hours required to accomplish duties and responsibilities.

Notes:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate's use of artificial intelligence (ai) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

Job duties:

The primary duties and responsibilities of an agriculture and consumer protection (acp) specialist are to enforce the provisions of state and federal law regarding animal disease control for the protection of florida's agricultural industry and public safety. Additional duties include emergency preparedness [emergency support function (esf)-17] and assuring the quality of agricultural products prior to their entrance into the marketing channels.

In accomplishing these duties, the employee must…