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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-2009-0404
Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector - GS-9/10
Salary Range: 46,625.00 - 66,747.00 USD per year
Open Period: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
to Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Series & Grade: GS-1862-09/10
Position Information: Full-time Permanent
Promotion Potential: 10
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Broken Bow, OK
Who May Be Considered:
1.
CURRENT eligible Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Agency
Employees Nationwide.
or
2.
USDA Career Transtion 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. Here's what to
expect:
SPECIFIC
VACANCY INFORMATION: SCSI,
GS-1862-9/10, SJ-552
Establishment:
P 7085, Tyson Foods Inc. located in MCCURTAIN County.
Work
Schedule: 1st Shift, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Species:
Poultry
As
a Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector (SCSI), you will serve as
a
subordinate supervisor to a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer
(SVMO)in a large slaughter plant. You will assign, direct,
review,
and
evaluate the work of line Food Inspectors (FI) and off-line
Consumer
Safety Inspectors (CSI).
Key Requirements:
- THIS IS A
SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL POSITION REQUIRING A PROBATION PERIOD
- NON-COMPETITIVE
ELIGIBLES MUST APPLY TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CONSIDERATION
- Current FSIS
employees do not submit DD214, SF-50, or Performance
Appraisal
- FSIS UTILIZES
E-VERIFY TO VERIFY IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
- A TRAINING PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
Major Duties:
As
a Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector you will monitor line
inspection
activities, assure appropriate breaks are provided and
that relief inspectors are utilized as necessary.
You
will provide training to new inspectors and to all inspectors as
needed on new inspection procedures and techniques.
In
your position as a SCSI, you will verify regulatory compliance
with
the full range of Sanitation and Standard Operating Procedures
(SSOP)
and with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
requirements.
In
addition, you will verify corrective actions taken to deal with
product
contamination and will prepare non-compliance
documentation.
Qualifications:
For
the Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector (SCSI) positions,
there
are two basic components of your experience that together
define the qualifications.
These
components are:
1. Time in Grade
2. 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.
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 principlesand 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. Past
or present supervisory experience will enhance
your qualifications for the vacancy.
This
is a non-bargaining unit position.
If
you are a non-competitive eligible you MUST APPLY to this
announcement in order to be considered.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
HOW
WILL MY TOTAL APPLICATION 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:
You
may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
program, with costs shared with your employer. More
info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB.
Life
insurance coverage is provided. More info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life
New
employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees
Retirement
System (FERS). If you are transferring from another
agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this
program. More
info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#retr
You
will earn annual vacation leave. More info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#VACA
You
will earn sick leave. More info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#SKLV
You
will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your
regularly scheduled tour of duty. More info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI
Other Information:
Condition
of Employment:
This
position has a training program requirement as a condition of
employment. If
selected, you must successfully complete a 2-3 week
training
program at a designated location which may require travel
outside the duty location for an extended period. The training you
will attend is called the Food Safety Regulatory
Essentials (FSRE).
The
type of class you will attend will be based on your assignment.
For
example, if your assignment covers raw products, you will attend
the two week course for raw products. If your assignment covers not
shelf
stable, ready-to-eat/not ready-to-eat products, you will
attend the three week course. 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.
Failure to successfully complete the
training
may result in returning you to your former position, or
like
position at the same or lower grade (depending on availability
and the needs of the Agency) or removal from Federal
Service.
This
is a non-bargaining unit position.
If you are a non-
competitive
eligible you must apply to this announcement in order to
be considered.
Multiple
selections: This announcement may be used to fill
additional,
like vacancies should any occur in the announced duty
location.
If
selection is made below GS-10, promotion to that level may be
made without further competition.
SELECTEE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE A ONE YEAR SUPERVISORY
PROBATIONARY
PERIOD UNLESS PRIOR SERVICE IS CREDITABLE.
ENTITLEMENT
TO THE PAYMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN FSIS DIRECTIVE 3820.2
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
A
background investigation is a requirement for this position.
Appointment
will be subject to the applicant's successful completion
of a background investigation and favorable
adjudication. Failure
to
successfully meeting these requirements could lead to adverse
action proceedings including possible termination.
(Current
employees
of the Food Safety and Inspection Service may already have
the
required background investigation)
This
position requires a pre-employment physical. Applicants must
be
physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the job
functions, without hazard to themselves or others. These
positions
require
good vision (including color vision), hearing, touch and eye-
hand coordination. Applicants who use a prosthesis or
mechanical aid
that
satisfactorily compensates for an impaired function will be
considered. (Current employees of the Food Safety and
Inspection
Service
may already have a pre-employment physical)
TRAVEL
REQUIRED MAY VARY DEPENDING ON GEOGRAPHICAL ASSIGNMENT.
