Job Specification
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES INSPECTOR 1
DEFINITION:
Under the limited supervision of a Weights and Measures Inspector 3 or other supervisory
official in the Department of Law and Public Safety, performs routine office and metrology
laboratory work and field investigations involving the enforcement of weights and measures
statutes and regulations; does other related duties as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A position
using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Investigates alleged violations of weights and measures statutes.
Patrols areas in which vehicles are stopped in transit to inspect weighing and measuring
devices and/or to have weighed sand, grain, or other commodities.
Performs calibrations to verify and certify both official and primary industrial standards
of weights and measures.
Tests and inspects laboratory and scientific weighing and measuring devices.
Tests and inspects equipment used for packing commodities in manufacturing plants;
assists in re-weighing, re-measuring, and re-counting packaged commodities being
shipped, stored in warehouses, and/or otherwise being delivered, sold, or exposed
for sale.
Tests, inspects and calibrates gasoline dispensers, bulk rack and truck meters, which
includes the entire metering system (wholesale/retail) at refineries and distribution
terminals; liquid petroleum (LPG) meters (liquid/vapor); road oil distributer vehicles
and tank truck compartments; large capacity weighing systems (mechanical/electronic);
odometers on rental vehicles; speedometers of certain law enforcement vehicles;
slow-flow retail petroleum meters; linear devices including steel surveying/engineering
tapes; farm milk holding tanks; and various types of auxiliaries and printout devices.
Operates a heavy-duty scale testing unit and auxiliary equipment, volumetric meter
provers, pharmaceutical and other specialized testing equipment, and makes
inspections/tests of heavy duty scales, volumetric measuring devices, apothecaries'
weights and measures, and other devices.
Assists in carrying out provisions of licensing laws covering fuels, fuel dealers,
weighmasters, equipment dealers, mechanics, poultry dealers and agents, lumber
dealers, and soil amendment dealers.
Inspects lumber and lumber products for compliance with grading, measuring, and
labeling requirements.
Tests electronic weighing and measuring systems, which may include both intra-state
and inter-state billing systems, wholesale, and retail.
Coordinates and cooperates with the investigations of other criminal investigative
agencies.
Assists in examining applicants for weighing and measuring equipment repairman
licenses.
Provides explanations and interprets laws and regulations pertaining to weights and
measures activities.
Assists in compiling evidence of weights and measures violations; appears in court
as an expert or technical witness on weights and measures investigations and in
the verification of devices used by other enforcement agencies in the enforcement
of their respective statutes.
Operates two-way police mobile radios as required.
Prepares reports and correspondence.
Maintains records and files.
Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in the repair, design, calibration, testing, or operating of
complex weighing or measuring devices and auxiliaries or in the inspection of weighing
and measuring devices and auxiliaries.
NOTE: College level study in the field of engineering, physics, electronics, or mathematics
may be substituted for the indicated experience on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30)
semester hour credits being equal to one (1) year of experience.
NOTE: Applicants must have successfully completed the Weights and Measures training
program conducted by the State Office of Weights and Measures, Department of
Law and Public Safety.
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a valid New Jersey driver's license.
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor
vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicle they operate, rests
with the Appointing Authority.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of New Jersey laws and regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and
specifications concerning weights and measure devices.
Knowledge of calibration procedures recognized by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, including mathematical and statistical processes required to determine
actual value of standards verified, and of the procedures, tables, and charts provided by
the Institute for this purpose.
Knowledge of the design, construction, use, care, adjustment, testing, and inspection
of weighing and measuring devices including scales, meters, equipment, tanks and
compartments, and all accessory systems.
Knowledge of the Universal Product Code or similar system.
Knowledge of quantity control methods used in the various industries to comply with
weights and measures packaging requirements.
Knowledge of fraudulent practices used in weighing and measuring commodities
being packaged, shipped, stored, delivered, or sold.
Ability to interpret and apply the laws, rules, standards, policies, procedures, and
specifications governing weights and measures and ethical standards.
Ability to organize fieldwork, analyze weights and measures enforcement activities,
and develop work methods.
Ability to inspect the installation and to test the accuracy of heavy-duty scales
involving the handling of weights up to one thousand pounds or more.
Ability to collect information and compile evidence to be used in cases of alleged
violations of New Jersey weights and measures statutes, and to appear in court or
divisional hearings as a complainant or expert technical witness.
Ability to make required field tests and inspections of packaged commodities.
Ability to distinguish lumber grade marks and interpret lumber grading rules recognized
by the State Superintendent.
Ability to drive and operate a heavy-duty scale testing truck, volumetric meter proving
equipment, and other weighing equipment.
Ability to prepare reports and correspondence on weights and measures containing
findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Ability to operate a two-way police mobile radio.
Ability to maintain records and files.
Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording
and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently
to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also
be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform the
essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the
accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue
hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 33081 | | S | C | 40 | 16 | N/A | FA17 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
7/3/2021 |
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