EXECUTIVE I - MEAT AND POULTRY PROGRAM TRAINING SPECIALIST

Job Requisition ID: 52296 
Closing Date: 01/05/2026
​Agency: Department of Agriculture
Class Title: EXECUTIVE I - 13851 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: $5928 - $8493 anticipated starting salary monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

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Essential Functions

• Under general Supervision of the Bureau Chief, serves as the staff training coordinator for the Bureau of Meat and Poultry Inspection.
• Organizes, plans, develops and facilitates the Meat and Poultry Inspectors (MPIs) and Meat and Poultry Inspector Trainees (MPITs) training program.
• As the coordinator for staff development, facilitates training sessions, maintains training attendance records and distributes training materials and information.
• Serves as the training Liaison for the Bureau of MPI with the communication and implementation of new initiatives, notices, directives and guidelines for the Inspection staff.
• Reviews and Evaluates audit findings regarding the Meat and Poultry Inspection training programs.
• Provides Staff Training on meat product label requirements.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Specialized Skills

• Requires 3 years of experience as a meat and poultry inspector, an inspector supervisor, or Enforcement Investigations and Analysis officer.
• Requires passage of United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspections Services course in Inspection methods or similar equivalent training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with coursework in business or public administration.
• Requires one year of responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization, or completion of an agency approved professional management training program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers 3 years of experience as a with meat and poultry inspections, an inspection supervision, or Enforcement Investigations and Analysis enforcement.
• Prefers the passage of United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspections Services course in Inspection methods or similar equivalent training.
• Prefers experience with training or mentoring employees.
• Prefers experience with establishing, and/or enhancing, an acceptable working relationship.
• Prefers experience working with Public Health Information Systems.
• Prefers basic knowledge of practical psychology and human relations necessary to effectively communicate with persons of all educational le