F&V TERMINAL MARKET INSPECTOR - 42004050 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 870413 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: F&V TERMINAL MARKET INSPECTOR - 42004050 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42004050 

Salary:  $40,728.22 

Posting Closing Date: 02/21/2026 

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FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TERMINAL MARKET INSPECTOR

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

DIVISION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

BUREAU OF INSPECTION

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY--
ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED.***

CONTACT:

Reggie Pierre 
(305) 986-0056

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A high school diploma or its equivalent.

Florida Statute 447 states that those persons are exempted from collective bargaining who are appointed to inspection positions in federal/state fruit and vegetable inspection service whose conditions of appointment are affected by the following:

1. Federal license requirement (FV-200 and/or FV-201).
2. Federal autonomy regarding investigation and disciplining of appointees. 
3. Frequent transfers due to harvesting conditions. 
   
   

All positions allocated to this class shall meet the above criteria. 

Requires possession of a valid Class E 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, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. 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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Requires a federal license (FV-200 and/or FV-201) as an inspector in accordance with 7 C.F.R. Part 51 within one (1) year of appointment.

Frequent Travel Required

Some alternate work hours and overtime may be required to accomplish inspection duties and responsibilities.

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.

JOB DUTIES:

Determine on an honest and impartial basis the quality, condition and size of fruits, vegetables, nuts, Christmas trees and ornamental flowers.  Issue a federal certificate that is precise, accurate and intelligible to all interested parties, outlining in detail compliance with the various federal marketing agreements.  Have knowledge of numerous federal grades of various commodities.  Identify the prevalent market diseases, particularly decays, being field, transit or storage in nature, and the condition of rail and common carrier equipment in relation to arrival temperatures and breakage claims of receivers and vendors.     
Other related duties consist of certifying locally grown commodities from a state level, keeping abre