AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING SPECIALIST I - OAHU (OHHI)

About the role

The State's agricultural commodity and marketing programs aim to regulate, stabilize, and expand produce markets; facilitate trading and provide for orderly marketing; improve the quality of agricultural products; enhance the competitive status of Hawaii-grown products; and protect the public and industry against misrepresented products or unfair practices.

Responsibilities

• Receive both formal and on-the-job training as an entry-level inspector, focusing on fundamental procedures, concepts, laws, rules, and regulations, work processes, and techniques involved in the inspection and certification of the State of Hawaii's agricultural commodities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization To Work: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in agriculture, or progressively responsible administrative, professional, technical, or other analytical work experience which provided knowledge, abilities, and skills fully equivalent to those normally acquired in four years of successful study leading to a bachelor's degree in agriculture, may be substituted for Education on a year-for-year basis.
• Special Ability - Lifting and Carrying: Some positions may require lifting and carrying objects of varying weights without assistance or with the assistance of another person and/or the use of equipment (e.g., hoisting equipment, hand truck, etc.) for heavier loads, with or without reasonable accommodation. The immediate vacancy requires the ability to lift/carry objects weighing up to 50 lbs. unassisted and 100 lbs. assisted by another person and/or use of equipment.
• Driver's License: A valid license to drive in the State of Hawaii is required.

Qualifications

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Skills

N/A

Benefits

Your Job Benefits With The State Of Hawai'i The State of Hawaii offers its employees who are members of the civil service a range of benefits. Some benefits are offered as a result of collective bargaining agreements and changes may occur. A summary of these benefits, which is based on full-time employment, is listed below. Note: Benefits for NON-CIVIL SERVICE appointments will be provided by the hiring department at the time of interview.

Pay

$4,368 per month (SR-16, Step D)

Schedule

A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time.