Job Location: Jefferson City, MO
Why you’ll love this position:Keeping our pet and livestock food safe is a priority for us! The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) Plant Industries Division, Bureau of Feed and Seed assists the state’s feed industry and consumers through inspecting and testing product to help provide information to consumers to assist in making buying decisions. If you have a passion for agriculture, we'd love you to join our team! You'll be working with a fast-growing dynamic industry and working with a highly motivated team toward the mission of protecting public and animal health.
- Plan, coordinate, implement, and monitor the compliance of pet food companies.
- Develop and coordinate inspection and sampling plan at retail locations to ensure compliance with state and federal laws.
- Coordinate the recall audit program for the Feed Regulatory Program.
- Develop and communicate processes to ensure pet food registration, license, and tonnage fees are collected per Missouri Commercial Feed Law.
- Submit recommendations for enforcement actions.
- Review pet food labeling for compliance with state and federal laws.
- Ensure that pet food labeling follows state and federal laws and regulations.
- Answer inquiries related to pet food laws and regulations.
- Assist in inspections of retail facilities and manufactured pet food as needed.
- Present pet food information during meetings and employee training.
- Up to 10% travel for training, meetings, and inspections.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: - Six or more years of professional or technical experience in animal nutrition, animal science, agriculture business management, food sciences or closely related areas. Post-secondary degree with emphasis in agriculture, animal science and/or nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, or closely related fields will count toward experience.
- Must have a valid MO Driver's License.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing and verbally.
- Ability to effectively use Microsoft Excel, Word, and other software applications in the performance of duties.
- Ability to be responsive to multiple stakeholders, including Department leadership, fellow team members, and business entities.
- Ability to represent the department in a professional manner.
- Ability to prioritize work based on the program’s strategic goals.
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, identify tasks, standardize procedures, and provide feedback to the program.
- Ability to work well with constituents and managers.
- Ability to use resources such as listserv and communicate with other state partners to address pet food issues.
- Ability to provide presentations to fellow employees and others on an as needed basis.
- Travel throughout the state to inspect pet food retail business and manufacturers.
- Travel to meetings and trainings requiring overnight stay.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
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