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Overview
Weights and measures inspectors check packaged goods against agreed quantities, contents, weights, measures and packaging requirements, then document compliance issues or violations.
In job descriptions, look for precision measuring equipment, shipment weighing, packaging standards, workplace audits, inspection reports, quality assurance, complaints, preventive actions and policy compliance checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work involves visiting, checking or auditing packaged goods and related records. Inspectors weigh shipments, use precision measuring equipment, compare quantity and content with stated information, document findings and follow up complaints or suspected violations.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include packaging standards, quality assurance procedures, audit techniques, inspection reporting, complaint handling and preventive actions. Accuracy and clear documentation are as important as the measurement itself.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by inspection authority, travel or field duties, complexity of packaging operations and responsibility for reports or enforcement follow-up. Roles with audits, complaint investigation and specialist measuring equipment can carry a broader scope.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior inspection, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, packaging audit work, consumer protection roles or supervision of inspection programmes.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy is field-based, lab-based or mainly documentation. Look for the goods inspected, measurement equipment, reporting format, complaint process and how non-compliance is escalated.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
43-5111.00
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Alternative labels
tester of weights and measures
trading standards officer
inspector of weights and measures
trading standards supervisor
inspector and tester of weights and measures
regulatory services officer
trading standards team leader
trading standards manager
weights and measures inspector and tester
weights and measures tester
Occupation group
Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified (3359)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d9f67d41-5e35-49c1-82a4-05ed94fbc3ab |
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| ESCO code | 3359.8 |
| ISCO group | 3359 |
| Concept type | Occupation |