AGRICULTURAL/WEIGHTS & MEASURES INSPECTOR III

Position/Program Information

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER/WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

EXAM NUMBER

V0011H

WHEN TO APPLY
The application filing period will begin on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the positions are filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
We encourage applications from anyone!

Why work for us?

With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation! As the largest employer in Southern California, over 116,000 employees in more than 38 Departments, we provide vital public services as diverse as law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities and many more.

We are dedicated professionals committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of the workplace as well as protecting the rights of each employee. The County has more than 2,300 different job descriptions, offering a lifetime of opportunities and careers! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax, and rejuvenate to reach your fullest personal and professional potential.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises inspectors and workers by performing a full range of tasks: Assigns work to the appropriate staff members. Monitors, reviews, and evaluates staff performance. Participates in human resources processes such as interviewing, employee-relation investigations, and handling disciplinary actions. Enforces safety practices and procedures.
  
• Performs complex and sensitive field inspections of commercially used measuring and weighing devices, sale prices, petroleum products, produce cases, nursery stock, commodities, parcels, and other packaged goods. This work requires driving to various inspection sites and using appropriate tools and equipment. The role involves lifting items and physical activities such as kneeling, crouching, twisting, reaching, and climbing for long periods. It requires applying advanced technical knowledge and relevant rules and regulations, while maintaining utmost care and safety. Duties include issuing certificates of inspection, notifications, and violations. The position also involves calculating and collecting fees from clients for services and materials provided.
  
• Leads investigations related to complaints or prosecutions for criminal and civil violations. Participates in or directs evidence gathering by subordinate inspectors. Collects and preserves evidence and compiles relevant case information. Prepares technical case details for prosecution staff. Assists in providing response or corrective action plans to the Board of Supervisors. Serves as an expert witness in judicial or administrative proceedings.
  
• Participates in and conducts continuous surveys by collecting commodity samples for testing. Collects insects, weeds, soils, plants, and diseases. Assists in nuisance abatement or pest control. Maintains chain of custody of collected samples used as evidence. Gathers compliance data.
  
• Prepares a variety of documents by using a personal computer/mobile devices and appropriate applications/databases or by manually completing standard forms.
  
• Acts as a liaison between the department and contract cities, government officials, enforcement agencies, businesses, clients, the public, and other departments. Serves as the initial point of contact within the department. Presents information at specialized seminars, attends meetings, coordinates activities, and participates in special projects involving education and public outreach to the public and community, and representing the department positively and professionally.
  

For additional information regarding the classification standards, please see the Los Angeles Class Specification for Agricultural/Weights & Measures Inspector III, #0011 .

Requirements

OPTION I: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited* college or university with specialization in one or more appropriate discipline in agricultural science, biological science, chemical science, physical science, mathematics, and/or statistics** -AND- Two (2) years of experience**** at the level of the Los Angeles County Class of Agricultural/Weights & Measures Inspector II***** performing agricultural OR weights and measures inspections for a public jurisdiction.

OPTION II : A Bachelor's degree from an accredited* college or university with specialization in any discipline with a minimum of 30 semester units, or equivalent, in one or any combination of the following disciplines: agricultural science, biological science, chemical science, physical science, mathematics, and/or statistics** -AND- Four (4) years of experience at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Agricultural/Weights & Measures Inspector II***** performing agricultural OR weights and measures inspections for a public jurisdiction.

WITHHOLDS OR OUT-OF-CLASS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION MUST BE FULLY MET AT THE TIME OF FILING AND CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION.


LICENSE: A v alid State of California Agricultural Inspection License*** in Pesticide Regulation, Investigation & Environmental Monitoring, Integrated Pest Management, Commodity Regulation, and Pest Prevention and Plant Regulation -AND- A valid State of California Weights and Measures Inspection License*** in Transaction and Product Verification, Measurement Verification and Weight Verification - AND- A valid California Class C Driver License****** is required to perform job-related essential functions. Some positions may require a Class A or Class B driver license.

A Qualified Applicator Certificate (QAC) and/or Qualified Applicator License (QAL) for restricted-use pesticides may be required for some positions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
* Accredited colleges and universities include all four-year colleges and universities that meet the accreditation guidelines indicated on the bulletin.

