Agricultural Crewperson

Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Department

The current vacancy is within the Shasta County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Department. The oral exam is tentatively scheduled for June 2026. Responses to supplemental questions are required. Final filing date:
July 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Salary information: $17.76 - $22.68 approximate hourly. Extra help positions are hourly employees that may work up to 900 hours in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Benefits are not included.

Shasta County offers all of the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures is tasked with implementing and enforcing provisions of California's Food and Agriculture Code, Business and Professions Code, the California Code of Regulations, and local ordinances. The programs and services administered by the Agricultural Commissioner include pesticide use enforcement, pest exclusion and export services, pest detection/eradication, nursery and seed inspection, fruit/vegetable/egg quality control, and apiary services.

Weights and measures programs aim to protect consumers and foster equity in the marketplace through the inspection of weighing and measuring devices, testing prepackaged commodities for conformance with stated weight or volume, price verification inspections, the regulation of automotive fuels and fluids, and weigh master enforcement.

Under supervision, to perform a variety of non-professional tasks in the field in support of agricultural and/or weights and measures inspection activities; and to do other work as required.

The ideal candidate will be available to work from approximately April through October 2026. They should be able to work independently, outdoors, in all types of weather and on any terrain. The ideal candidate will work with the public to obtain permission to place, maintain, inspect, and move insect traps or to survey and eradicate noxious weeds. They will be able to read and follow guidelines provided by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and be able to keep detailed records.

The ideal candidate should have a general knowledge of entomology and plant identification.

Positions in this class assist Agricultural and Standards Investigators or Agricultural and Standards Program Assistants or Associates by performing a variety of routine and repetitive tasks that do not require licensing or the skill and knowledge of Investigators or Agricultural Program Assistants or Associates. Incumbents work either under direct supervision or independently within fixed guidelines.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: conducts pest detection surveys to locate, identify and control agricultural pests; prepares, mixes and applies chemicals for control of agricultural pests; performs a variety of routine maintenance repair duties on equipment and structures; drives to specific locations to place and service pest detection traps; inspects plant foliage and nursery stock for specific pest or disease in accordance with specific guidelines;

collects crop samples from fields; assists in the inspection of weighing and measuring devices, carries weights and takes readings; assists inspecting and testing packaged goods for proper weight, measure or count and/or proper labeling; makes test purchases of consumer goods; maintains accurate field notes and reports; makes arithmetic calculations.

Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:
Ability to: maintain accurate and legible field notes and prepare simple reports; learn and apply routine inspection and sampling procedures; understand and follow oral and written instructions; make arithmetic computations; maintain cooperative relations with the public; move across broken or hilly terrain; lift objects up to 50 pounds; work independently in the field following strict guidelines; handle poisonous materials.

Minimum qualifications:

Some high school or college course work in either agricultural, biological, physical science, and/or a related field; OR paid or volunteer experience in agricultural production, 4-H, FFA, or other science-related field work. Special requirements: possession of a valid California driver's license. Supplemental questions: responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.…