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Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Sub Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Job Announcement Number:
FSIS-MMP-2009-0378
Food Inspector (Eggs) GS-1863- 9
Salary Range: 42,214.00 - 60,612.00 USD per year
Open Period: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
to Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Series & Grade: GS-1863-08/09
Position Information: Full-time Permanent
Promotion Potential: 09
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Woodridge, NY
Who May Be Considered:
Current
FSIS employees Nationwide and USDA Career Transition
Eligibles (CTAP).
Job Summary:
This
is an excellent opportunity for those seeking a greater
challenge
and responsibility in a position directly involved in
protecting public health!
SPECIFIC
VACANCY INFORMATION: Food Inspector (Processed Products),
Establishment:
1256G, Newburgh Egg Corp located in Sullivan County.
Work
Schedule: ROTATES, Sunday-Thursday, 6:30 p.m. - 3:00 AM
Species:
Egg
As
a Food Inspector, you will serve as the Inspector-In-Charge (IIC)
at
an egg products plant and will be responsible for monitoring
processing
procedures involving extensive and technically complex
formulations and/or high volume operations.
Key Requirements:
- Please register with
USAJOBS! FSIS is integrated with the USAJOBS system.
- FSIS UTILIZES
E-VERIFY TO VERIFY IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.
- THIS IS A PUBLIC
TRUST POSITION REQUIRING A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION.
- RELOCATION EXPENSES
WILL BE DETERMINED PER FSIS DIRECTIVE 3820.2.
- A SELF-CERTIFICATION
MEDICAL STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED.
Major Duties:
As
a Food Inspector (Eggs), here are some of the duties you will
be
assigned to do;
You
will serve as the Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) at an egg
products
plant and will be responsible for monitoring processing
procedures
involving extensive and technically complex formulations
and/or high volume operations.
You
will prepare and maintain a variety of reports and records
related
to the work such as egg product surveillance/sampling,
temperature
checks, pasteurization tests, formulations, water
reports,
relabeling, incoming product certificates, and production
logs.
You
will select representative samples for laboratory analysis and
may monitor the shipping and receiving of tankers of egg
products.
As
a Food Inspector, you will have the primary responsibility for
maintaining
relations with plant managers and owners on long-range
development
programs for correcting deficiencies or problem areas
including
non-compliance with regulations, explaining new
procedures,
maintenance of complicated processing equipment,
sanitation, etc.
You
will contribute to a productive and non-discriminatory work
environment.
Qualifications:
For
the Food Inspector (Eggs) positions, there are two
basic
components of your experience that together define the
qualifications. These components are:
Time-in-Grade
and
Specialized
Experience
Time
In Grade: In order to meet
time-in-grade, you will need to
have
completed 52 weeks at the next lower grade level within 30 days
of the closing date of this announcement. For example, if you are
applying
for the GS-9 level, you will need to have completed 52
weeks
at the GS-8 level within 30 days after the closing date of
this announcement.
Specialized
Experience: In order to meet the
specialized
experience
requirement, you will need to have completed 52 weeks of
progressively
responsible specialized experience at the next lower
grade
level within 30 days after the closing date of this
announcement.
Specialized experience is experience working with the
Federal
Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection Acts in order to
inspect meat, poultry, and egg products. This experience also
includes
working with basic SSOP and HACCP principles and practices
in
order to verify plant HACCP and SSOP responsibilities, performing
basic
mathematic and elementary statistical concepts and methods to
perform
testing and sampling procedures, and experience in reaching
and interpreting conclusions.
Applications
for noncompetitive consideration (reassignment, change
to
lower grade, or noncompetitive re-promotion) may also be
considered under the Voluntary Reassignment System. Noncompetitive
applicants
who wish to be considered under the Voluntary
Reassignment
system must submit FSIS Form 4335-3, Employee Request
for Reassignment, in order to receive consideration.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
There
are several parts of the application process that affect the
overall
evaluation of your application: the applicant assessment
questions, the core questions and your resume. This
automated
application
system simplifies the application process by replacing
the
former KSA job-element questions with the
on-line applicant
assessment questions.
Your resume is an INTEGRAL part of the
process
for determining if you meet the basic qualifications of the
position, and whether you are found to be best
qualified. It is
therefore
important to explain what you did and how you did it,
rather than just listing your current and former
employers.
