The Department of Agriculture is seeking a Weights Measures Inspector who enjoys hands-on work and solving real-world problems. In this role, you will help verify that scales, scanners, and packaged goods meet legal standards. Your inspections will protect both buyers and sellers while supporting fair business practices. This is a great opportunity to build technical skills and serve your community.
This position ensures that weighing and measuring devices used in commerce are accurate and comply with state laws. Your work will support fair business practices, consumer protection, and consistent enforcement of regulations. As a Weights Measures Inspector, you will perform the following duties:
- Device Inspections: Test scales, meters, and scanning systems to confirm accuracy and compliance with regulations
- Package Reviews: Check packaged goods for correct weight, measure, or count and document any issues found
- Fraud Investigation: Investigate violations, prepare prosecution materials, and testify when required
- Sample Collection: Gather fuel and biofuel samples and complete required chain of custody documents
- Report Preparation: Submit accurate inspection, mileage, and incident reports as required
- Equipment Management: Use and maintain assigned tools, vehicles, and safety equipment properly
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
- This position is home headquartered for Erie County. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
- Travel will be required to cover counties in Region 1, which includes Erie, Warren, McKean, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Forest, Elk, Clarion, and Jefferson.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Four years of public contact work, including one year of experience in weights and measures inspections; and graduation from high school; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the applicant with the requisite knowledge and skills and abilities with weights and measures inspections.
Additional Requirements:
- This position requires possession of a valid PA Class C non-commercial driver's license.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- Experience with towing trailers.
- Experience climbing up and down ladders.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.htmland click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.