Chief Agricultural Legislative Inspector at Department of Agriculture(DOA)

REQUIREMENTS :

• Applicant must be in possession of a Grade 12 certificate and Bachelor of Science in the field of Agriculture (NQF 7). Must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience in Agricultural Products Inspection.
• Job-Related Knowledge: Knowledge of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Public Service Act, Document tracking system, Relevant computer training, Relevant Acts and International Agreement, Regulations and Standards, Customer Services, Financial management, Meeting procedures, Evaluation of products, Compute networks, Supervision of personnel and related matters.

DUTIES :

• Render inspection in accordance with relevant act and legislation. Conduct inspections at manufacturing facilities and retailers, Pest Control Operators, sterilizing plants and import sites. Issue non-compliance / compliance notice to clients. Conduct plant pre-inspections to facilitate registration.
• Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders, manufacturer, farmers, distributors, Pest Control Operators and consultants with regards to compliance to legislation, regulations and procedures. Provide technical reports to stakeholders and other strategic partners (inspection, compliance and non-compliance).
• Seize non-complying products/operations. Conduct sampling of for monitoring purposes. Interact and collaborate with various stakeholders with regards to technical matters. Develop/compile progress reports on outstanding and finalised work. Initiate prosecution with non-compliance. Conduct audits. Assess compliance to all applicable regulatory standards through performance of quality audits.
• Assess quality assurance practices within the industry, Pest Control Operators, sterilizing plants and farmers including Quality System requirements. Apply appropriate auditing methodologies (sampling techniques, following audits trails, investigations, reporting, etc. Issue non-compliance / enforcement notice to clients. Initiate the review and approval of audit responses and corrective action plans.
• Advise the industry on regulatory requirements including domestic and internal standards applicable to the company and consequences of non-conformance. Make recommendations, follow up and initiate prosecution for non-complying products/operation. Seize non-complying products / operations. Compile reports. Complaint management. Analyse, categorise and prioritise complaints according to the level of risk involved. Conduct inspections and investigations on the matter and report thereon.
• Initiate prosecution for non-compliance. Refer dockets to the relevant authorities (SAPS/Court prosecutors) for finalisation. Give guidance to the SAPS, Prosecutor, etc, with regards to handling matters related to Act 36/47 and which needs to be prosecuted to SAPS and Prosecutor. Prepare and provide advice for trail purposes. Testify in court where necessary.
• Present condemnation to be filed to State Attorneys and Legal counsel and appeal court cases. Seize non-compliance products/operations. Provide reports accordingly. Conduct awareness campaign/capacity building. Develop presentation and awareness material. Conduct awareness campaigns for internal and external stakeholders (farmers’ day, agricultural shows, meetings, workshops, etc.).
• Coordinate, liaise and lead in activities related to awareness with various stakeholders. Conduct raids at points of interest (railways stations, taxi ranks and other informal markets). Represent the department at stakeholder meetings (industries, various departments, directorates, famer’s organisations. Etc.)