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Consumer Safety Inspector - Albuquerque,
NM
US
Department of Agriculture
Job
details
Salary
$34,916 - $56,222 a year
Job Type
Full-time
Part-time
Full Job
Description
Duties
Summary
Albuquerque NM
M34408-Delicious Beef Jerky, Bernalillo Co
Schedule: M-F 0600-1430, Occasional Travel; Rotates quarterly with three
other day shift and one second shift assignment.
Activity: Processing
Species: Multi
Salary:
GS-5 $35,136-$45,679
GS-7 $43,523-$56,576
Bryan TX
P19688-Sanderson Farms, Brazos Co
Schedules:
M-F 0515-1345, 51% Travel
M-F 1400-2230, 26% Travel
Activity: Slaughter/Processing
Species: Chicken
New Poultry Inspection System
Salary:
GS-5 $34,916-$45,393
GS-7 $43,251-$56,222
Responsibilities
- YOU
WILL/MAY:
- Ensure
that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing
appropriate inspection methods, determining noncompliance with
regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance
and initiating enforcement action, where warranted.
- Verify
that meat and poultry slaughter and/or processing establishment's
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements.
- Execute
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans effectively to prevent unsanitary
conditions and adulteration of product.
- Review records, observe plant
operations and conduct hands-on verification to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements and prepare detailed documentation (Non-Compliance
Records) of non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Determine
when regulatory control action is necessary. You will assess whether
the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and
effective, if there are trends in noncompliance, or if enforcement
action is warranted.
- Conduct
regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to
other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and
misbranding).
- Have
contact with plant managers, owners and others
to explain legal and regulatory requirements, discuss operation of the
plant's SSOP, HACCP plan and other food safety programs.
- Communicate
and defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans
for addressing non-compliance.
- Work
with a variety of individuals to resolve problems, clarify differences
of interpretation concerning HACCP and other food safety or consumer
protection requirements.
- Advise
other Agency inspectors, supervisors and officers on inspection and
enforcement matters for which you are involved.
- Conduct
various samplings, surveys and tests to obtain
pertinent data on potential problem areas, industry trends, or other
issues of current interest to the Agency.
- Be
involved in performing health and safety verification sampling and
tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, listeria,
etc.), residues or contaminants.
- Assure
that products approved for import are in full compliance with all
applicable Federal regulations governing the importation of meat and
poultry products.
- Authorize
entry of all meat or poultry products considered to comply with Federal
regulations or refuse entry of any products which violate any of the
requirements for admission into this country.
- Coordinate
with other Federal agencies (e.g., the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
on such matters as animal health restrictions and refused entry lots.
Travel Required
75% or less - Travel varies by
position: Albuquerque, NM - Occasional; Bryan, TX - up to 51%
Supervisory status
No
Promotion Potential
9
1862 Consumer Safety Inspection
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Training
as a condition of employment (TCOE) is required. You must begin the
training within 90 days of the effective date of your selection, and
you must successfully complete it within 12 months of the effective
date of your selection.
- Selectee
must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
If selected you may be subject to a Moderate
Risk Background Investigation.
- Selectee
may be subject to satisfactory completion of one year probationary or
trial period.
- U.S.
Citizenship required.
- Passing
a pre-employment medical examination is required.
- Male
applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment
Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Direct
Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 every Federal employee is required to
have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution
of that employee's choosing.
Qualifications
You must have 1 year of
specialized experience equivalent to the experience that would have been
gained if working in this position or a similar, closely related position at
the next lower level by the closing date of this announcement or the
appropriate education substitution. See specialized experience definitions
below.
Specialized experience:
For all grade levels:
This experience should encompass at least two of the following areas:
- Skill
in applying proper techniques for collecting samples and performing
field tests and examinations,
- Skill
in developing written reports and reporting findings or results orally,
- Skill
in maintaining effective personal contacts with a variety of
individuals.
Applicants must meet all
qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the
announcement including the following specialized experience and/or education,
as defined below. Your application or resume must clearly show that you
possess the appropriate experience requirements.
