Consumer Safety Inspector Job in
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Vacancy No. |
FSIS-MMP-2008-1393 |
Department |
Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service |
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Salary |
$40,779.00 to $58,557.00 |
Grade |
08 to 09 |
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Perm/Temp |
Permanent |
FT/PT |
Full-time |
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Open Date |
8/6/2008 |
Close Date |
8/27/2008 |
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Job Link |
Who may apply |
Status Candidates |
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Current FSIS Employees Nationwide and USDA Career Transition Eligibles (CTAP).
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-1862-8/9, SJ-518. Establishment:
M2014/P369, Perdue Foods, Inc., located in Rockingham County. Work
Schedule: Patrol processing
assignment, night shift, Monday-Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. 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.
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.
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: 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-9 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, 4th Floor,
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 processfor 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
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. If selection is made below GS-9, promotion to that
level may be made without further competition. 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 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 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 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 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.
Sandra Wasserman
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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