Applicants
are evaluated in accordance with Merit Staffing
procedures which govern Status candidates. All are rated on the
extent
and quality of experience, education and training relevant to
the duties of the position. An automated scoring system based on
the on-line application process is used. Before any certificate
can
be issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed
carefully
by an HR Specialist to assure that (a) minimum
qualification
requirements are met, (b) the resume supports the
answers
provided to the job-specific questions and (c) that your
resume addresses experience and education relevant to
this position.
To preview questions please click here.
Benefits:
The
Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to
its employees. For an overview of all the benefits
programs visit:
Benefit Information.
Other Information:
Condition
of Employment: This position
requires a National Security
clearance.
Therefore, as a condition of continued employment, the
incumbent must successfully
complete a background investigation with
a favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these
requirements
could lead to adverse action proceedings including
possible termination.
NOTE: Entitlement to the payment of relocation
expenses will be
determined
in accordance with the provisions outlined
in FSIS Directive 3820.2.
Multiple
selections: This announcement may be used to fill
additional,
like vacancies should any occur in the announced duty
location.
The
law prohibits political recommendation for employment or other
personnel actions (including promotion, reassignment,
detail, etc.)
in the competitive service. Federal agencies may not accept or
consider
such recommendations (either oral or written) from members
of
Congress, elected State and local government officials, political
party officials, or others based on political
affiliation.
Salaries
in some locations may be higher than the salary listed in
this announcement due to locality pay. For a listing of locality
pay
areas, pay tables and counties within the
locality
pay areas: http://www.opm.gov/index.asp
FEDERAL
LAW REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYERS TO VERIFY THE IDENTITY AND
EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY OF ALL PERSONS HIRED TO WORK IN THE UNITED
STATES.
FSIS utilizes E-Verify to verify identity and employment
eligibility
by providing to the Social Security Administration (SSA)
and,
if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
information
from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work
authorization. E-Verify cannot be used to pre-screen job
applicants
or
to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the
choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9.
If you have
concern
that there has been a violation of the E-Verify program or
you
feel you have been discriminated during the verification process
based
on your national origin or citizenship status, contact the
Office
of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).
For
more information on E-Verify you may contact DHS at 1-888-464-
4218.
EEO/DIVERSITY
POLICY:
The
USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits
discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of
race,
color, national origin, age, disability and where applicable,
sex,
marital status familial status, parental status, religion,
sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs,
reprisal
or because all or part of an individual's income is derived
from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply
to all programs).
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.
This
Agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants
with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation
for
any part of the application and hiring process, please
notify the agency.
Decisions on granting reasonable
accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
To
file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director,
Office
of Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC
20250-9410
or call (800)795-3272 (voice) or (202)720-6382 (TDD).
How To Apply:
COMPLETED
ON-LINE APPLICATION INCLUDES:
Registration
with USAJOBS, including answering any questions and
submitting an on-line resume with USAJOBS.
Answers
to all vacancy-specific questions (Completed for each job).
Answers
to core questions the first time you apply to our upgraded
system.
Applicants
who do not respond to the on-line vacancy questions and
who do not submit a supporting resume will be rated
ineligible.
Applicants
can check their general status, as it is updated by going
to USAJOBS.
Because of these capabilities, the Human Resources
Division
will no longer send email or hardcopy notifications ("non-
select
letters") to applicants regarding the outcome of on-line FSJO
vacancy announcements.
Completed
applications for this vacancy must be received no later
than midnight, U.S. Eastern time zone, on the closing
date. If
applying
on line poses a hardship to any applicant, the contact
person
listed on the announcement will provide assistance to help
you apply or provide alternative methods. Applicants may
contact the
servicing
human resources office during core business hours(8:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. central time) prior to the closing
date.
Required Documents:
WHAT
OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED?
If
you currently hold or have previously held a permanent federal
position
at the GS-9 or higher, you are considered a "non-
competitive"
eligible and you may also apply for this vacancy by
applying to the Voluntary Reassignment list. In order to
apply to
the
Voluntary Reassignment list Form 4335-3 must be submitted to our
systems section.
Applications
received in Government postage and fees paid envelopes
will not be considered.
Contact Information:
Shannon Sarbo
Phone: 800-370-3747
Fax: 612-370-2376
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: shannon.sarbo@fsis.usda.gov
Or write:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Operations
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2376
What To Expect Next:
After
the position closes, qualifications are evaluated. The best
qualified
and non-competitive candidates are referred to the
selecitng official for
consideration.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age,
membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should
contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Send Mail to:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Operations
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2376
For questions about this job:
Shannon Sarbo
Phone: 800-370-3747
Fax: 612-370-2376
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: shannon.sarbo@fsis.usda.gov
Control Number: 1450255
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