For the GS-05 Level: At least 52 weeks of qualifying experience
gained under close supervision that provided you with knowledge of the
properties and characteristics of regulated food commodities and substances;
such as: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, or other food for human consumption, and
other ingestible substances, such as pharmaceuticals. This experience should
include several or all of the following: Skill in applying proper techniques
for collecting samples and performing field tests and examinations, skill in
developing written reports and reporting findings or results orally, and
skill in maintaining effective personal contacts with a variety of
individuals. Such experience may have been acquired in work such as consumer
safety inspector or inspection aid, food inspector, public health inspector,
quality inspection specialist, or similar position with responsibility for
sampling, quality control and sanitation in a food manufacturing or
production environment, or similar environment for other ingestible items.
For the GS-07 Level: In addition to the qualifications above,
incumbents are expected to perform standard and recurrent duties on an
independent basis. Your resume should demonstrate at least 52 weeks of
experience in independently carrying out routine, standard assignments on a
regular and recurring basis that provided you with knowledge of the
properties and characteristics of regulated food commodities and substances;
such as: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, or other food for human consumption, and
other ingestible substances, such as pharmaceuticals.
Such experience may have been acquired in work such as consumer safety
inspector or inspection aide, food inspector, public health inspector,
quality inspection specialist, or similar position with responsibility for
sampling, quality control and sanitation in a food manufacturing or
production environment, or similar environment for other ingestible items.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work
done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and
other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual,
community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical
competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and
experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive
credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Please view OPM's Qualifications Standards, Consumer Safety Inspector Series,
GS-1862.
The duties of a Consumer Safety Inspector are performed in a hazardous
working environment. For additional information, please click here. The below
requirements are not an all-inclusive list. Failure to fully meet a
functional requirement is not automatically disqualifying.
Applicants must:
- Be
physically and medically able to efficiently perform the essential job
functions, without being a direct threat to themselves and others.
- Have
full range of motion to perform rapid repetitive twisting and working
with arms above shoulder level.
- Be
able to stand and walk on slippery and uneven floors and catwalks, and climbing stairs and ladders.
- Be
able to lift, carry, push and pull up to 30
pounds, with occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Have
manual dexterity of the upper body, including arms, hands, and fingers
with a normal sense of touch in both hands.
- Have
good near and distance vision, be free of chronic eye disease and have
correctable vision of at least 20/40 in one eye.
- Have the ability to
distinguish shades of color. Any significant degree of color blindness
(more than 25 percent error rate on approved color plate test) may be
disqualifying.
- Individuals
with some hearing loss and/or requiring hearing amplification will be
assessed on a case by case basis.
Education
Education may be used to qualify
in lieu of specialized experience as described below.
For the GS-05 level: Successful completion of a full 4 year
course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least
24 semester hours/credits in any combination of coursework in the areas of:
agricultural, biological, or physical sciences, food technology,
epidemiology, home economics, pharmacy, engineering, or nutrition.
Specialized government or military training may be creditable if it is
related directly to this position.
OR
A combination of education and specialized experience. In this instance, only
education in excess of the first 60 semester hours of a course of study
leading to a bachelor's degree (with some related coursework, as described in
the paragraph above) is creditable towards meeting the requirements, along
with specialized work experience. The combination must equal 100% of the
requirement. For example, if you have 33% of the education requirement, then
you will need 67% of the specialized experience requirement.
For the GS-07 Level: One full year of directly related graduate
education is qualifying for GS-7.
OR
A combination of education and specialized experience. In this instance, only
graduate education directly related to the work of the position is creditable
towards meeting the requirements, along with specialized work experience. The
combination must equal 100% of the requirement. For example, if you have 33%
of the education requirement, then you will need 67% of the specialized
experience requirement.
Additional information
- Shifts,
activities, travel and overtime requirements
will vary by individual vacancy.
- The
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services has authority to recruit and
fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional) positions under Direct Hire
Authority. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.
- Pay
rates vary depending on location and may be higher or lower than the
amount shown. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's website
for additional information on pay rates.
- This
is a Bargaining Unit position covered by the National Joint Council
(NJC) of Food Inspection Locals.
- This
position has the potential for mandatory overtime, weekend and holiday
work, variable tours of duty, travel and other
work life challenges.
- Promotion
Potential: If you are selected for a position with further promotion
potential, you will be placed under a career development plan, and may
be non-competitively promoted if you successfully complete the
requirements and if recommended by management. However, promotion is
neither implied nor guaranteed.
- This
announcement may be used to fill additional like vacancies should any
occur in the announced duty location(s).
