Laborer (Shipping Point)

Initial Posting Date:

11/04/2025

Application Deadline:

11/16/2025

Agency:

Department of Agriculture

Salary Range:

$3,429 - $4,023

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Laborer (Shipping Point)

Job Description:

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is currently recruiting for 25 Laborer (Shipping Point) positions within the Agriculture Services Division. This position supports the department’s mission to safeguard Oregon's agriculture, natural resources, working lands, economies, and communities through assistance, compliance, and market support. 

Oregon Department of Agriculture – Who we are:

At the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), employees work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with ensuring healthy natural resources, environment, and economy for Oregonians now and in the future through inspection and certification, regulation, and promotion of agriculture and food. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are embedded in the Department of Agriculture core values. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn more about what we do here

What you’ll be doing:

As a Laborer (Shipping Point), you will be part of the Agriculture Services Division, a group of programs that work together statewide to assist Oregon’s agriculture producers to successfully sell and ship products worldwide. The Shipping Point Inspection (SPI) Program provides a variety of services for the inspection, verification, and certification of Oregon commodities prior to their shipment into US and world commerce channels. These include impartial third-party inspection of product to determine grades of fruits, nuts, and vegetables and implementation of alternative inspection programs where ODA staff collaborate with customers to provide inspections. SPI program staff provide inspections and issue phytosanitary certificates to support export of Oregon agriculture commodities.

In this position, you will sort and grade commodities, working in a warehouse or processing plant to assist customers in moving agricultural products. As needed, this position may also assist with other Agriculture Services Division or agency activities, including field inspections, sample processing, surveys for exotic insects or pathogens, and other duties as assigned. This position is located in the Hermiston Shipping Point District based out of Hermiston, OR.

The Laborer (Shipping Point) is a seasonal part-time position, located in Hermiston, Oregon.

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What we’re looking for

To Qualify for the Position, You Need:

       Ability to regularly lift objects 50 – 60 lbs.

Requested Skills:

• General knowledge of Oregon agriculture and inspection processes.

• Basic knowledge of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)<