Food Inspector Eggs Job in
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Vacancy No. |
FSIS-MMP-2008-1356 |
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Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service |
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Salary |
$40,779.00 to $53,012.00 |
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08 to 08 |
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Perm/Temp |
Permanent |
FT/PT |
Full-time |
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Open Date |
7/31/2008 |
Close Date |
8/14/2008 |
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Job Link |
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Job Description (Please
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Current
status FSIS Employees Nationwide and USDA
Career Transition Eligibles (CTAP) Specific
Vacancy Information: Establishment # 1123G Est: Golden Oval
Eggs TOD: Monday through Friday; 7:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
This
is an excellent opportunity for those seeking a greater challenge
and responsibility in a position directly involved in protecting public health! 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.
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 breaking 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.
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 GS-7 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 GS-7 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) will be considered under the Voluntary Reassignment System. Noncompetitive applicants must
submit FSIS Form 4335-3, Employee Request for Reassignment, in order to receive consideration.
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. 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
-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.(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)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 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, 20250-9410
or call (800)795-3272 (voice) or (202)720-6382 (TDD).
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.
WHAT
OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED? CURRENT
FSIS EMPLOYEES ONLY: 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 you are not eligible to apply to this announcement. In
order to receive consideration for this position, Form 4335-3 must
be submitted for noncompetitive consideration (reassignment, change
to lower grade, or noncompetitive re-promotion) under the Voluntary
Reassignment System. Applications
received in Government postage and fees paid envelopes will not be considered.
Carolyn Stromvall
After
the position closes, qualifications are evaluated. The best qualified
and non-competitive candidates are referred to the selecitng official for
consideration.
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applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed
within the Job Description.
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