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).
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.
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?
CURRENT
FSIS EMPLOYEES DO NOT NEED TO FAX or MAIL ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS
FOR THIS VACANCY. (such as: SF-50, DD214, Transcripts, and
Performance
Appraisal)
If
you claim CTAP eligibility, please provide a
copy of your
most
recent performance appraisal (at least "fully successful"
or
equivalent) and proof of eligibility, i.e., a RIF
separation
notice
or Certification of Expected Separation and a SF-50 noting
current position, grade level and duty location.
If
hard copy documents are being submitted by you for career
transition
assistance, the documents must be received via fax during
the USAJOBS registration process.
Faxing
Supporting Documentation:
The
next step of the application process is
to fax all the required
supporting
documentation specified in the Required Documents section
of this vacancy announcement. You do not need to have
all of your
supporting
documentation submitted in order to continue with the
online portion of the application process. Please carefully follow
the
instructions below to ensure your supporting documents are
properly faxed and received. All required documents must be
received
by midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy
announcement.
***Not
all of the document types listed will pertain to you; only
submit documents needed to complete your application package. For
example,
Schedule A Certification document must only be
submitted
by individuals applying based on eligibility for
appointment due to a disability. The SF-50 is a form current and
former
Federal employees submit to document their Federal employment
status.
FAX
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If you have previously faxed supporting
documentation the status
of those documents will indicate Received. There is no need
to
resubmit documents which show a status of received unless you are
submitting an updated copy. (If a document is resubmitted, it
replaces
the previous submission, which means the previous document
is no longer available to the human resources
office. If you are
adding
to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must
fax
both the old document and the new document for both of them to
be accessible to HR).
2. You must use a separate cover sheet for
each category of
supporting documentation (i.e., transcripts, SF-50, DD-214). Choose
the
document cover sheet(s) you would like to print by selecting the
appropriate check boxes in the Selected Documents
column.
3. Click the [Print Cover Sheets]
button. A window will pop up
containing the fax cover sheet(s) you selected. Print the cover
sheet(s). NOTE:
You must be connected to a printer in order to
print the cover sheets.
Additionally, you must allow pop-ups.
4. Once you have reviewed the list of
documents and printed any
required fax cover sheets click on [Done]. You will be moved
forward in the application process.
5. Before faxing your document(s), take care
to ensure the document
is
legible and all information is complete and signed, if
necessary. Fax
only documents which are clear and legible.
Original
documents with light or faded print and/or dark or
patterned backgrounds will not be legible upon
receipt. Illegible
faxed
documents cannot be used for qualification or verification
purposes.
6. Place the corresponding cover sheet on
top of the document and
fax
the cover sheet and document together to the fax number
specified on the cover sheet. NOTE:
If you are faxing
documents
from more than one category of supporting documentation,
you must submit them with the appropriate cover sheet.
EACH
DOCUMENT
TYPE MUST BE FAXED SEPARATELY under its corresponding
cover sheet. DO NOT FAX ALL DOCUMENTS UNDER ONE COVER
SHEET. (i.e.,
Transcripts
are one type of document; fax all pages of your
transcript
and other education-related documents under the
transcript
cover sheet; the SF-50 is another document type, if
you
are faxing more than one SF-50, fax them all under the SF-50
cover sheet.)
7. Be sure to save these cover sheets in the
event you need to re-
fax your supporting documents. Each fax transmission includes a
unique
identification number and bar code, which ensures your
document is processed correctly.
8. You will receive an e-mail confirming the
fax has been
successfully received by Human Resources. You should
retain your e-
mail
confirmation and confirmation of your fax transmittal report as
proof of submission.
Your
application will be considered incomplete and YOU WILL BE
FOUND
INELIGIBLE if you fail to submit the required
documentation
as specified under the required documents section by
midnight
Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy
announcement.
Contact Information:
Merri Stellburg
Phone: 800-370-3747 x8541
Fax: 612-370-2062
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: merri.stellburg@fsis.usda.gov
Or write:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Operations
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2062
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: 612-370-2062
For questions about this job:
Merri Stellburg
Phone: 800-370-3747 x8541
Fax: 612-370-2062
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: merri.stellburg@fsis.usda.gov
Control Number: 1458404
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