Description  Benefits  Supplemental Questions

Employee performs beginning-level inspection and compliance monitoring work in the areas of boiler safety, elevator safety, heavy scale truck operator, labor standards, manufactured housing, metrology, occupational safety, weights and measures. Acquires the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform duties of a higher level inspector. Considerable travel required. Hiring Process: This job requires a written examination. Exams are given in several locations and no appointment is necessary. We encourage you to apply online. For test schedules, locations, paper application forms and information about testing check our Job Opportunities Web Site (www.state.wv.us/admin/personnel). If you apply online, you do not have to take a copy of the application to the test center. DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU CAN TEST WITHIN 30 DAYS. Online applicants who do not test within 30 days of application will be rejected. Applicants using a paper application must present a completed application form at the test site. Positive identification is required. There is a 60 day re-test waiting period. Caution: Any time you re-take the same test your new score, whether higher or lower, will automatically replace any previous test scores. If you have previously applied for this job and simply want to update your ID (name, address, etc.), work preferences, or county availability, do not re-apply. Instead, send us a letter.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Your application will not be accepted if you do not meet stated minimum requirements. Training: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or the equivalent. Training for the area of Metrology: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or the equivalent and six semester hours of college level algebra. Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience. Experience for the area of Heavy Scale Truck Operator: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in the operation of a motor vehicle with a gross weight of 50,000 lbs. or more. Substitution: An Associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience. Substitution for the area of Heavy Scale Truck Operator: No substitution. Substitution for the area of Weights and Measures: An associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university which includes six hours in math sciences and/or statistics may be substituted for the required experience. Substitution for the area of Metrology: An associate degree from a regionally accredited college or university which includes six hours in algebra may be substituted for the required experience. Special Requirement: Must possess a valid West Virginia driver's license. Special Requirement for the area of Metrology: Must possess a valid West Virginia driver’s license. Must attend and successfully complete the Basic Metrology Training school held by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NST) within one year of employment (All expenses paid by the Division of Labor). Special Requirement for area of Elevator Safety: Within a period of one year from the date of employment must achieve a certificate of competency by passing a written examination addressing the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and repair of elevators and their accessories and shall have as its primary reference source the American National Standards Institute Code A17.1-1990 as required by WV Code 21-3 (C) and 42CSR21. Special Requirement for area of Heavy Scale Truck Operator: Must possess and maintain a Commercial Drivers License. Must have and maintain a clear driving record as recorded with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Areas of Assignment: Boiler Safety Elevator Safety Heavy Scale Truck Operator Labor Standards Manufactured Housing Metrology Occupational Safety Weights and Measures

Agency:	West Virginia
Address:	1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.  Bldg. 6, Room 420  Charleston,  West Virginia  25305  Map/Directions
Phone:	(304) 558-3950 x 503
Web Site:	http://www.state.wv.us/admin/personnel/