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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-2009-0658
Consumer Safety Inspector 8
Salary Range: 42,214.00 - 54,879.00 USD per year
Open Period: Thursday, April 02, 2009
to Thursday, April 23, 2009
Series & Grade: GS-1862-08/08
Position Information: Full-time Permanent
Promotion Potential: 08
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Temperanceville, VA
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. Here's what to expect:
SPECIFIC VACANCY
INFORMATION: CSI, GS-1862-8,
SJ-517.
Establishment: P-806, Tyson Foods, Inc., located in
Accomack
County. Work Schedule: Relief shift.
As a CSI, you will 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.
Key Requirements:
- Please register with
USAJOBS! FSIS is integrated with the USAJOBS system.
- Must be a CURRENT FSIS
Employee or USDA Career Transition Eligible-CTAP
- THIS IS A PUBLIC TRUST
POSITION REQUIRING A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Major Duties:
As a CSI, you will 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.
In your position as a CSI, you
will verify that meat and poultry
slaughter and/or processing
establishments' Sanitation Standard
Operating Procedures (SSOP)and
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point (HACCP) Plans meet
regulatory requirements and are being
executed effectively to
prevent unsanitary conditions and
adulteration of product.
You will review records,
observe plant operations and conduct hands-
on verification to ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements.
You will prepare detailed
documentation (Non-Compliance Records)of
noncompliance with regulatory
requirements. You will
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.
You will conduct regulatory
oversight activities inside plants in
matters relating to other
consumer protections (e.g., economic
adulteration and misbranding).
As a Consumer Safety
Inspector, you will have contact with plant
managers, owners and others to
explain legal and regulatory
requirements, discuss
operation of the plants' SSOP, HACCP plan and
other food safety
programs. You will communicate
on and defend
determinations on
noncompliance issues and discuss plans for
addressing
non-compliance. You will also
work with a variety of
individuals to resolve
problems, clarify differences of
interpretation concerning
HACCP and other food safety or consumer
protection requirements and
you will advise other Agency inspectors,
supervisors and officers on
inspection and enforcement matters for
which you are involved.
In addition, you may 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.
You may
be involved in performing
health and safety verification sampling
and tests for detection of
specific microbes (e.g., salmonella,
listeria, etc.), residues or
contaminants. You may also perform
direct, structured sampling
involving Protein Fat Free (PFF),
undeclared species, undeclared
ingredients or suspected economic
violations involving net
weight or labeling.
Qualifications:
For the Consumer Safety
Inspector (CSI) 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.
Specialized Experience for the
Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI)
positions:
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.
If you currently hold or have
previously held a permanent federal
position at the GS-8 or
higher, you are considered a "non-
competitive" eligible and
may apply on-line to this announcement
and/or be considered by
applying to the Voluntary Reassignment
System.
To receive consideration for
this position, under the Voluntary
Reassignment System,. Form
4335-3 must be submitted for
noncompetitive consideration
(reassignment, change to lower grade,
or noncompetitive
re-promotion). Noncompetitive
applicants submit
a hard copy Form 4335-3,
Employee Request for Reassignment within
Field Operations. Completed forms should be submitted
to: USDA,
FSIS, HRFO Internal Placement
Systems Section, Butler Square West,
4th Floor, 100 N Sixth Street,
Minneapolis, MN 55403.
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:
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.
Multiple selections: This
announcement may be used to fill
additional, like vacancies
should any occur in the announced duty
location.
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)
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.
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?
CURRENT FSIS EMPLOYEES DO NOT
NEED TO FAX or MAIL ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS (i.e SF-50, Transcripts,
Performance Appraisals or DD214).
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
coversheet
(s). NOTE: You must be connected to a
printer in order to
print the coversheets. 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:
Sandra
Wasserman
Phone: 800-370-3747 x8588
Fax: 612-370-2007
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: sandra.wasserman@fsis.usda.gov
Or write:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Operations
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2007
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: 612-370-2007
For questions about this job:
Sandra Wasserman
Phone: 800-370-3747 x8588
Fax: 612-370-2007
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: sandra.wasserman@fsis.usda.gov
Control Number: 1522714
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