MEAT & Poultry Inspector - Circuit ; Iroquois CO.) Target title

MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTOR - CIRCUIT 3-3 (IROQUOIS CO.)

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Job Requisition : 56214
Opening Date: 06/09/2026
Closing Date: 06/23/2026
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Class

Title:

MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTOR - 26070
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26) $5557 a month;
Full Range $5557 - $7626 a month
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Iroquois, Champaign, Ford, Kankakee, Livingston, Vermilion
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC029

This position serves in a regional capacity. Persons serving in this role are required to assume residency in one of the counties identified under the Conditions of Employment section which includes Iroquois, Livingston, Ford, Kankakee, Vermillion or Champaign county, and will be required to work from their home location as a base of daily operational headquarters to service their designated worksites.

• Under general supervision, 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.

• 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.

• 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…