OPS EARLY DETECTION FIELD TECHNICIAN - 42915076

Requisition No: 877179 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: OPS EARLY DETECTION FIELD TECHNICIAN - 42915076

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 42915076 

Salary:  $15.00/Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/19/2026 

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OPS EARLY DETECTION FIELD TECHNICIAN
(CLASS TITLE: OPS AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN II)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --
THIS IS A FULL-TIME OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) POSITION***

 

 

CONTACT:

Chantelle Viloria, Phone (305) 619-3881

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Possession of a valid Driver License.

 

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, hours worked, and formal education fields must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
  
  

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

NOTES:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

The work schedule for this position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Benefits include optional insurance coverage and a LinkedIn Learning training account.

This advertisement may be used to fill multiple positions.

 

ADDTITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Extensive travel required, to include overnight and up to two weeks at a time.

 

Successful candidate must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

 

JOB DUTIES:

• Conducts plant pest detection surveys in agricultural, public, and residential environs. 
• Performs all activities associated with the Giant African Land Snail (GALS) eradication program properly, timely, and in a responsible manner.
• Submits timely and accurate reports of all work performed, including inputting records into Mobile Inspection apps. Maintain records as required by program standards and all other reports as necessary including but not limited to vehicle reports, time sheets, and requests for leave.
• Follows all established safety guidelines and additional practices set forth by management.
• Responds to new and existing detections within the state which may require extensive travel working two weeks or more away from headquarters.
• Conducts field detection tasks, examining, collecting, preparing, and submitting insects and other arthropods, diseases and soil samples using approved methods and sending samples to the appropriate technical bureau for confirmation.
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