** To receive credit for your education, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcript, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution at the time of filing or within fifteen (15) calendar days of submitting your application . Official transcript and official letter are defined as transcript or letter bearing the college seal, states "official" on the document, and is issued by the school's Registrar Office . For Option II, an official transcript demonstrating the required units must be included. The document should show the date the degree was conferred and the area of specialization . The document must be in English; if it is in a foreign language, it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards. Transcripts from foreign universities will be accepted ONLY if evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluation, Inc. (AICE). For more information on our standards for educational documents, please visit:
https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/070812_PPG123.pdf
and https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205105_PPG_123_ACE_Resource_Guide.pdf .

We do not accept password-protected documents. Please make sure documents are unlocked.

*** Verification of the required licenses must be provided with your application.

If you cannot attach the necessary documents , please e-mail them to examsunit@acwm.lacounty.gov within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing your application. Include the exam number, and exam title in the Subject line of your e-mail.

**** Part-time experience will be considered based on proration. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, such as 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience.

***** Experience a t the level of an Agricultural/Weights and Measures Inspector II is defined as performing journey-level work distinguished by independent performance of inspections and investigations, gathering evidence and testifying as an expert witness in complex administrative, civil or criminal actions, and enforcing Federal, State and local agricultural, weights and measures, fire, health and safety laws, regulations, ordinances and policies for the protection of such constituent groups as consumers, agriculture, and industry. Incumbents in this class may be assigned to special departmental projects or programs and t ypically report to a Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer and may receive technical direction from an Agricultural/Weights & Measures Inspector III. Please refer to Los Angeles County's Class Specification #0009 for a full description of the AWM Inspector II classification. If your experience is at a similar level, please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.

****** Driver License Information: Applicants for positions that require driving must obtain and present a copy of their driver's license and driving record from the California State Department of Motor and Vehicles before final appointment. Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant's driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job. License must not be currently suspended, restricted or revoked.

VETERAN'S CREDIT: Veterans might qualify for an extra 10% added to their passing score. Submit a copy of your DD214 form with your application or email it to the exam analyst at examsunit@acwm.lacounty.gov .

PHYSICAL CLASS IV - ARDUOUS: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of multiple choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 100%, assessing:

Management Potential, Working to High Quality Standards, Responsibility, Achievement, Willingness to Learn, Accepting Others, Showing Courtesy, Working Relationships, Analyzing Information, Learning Quickly, Compliance with Rules and Regulations, Adapting to Change, Controlling Emotions, Working Energetically, Deductive Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and Professional/Technical Expertise.

MULTIPLE CHOICE AND/OR SIMULATION ASSESSMENT(S) ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

Applicants must meet the Requirements and achieve 70% or higher on the examination in order to be placed on the eligible register.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS: If you have taken identical components recently for other exams, your responses may be automatically transferred to this examination. This exam contains test components that might be used on future exams, and your responses could be transferred to that exam.

TEST PREPARATION:
We provide study guides and other test preparation resources to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides may help in preparing for the test, we recommend reviewing all related materials that seem necessary.

• Various information can be found on our website at https://hr.lacounty.gov/job-search-toolkit/ . The section dedicated to test preparation is "Employment Test Assistance."
• Online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests .

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: 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. We will use this list to fill vacancies as they occur. Your score remains valid for twelve (12) months from the date you receive your assessment results notice. NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

AVAILABLE SHIFT: Appointees will be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends, overtime, and holidays.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Include relevant employment history such as employer's name and address, job title, start and end dates, hours worked weekly, and a description of duties performed. We reserve the right to verify any information provided at any stage of the examination and hiring process, including after hiring. Providing false information may result in denial of the application or withdrawal of appointment. Copying language from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not adequately demonstrate that you meet the criteria. This could cause your application to be considered incomplete and may lead to disqualification.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number when applying.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

CONTACT INFORMATION :
Department Contact Name: Airess Batungbakal

Department Contact Phone: ( 626) 575-5464
Department Contact Email: examsunit@acwm.lacounty.gov
Testing Accommodation Coordinator Phone: (626) 575-5464

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