Review Vacancy
AgencyAgriculture & Markets, Department of
TitleDairy Products Specialist Trainee 1, Multiple Locations
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $42986 to $56604 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Provisional Appointment: If there is no appropriate eligible list of at least three people willing to accept permanent appointment for these geographic locations, the Department may nominate a qualified person for a provisional appointment under the provisions of Section 65 of the Civil Service Law.
Provisional Minimum Qualifications: You must have 120 college semester credit hours which must include 18 semester credit hours in specialized courses related to: environmental health, agricultural science, biological sciences, physics, chemistry, or production or processing of dairy or food products. Substitution: Satisfactory full-time experience in dairy products inspection, milk or food plant production, or milk or food plant quality control may be used to substitute for a maximum of 60 college credits at the rate of one year of experience equaling 30 semester credit hours.
Duties Description The duties of a Dairy Products Specialist 1 involve conducting inspections and ratings of milk plants and farms in accordance with state and federal regulations to ensure the quality and safety of milk and milk products, and conducting sanitary inspections of dairy farms, milk processing plants, frozen dessert plants, dairy product manufacturers, milk processing plants, frozen dessert plants, and milk handlers.
Additional Comments We are hiring for the following counties: Bronx, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Jefferson, Livingston, Nassau, Niagara, Onondaga, Queens, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Tompkins and Ulster counties.
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