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Initial Posting Date:

12/22/2023

Application Deadline:

01/02/2024

Agency:

Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission

Salary Range:

$4,993 - $7,641

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Regulatory Specialist (Liquor Inspector) Medford

Job Description:

The Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is recruiting for a Regulatory Specialist (Liquor Inspector) position in our Public Safety Division Medford Regional office.

Liquor Inspectors ensure licensees lawfully sell and serve alcoholic beverages. They achieve this by exercising independent judgment to determine eligibility and by educating, counseling and applying administrative sanctions when necessary. This position requires the exercise of discretion since the work often involves cases that are controversial and and/or sensitive in nature because of critical public opinion about issues such as neighborhood impact, drug and alcohol abuse, and organized crime.

We are posting this as an internal and external recruitment opportunity. We will review applications and give preference to qualified candidates in the following order:

Lateral transfer (Current OLCC Regulatory Specialists looking to change jobs)
Internal Candidates (Current OLCC employees wishing to promote or change jobs)
External candidates (Non-OLCC employees)

Who are we?

The OLCC is the agency responsible for regulating the sale and service of alcoholic beverages in Oregon by administering the state's Liquor Control Act and regulating the production, processing, and sale of recreational marijuana in Oregon through the Control, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act.

The agency is comprised of three major operational programs; the Distilled Spirits Program, the Recreational Marijuana Program, and the Public Safety Program. All three programs are supported by the Administration, Financial Services, and Support Services divisions. Revenue generated from these programs helps support state and local government programs. The OLCC distributed more than $600.4 million in the last two years to Oregons General Fund, Cities, Counties, and Drug/Alcohol Abuse Programs. This money helps fund essential services such as schools, police, and healthcare for Oregonians.

The Distilled Spirits Program oversees the distribution and sale of distilled spirits in the state. The Distilled Spirits division centrally purchases, warehouses, and distributes distilled spirits to Oregons independently operated liquor stores. OLCCs Public Safety Program licenses and regulates businesses in the alcohol industry such as manufacturers, wholesalers, bars, restaurants, grocery, and convenience stores.

The Recreational Marijuana Program is exclusively authorized to make recreational marijuana available to consumers and licensed businesses through retail marijuana stores. The program also tracks the growing, transporting, processing, and selling of recreational marijuana products. The Public Safety Program is responsible for licensing and regulating the operation of the recreational marijuana industry in Oregon.

The following list represents the general responsibilities of the Liquor Regulatory Specialist.

Manage an active compliance caseload, assess priorities and use discretion to plan the scope and direction of investigations.
Analyze and investigate the validity of complaints of liquor law violations
Take appropriate action on substantiated complaints to ensure licensees comply with liquor laws on a short and long term basis.
Visit licensed premises to observe activities, both undercover and openly, to assess liquor law compliance and assist licensees with compliance. Conduct field inspections to monitor and enforce the liquor laws and rules.
Refer non-liquor related violations/crimes to appropriate law enforcement agencies
Identify and evaluate causes of non-compliance with liquor laws and design long and short term compliance plans for license applicants, licensees, and permittees.
Make recommendations to licensees in the development of individualized control plans then monitor and support these control plans.
Collect, analyze and interpret technical reports of other professional disciplines such as police reports, court reports, and medical treatment reports for information about businesses that will assist with compliance decisions.
Analyze licensee business and financial records to detect the presence of unauthorized ownership and organized crime which may cause a violation or ineligibility.
Locate, interview, and depose witnesses associated with liquor law violations and assesses their credibility.
Write clear and detailed formal reports on activities to support administrative and criminal investigations. Document facts, reasons for conclusions, and actions sufficient for use in administrative hearings or criminal/civil court settings. Assist agency hearings case representatives in administrative hearings process as requested.
Communicate effectively throughout the investigative process to ensure results and findings are understood.
Exercise statutory authority of a peace officer in dealing with people involved in criminal violations of liquor and other related statutes. Issue criminal citations and assist in prosecution as appropriate.
Detect, seize, maintain, control, and dispose of evidence.
Interpret, research, and apply relevant statutes and rules, case law, attorney general opinions, and OLCC policy to relevant facts. Analyze facts to decide appropriate action to gain compliance from licensees and permittees including education and counseling along with warnings and notice of violation tickets. Deliver subpoenas, post license suspensions, and verify suspensions are served.
Assist in the prosecution of administrative violations as requested and when appropriate. Testify on behalf of the Commission at administrative hearings and court proceedings.
Plan, coordinate, and conduct minor decoy operations following agency policy. Operations may be performed with fellow OLCC regulatory specialists or law enforcement personnel.
Design and present specialized training programs to educate and counsel licensees, permittees, government bodies, law enforcement agencies, and the public in groups or individually about liquor control laws, policies, and associated responsibilities.

What do you need to qualify? Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of experience conducting investigations of allegations, facts, behaviors, documents, laws, legal precedents and/or other information. This experience must include preparing written reports using individual judgment in developing conclusions or recommendations that are subject to review in court, administrative hearings or comparable formal review process; OR

An Associates degree in criminal justice, human or behavioral sciences, business or public administration or other related field AND eighteen months of experience conducting investigations; OR

A Bachelors degree in law enforcement, criminal justice, human or behavioral sciences, business or public administration or other related field; OR

Any relevant combination of education and experience equivalent to three years.

Examples of experience that may qualify are regulatory compliance investigation; criminal investigation; child welfare investigation or eligibility determination; governmental benefit, business or mail fraud investigation; revenue audits; insurance claims or fraud investigation.

The agency will consider all fields of education when determining qualifications and prior to invitation for interview processes.

How are candidates selected?

The selection process consists of a review of your application and an evaluation of your education, experience, training, and overall professionalism of your application materials. Candidates that follow the application directions, submit what is required and provide us with credentials that showcase their skills and how they meet the minimum qualifications and desired attributes will be invited to an interview. Resumes will not replace the completed job history experience in Workday. We will only review documents that are requested. Because details are really important to us, your application materials will be evaluated for grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Whats in it for you?

Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
11 paid holidays per year.
8 hours of vacation leave earned per month, eligible to be used after 6 months of service.
8 hours of sick leave earned per month, eligible to be used as accrued.
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Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission

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