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Poultry Grader-Unclassified

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Farmerville, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

AHFS-50634598-1.9.2026-KGB

Department

DAF-Agriculture and Forestry

Opening Date

01/09/2026

Closing Date

1/24/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Job number: AHFS-50634598-1.9.2026-KGB

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. This position (#50634599) is located in the Office of Animal Health & Food Safety Poultry & Egg Division, in Union Parish.

Ready to make a meaningful impact on Louisiana’s workforce as a Poultry Grader? As a Poultry Grader, you play a vital role in ensuring the quality, safety, and integrity of poultry products that reach consumers across Louisiana and beyond. In this position, you will inspect and evaluate poultry products for compliance with state and federal grading standards, helping protect public health while supporting the agricultural industry.

Explore the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Meat and Poultry Division

https://www.ldaf.la.gov/food/selling/meat-poultry

This position will be filled as an Unclassified Appointment

LDAF cares about the well-being of its employees! We offer a fully employer-funded Employee Assistance Program (EAP), providing valuable support and resources to help you and your household members thrive at work and at home. The EAP is also free for all members of your household.

Job Duties and Other Information

This position performs inspection services for the Office of Animal Health & Food Safety, Poultry & Eggs Programs within the Department of Agriculture & Forestry. Grading is conducted at Louisiana Poultry Plants. The Poultry Programs are responsible for voluntary grading service on poultry, resident poultry plant grading, fee grading for poultry performed by federally licensed state graders, state grading and certification of poultry for state institutions at USDA approved poultry plants. Supervision for this position is received from an Agriculture Specialist Program Manager and the employee may be asked to assist with lead worker responsibilities over lower-level Agriculture Specialists positions.

+ Obtains and maintains a USDA license and performs grading of poultry and poultry products.

+ Takes appropriate enforcement actions to ensure regulatory non-compliances are corrected.

+ Employee inspects and grades poultry or poultry products in a plant environment as a resident grader to ensure that all USDA regulations are followed, and the product is in compliance.

+ Ensures that all Federal and State rules and regulations governing poultry & poultry products are followed. Prepares and issues USDA grade certificates as needed, keeps USDA files up to date as required and works with appropriate USDA supervision as required by Federal/State cooperative agreement.

+ Monitors and verifies the grading of poultry and poultry products performed by industry graders by observing, examining samples of finished product, counting, weighing, and checking temperatures to ensure compliance with USDA regulations. Responsible for conducting examination of grade and certifying quality, quantity, condition and method of handling poultry and poultry products in poultry plants.

Functional Requirements:

Moderate light lifting, 30 pounds with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds

Reaching above shoulders

Climbing stairs

Frequent reaching above shoulder height

Occasional bending or kneeling

Drive a vehicle to perform inspections

Lifting items such as tools, computer, scanner, luggage or other items used to travel and perform duties/attend class throughout the state Climbing on and off transport and tractor

Environmental Factors:

Working indoors and occasionally outdoors

Occasional excessive heat and humidity

Slippery and uneven walking surfaces

Occasionally working in moderately cold temperatures for short periods of time

Working in cold temperatures for short periods of time

Position-Specific Details :

Appointment Type:

+ Full-time, This position will be filled by Unclassified appointment that may last up to 4 years.

Compensation : The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Kimberly Guy-Buckley

HR Supervisor

Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1001

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

[email protected]

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry strictly prohibits workplace harassment a nd discrimination on the on the basis of race, color, gender, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, national origin, military service, sickle cell trait, protected genetic information or other non-merit factor. LDAF also strictly prohibits employment decisions based upon or influenced by such factors.

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

01

To ensure compliance with the LDAF Nepotism Policy, do you have any immediate family members or relatives who are currently employed with the LDAF? Immediate family member is defined as children (blood, step, adopted), spouse, brother, sister, father, mother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Relative includes immediate family members previously defined and also includes grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, uncle, aunt, niece and nephew.

+ Yes

+ No

02

If you answered "yes" to the above question, please list the name of your immediate family member and/or relatives currently employed by the LDAF. If you answered "no" to the above question, enter N/A.

03

Are you currently a classified employee of Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry serving with permanent status?

+ Yes

+ No

04

Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?

+ Yes

+ No

05

The incumbent of this position may drive a state-owned vehicle during working hours. Office of Risk Management prohibits drivers with three or more moving violations in a one year period from operating a state-owned vehicle. Based on this information, will you be able to operate a state-owned vehicle?

+ Yes

+ No

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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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