- If
you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this
vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.
- Career
Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployed Priority List (RPL), or
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise
selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must
meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified
(or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How
You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based
category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applications must receive a rating
of at least 70 out of a possible 100.
- E-Verify:
Federal law requires agencies to use the E-Verify system to confirm the
employment eligibility for all new hires. If you are selected as a
newly hired employee, the documentation you present for purposes of
completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on your
entry-on-duty date will be verified through the DHS E-VERIFY system.
Under the system, the new hire is required to resolve any identified discrepancies
as a condition of continued employment.
- If
you are selected, you may need to complete a Declaration for Federal
Employment (OF-306) prior to being appointed to determine suitability
for federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.
False statements or responses on a resume or application can jeopardize
employment and may be grounds for disciplinary action, including
removal from federal service.
- Persons
with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of
program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact: USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice
and TDD).
- It
is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because
an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties
that have arisen through no fault of the individual. See more
information at: CHCO Council.
- Please
click Veterans Policy for further information about veteran specific
hiring options.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job
based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job
based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The Office of Personnel Management has granted Direct Hire Authority for FSIS
Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) positions. There is a critical hiring need
and these positions play an important role in protecting the nation's food
supply.
Due to the Direct-Hire Authority (DHA), applicants are not rated and
ranked numerically, and Veteran's preference does not apply. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to provide complete information about their
job-related experience and education. Your resume must document that you meet
the Qualification Requirements detailed above. Applicants who meet the
minimum qualification requirements established for the position and
geographic location selected will be placed in the Eligible category.
Although Veteran's preference does not apply due to the existence of the DHA
for this position, applicants are still encouraged to provide documentation
related to veteran's preference.
You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as
evidenced by the education, experience, and training you described in your
application package, as well as the responses to the Occupational
Questionnaire to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge,
skills, abilities and competencies listed below:
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Mathematics
- Problem Solving
- Dependability
Your application, including the
online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet
(a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the
answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support
your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education
relevant to this position. Those determined to be qualified will be referred
to the selecting official.
Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting
documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your
qualifications and/or experience, your rating may be lowered to more
accurately reflect the submitted documentation. Please follow instructions
carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate
information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or
disciplinary action up to and including removal from Federal service.
Clicking the link below will present a preview of the application form; i.e. the online questionnaire. The application form
link below will only provide a preview and does not initiate the application
process. To initiate the online application process, click the
"Apply" button to the right.
To view the application form, visit:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10973727
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Other
Drug test required
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive
(NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness
Required Documents
The following documents are
required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be
responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in
the mail service, your system failure, etc. Encrypted documents will not be
accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of
consideration.
Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name,
address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience
related to this position as described in the major duties, including work
schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; and title, series,
grade (if applicable); 4) supervisor's phone number and whether or not the
supervisor may be contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.
If you need assistance in creating a federal resume click here.
College transcripts: If education is required or you are using
education to meet a qualification requirement, you must submit a legible copy
of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the
application; however, it must include student name, school name, and enough
information to validate qualifications such as course names, prefixes,
grades, semester or quarter credit hours, date degree was award, etc.
Further, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official
transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully
obtained from an accredited school, college, or university, visit Dept of Education
Accredited Schools. If any education was completed at a foreign institute,
you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was
appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are
private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is
normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations
that evaluate education, visit NACES. All transcripts must be in English or
include an English translation.
Veterans' Preference: If claiming you must submit a DD-214,
Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and
discharge under honorable conditions. If currently on active duty, you must
submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty
service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the
certification is submitted. If claiming 10-point veterans
preference, you must provide the DD-214, plus the proof of entitlement of
this preference as listed on the SF-15 Application for 10-point Veterans
Preference. The SF-15 should be included but is not required. For more
information on veterans preference see Feds Hire Vets.
Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, ICTAP, or RPL must
provide: Proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed
removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to
another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting
separation (as applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade
level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.
Benefits
A career with the U.S. Government
provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal
employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that
are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about
federal benefits.
Review our benefits
Eligibility for benefits depends
on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time,
part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on
the specific benefits offered.
Help
This job is open to
- Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the
definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
U.S. citizens, nationals or those
who owe allegiance to the U.S.
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