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Job ID: 21350
Agency: Department of Public Safety/Inspections/Weights and Measures
Location: Sioux Falls Area
Salary: $21.64 to $23.18 per hour; depending on experience
Pay Grade: GH
Closing Date: 01/23/2023

This is a Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly position with the Department of Public Safety. For more information on the Department of Public Safety, please visit https://dps.sd.gov/.

This position will be responsible for identifying violations of conditions; discussing and explaining violations with business owners; completing required reports to ensure compliance with State and Federal Rules and Regulations; ensuring consumers are receiving fair treatment; and protecting the public from health and safety hazards. This position is NOT for building inspections, Motor Carrier, Highway Patrol or specifically Health Inspector.

It would be helpful for this position but not a requirement to have knowledge/experience in one or more of the following areas: day care facilities, educational food program reviews, lunch programs, lottery, school fire (NFPA 58), fire and life safety, agriculture sampling and inspections, safe food handling practices or Weights & Measures.

The ideal candidate shall be to be located in or near the Sioux Falls, Garretson, or Dell Rapids area, as this is the general area the position will be conducting inspections and investigating complaints of commercial businesses, manufacturers, and public facilities for state agencies.

Licenses and Certifications:
Serve Safe Certificate or the ability to obtain certificate within nine months.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
The ability to explain functions of agencies, including our own, but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities listed below.

Knowledge of the following is beneficial but not required:

• Inspections and Weights & Measures Programs;
• laws and regulations applicable to inspections conducted by office;
• standard operating procedures (SOP's) for agencies served (Department of Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Education, Fire Marshall, and Lottery);
• safe food handling practices;
• NIST Handbooks 44, 130 and 133, as well as length, mass, capacity, mathematics and metric system.

Skill to:

• develop relationships with the public, other agencies, as well as our own inspectors;
• manage time;
• develop an efficient schedule;
• meet needs of agencies;
• address requests and problems as they arise, both effectively and professionally.

Ability to:

• explain laws, regulations, SOP's and handbook requirements applicable to inspections conducted by office, inspectors and agencies served;
• make reasonable, logical decisions;
• work independently;
• determine priorities;
• handle special requests;
• coordinate schedules for area;
• determine workload priorities;
• work with a variety of personalities;
• handle challenging situations.

Additional Requirements: To be considered, attach your resume.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus ten paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://sodakprod-lm01.cloud.infor.com:1443/lmghr/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=KP9
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"