Job Title Agricultural Commissioner Weights and Measures
Job Description:
The County of Los Angeles is seeking candidates for the position of Agricultural Commissioner Weights and Measures. This role involves the selection, mixing, and application of various pesticides for areas such as turf, fence lines, ball diamonds, planter and shrub beds, waterways, access roads, parks, government building exteriors, landscaping on median strips, parkway planters on public roadways, and public jurisdiction rights-of-way. Responsibilities include using respirators and appropriate personal protective equipment, developing vegetation control spray programs, maintaining spray equipment, ensuring compliance with label requirements, ordering and issuing controlled pesticides, keeping records and preparing reports, providing safety training, and driving and operating vehicles with motorized spray equipment.
Requirements:
Option I: One (1) year of experience in the preparation and application of pesticides using high-pressure, power-driven spray equipment. Option II: Two (2) years of experience in grounds maintenance and care work assisting in the preparation and application of pesticides using high-pressure, power-driven spray equipment.
License:
A valid Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC) and/or Qualified Applicator License (QAL) issued by the State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation with categories: A - Residential, Industrial, and Institutional, B - Landscape Maintenance, and C - Right-of-Way. A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions. Withholds or out-of-class will not be accepted. Requirements must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application. Desirable qualifications include successful completion of courses in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Irrigation, Plant Science, Zoology, and/or Biology; current and valid Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Penal Code (PC) 832; Pest Control Advisor License; and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Trapping License.
Additional Information:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of education, experience, and desirable qualifications based on the application information weighted 100%. Applicants must meet the requirements and achieve 70% or higher on the examination to be placed on the eligible register. Applications will be processed as they are received, and candidates will be added to the list accordingly. Individuals who successfully pass the assessment(s) are placed on a list based on their score group for a duration of twelve (12) months. Appointees will be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, overtime, and holidays. Applications must be filed online. Providing false information may result in denial of the application or withdrawal of appointment. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence.
