Position Title:          SUPERVISING INSPECTOR - AREA 2
 
State Classification/Title/Salary Group:  1563 / Program Administrator I / B09                 
 
Monthly Salary:      $2,749.00 - $3,903.00 Commensurate with qualifications.
 
Position Location:  Currently LUFKIN, TEXAS
 
Job Posting #:        04-09
 
Opening Date:         January 13, 2004                  Closing Date:  UNTIL FILLED      
 
General Description
Under the direction of the Area Director, supervise the day-to-day activities of animal health inspectors and administrative support staff within Area 2.  Conduct inspections; perform administrative/clerical duties; complete routine and special reports; make recommendations on staffing and personnel actions.  The Supervising Inspector is required to work occasional overtime (earning hour-for-hour compensatory time), travel extensively throughout the 20 counties in and around the Lufkin area, and occasionally overnight for meetings or training.   
 
Essential Job Functions
·        Make assignments; monitor livestock markets and serve as liaison with market owners/operators; make periodic inspections of markets in Area 2 and monitor inspectors’ performance and compliance actions.  Fill in for inspectors and administrative support staff in their absence as necessary.
·        Administer field activities including TRACE, compliance, inspections, swine, and feral swine activities.
·        Participate in the agency’s emergency preparedness and response activities; maintain current knowledge of the agency’s role and responsibilities in emergency preparedness and response.
·        Report and follow up on complaints.
·        Participate in the staff hiring process; coordinate and provide training for staff.  In conjunction with the Area Director, evaluate employee performance, counsel employees on work-related issues, administer disciplinary actions, and make recommendations for salary actions.
·        Prepare routine and special reports; approve reports in compliance with agency policies and procedures such as weekly time reports, travel vouchers, work measures.  Responsible for Area inventory maintenance.
·        Serve as Area Safety Officer.
·        Maintain Area Office operations in the absence of administrative support staff.
·        Perform other related duties as assigned.
 
Minimum Qualifications
 
Education and Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree with coursework related to the agency mission and minimum three (3) years experience as an animal health inspector or related field of work.  Additional regulatory experience or experience in a livestock/animal health field may be substituted for the four-year degree on a year-for-year basis.   
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  Ability to perform all aspects of animal health inspector job duties.  Ability to train, supervise and manage inspectors and administrative support staff.  Must have or be able to attain thorough knowledge of regulations, policies, and procedures involved in the agency’s regulatory activities.  Skilled in basic personal computer operations.  Must have effective oral and written communication skills; ability to establish and maintain productive and professional working relationships with staff, associates, and the public; and, strong organizational, leadership, and planning skills.  Ability to travel and work unusual hours as required.
 
Other:  Position requires driving to duty points within and outside Area 2 using personal vehicle. Mileage reimbursed at $.35/mile.  Must have valid Texas driver's license and safe driving record.  Employment of the selected candidate is contingent upon the receipt of an acceptable Moving Violation Record (MVR) from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
 
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
•     Call 1-800-550-8242 for a State of Texas Application for Employment, or write to us at P.O. Box 12966, Austin, Texas 78711-2966, or visit our web site at http://www.tahc.state.tx.us.
•     Refer to job posting #04-09 on application and any correspondence concerning this position.
•     Resumes and other attachments are accepted only with a completed application.
•     Applications must be received by the closing date unless the position is posted "Until Filled."
•     Only interviewed applicants will receive notice of the final disposition of the selection process. 
 
The Texas Animal Health Commission is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or in the provision of services.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any requests for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the applicant to our Human Resources Department (512) 719-0700. For a telecommunications relay service for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, please dial 711. At time of hire, selected applicants must show proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act.  All males who are age 18 through 25 and required to register with the Selective Service must present proof of registration or exemption from registration upon hire.