The Liquor Control Inspector works under general supervision from a Regulatory Supervisor who reviews workload and other performance measures monthly. Work review is upon completion for conformance with agency standards and program goals. The employee consults with the supervisor on precedent-setting or sensitive cases and as needed for consistency or direction. Assignments arise from referrals, complaints, self-discovered violations and occasionally from the supervisor. Oregon statutes, administrative rules, Attorney General opinions, informational memos, contested case law digests, the field manual, published agency mission, value statements, and program goals guide the employee.
Some positions require working weekends and varying late night shifts.
Work may include intervening in liquor law violations in bars, taverns and other environments where people may be intoxicated, combative or armed. General knowledge of methods and principles of investigation. General knowledge of accounting records, financial documents, leases and contracts. General knowledge of rules of evidence. Basic knowledge of corporate and other legal entities.