Consumer Safety Inspector - BOSTON, MA
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Vacancy No. |
FSIS-MCE-2008-0206 |
Department |
Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service |
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Salary |
$32,176.00 to $51,809.00 |
Grade |
05 to 07 |
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Perm/Temp |
Permanent |
FT/PT |
Full-time |
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Open Date |
8/8/2008 |
Close Date |
8/22/2008 |
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Job Link |
Who may apply |
Public |
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ABOUT THIS POSITION This position has promotion potential to the GS-9
level. Plant Name: Shift Times: Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Raw ground beef This position does rotate. This is an excellent opportunity for those seeking
a greater challenge and responsibility in a position directly
involved in protecting public health. As a trainee, you will be learning
and performing the following duties in a developmental
capacity with supervision and training.
Here's what to expect as you progress in this position: As a Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI), you will
ensure that regulated Meat and Poultry 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 Consumer Safety Inspector,
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 Record) on 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, communicate on and
defend determinations on noncompliance issues, and to 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.
1. Work Experience: To qualify based only on work
experience, you must have 1 year of specialized experience
equivalent to the experience that would have been gained if working
in this position or a similar, closely related position at the next
lower level. See specialized experience definition. OR 2. Education and Training: Successful completion of a full 4 year course of
study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24
semester hours/credits in any combination of coursework in
the areas of: agricultural, biological, or physical sciences,
food technology, epidemiology, home economics, pharmacy,
engineering, or nutrition. Specialized government or military training may
be creditable if it is related directly to this position. OR 3. A combination of education and specialized
experience. In this instance, only education in excess of the first 60
semester hours of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree
(with some related coursework, as described in number 2 above) is
creditable towards meeting the requirements, along with specialized work
experience. The combination must equal 100% of the requirement.
For example, if you have 33% education, then you
need 67% specialized experience. 4. One full year of directly related graduate
education is qualifying for GS-7. Specialized Experience: In order to meet the specialized experience
requirement, you will need to have completed 52 weeks of progressively
responsible specialized experience equivalent to the experience
that would have been gained if working in this position at the next
lower grade level within 30 days after the closing date of this
announcement, OR the appropriate education substitution listed
above. This includes experience that provided you with
knowledge of the properties and characteristics of regulated food
commodities and substances, such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs,or other food for human consumption, and other ingestible substances,
such as pharmaceuticals. This experience should include several or all of the following: Skill in applying proper techniques for collecting
samples and performing field tests and examinations, skill in
developing written reports and reporting findings or results orally,
and skill in maintaining effective personal contacts with a
variety of individuals. Such experience may have been acquired in work
such as consumer safety inspector or inspection aid, food
inspector, public health inspector, quality inspection specialist, or
similar position with responsibility for sampling, quality control
and sanitation in a food manufacturing or production environment, or
similar environment for other ingestible items. There are several ways that you can meet the basic
qualification requirements for the Consumer Safety Inspector
(CSI) trainee position. They are: 1. Work Experience. 2. Education and Training. 3. A combination of education and specialized
experience.
or 4. One full year of directly related graduate
education is qualifying for GS-7.
Applicants are evaluated in accordance with
Delegated Examining Procedures. An automated rating system, based on
the on-line assessment and 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. The Federal government offers a number of
exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web addresses are
provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to
most Federal employees. Flexible Spending Accounts - The Federal Flexible
Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) allows
you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. For information
visit: https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp Health Insurance - The Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans. For information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - Most Federal employees earn both annual and
sick leave. For additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - The Federal Employees' Group Life
Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers: Basic Life Insurance plus three
types of optional insurance, for additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - The Federal Long Term
Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance
for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law,
stepparents, spouses, and adult children. For additional information visit: http://www.ltcfeds.com/ Retirement Program - Almost all new employees are
automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are: Social
Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, Thrift Savings Plan.
For additional information visit:
http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
Future promotion is not guaranteed and depends on
demonstrated performance and ability to assume additional
responsibility. The selectee will not be required to reapply or compete
again for promotion to the full performance level of this position. ENTITLEMENT TO THE PAYMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES
WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN FSIS
DIRECTIVE 3820.2.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION Condition of Employment: This position has a training program requirement as
a condition of employment. If
selected, you must successfully complete a multi- 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 and length of time you will need to attend the training will be
based on the types of HACCP processes you will be expected to verify
in the establishment(s) to which you will be assigned in
this new position. For
example, if the position is assigned to conduct verification activities in plants producing raw
products, two weeks of FSRE training will be required. If your assignment covers establishments with not shelf stable,
ready-to-eat/not ready-to-eat processes, you will attend the three-week FSRE course. If your assignment involves verification activities for
shelf stable products, you will also be required to attend the
two-week shelf stable FSRE training.
If you successfully completed some or all of the required training previously, the number of
weeks required may be adjusted. 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 removal from Federal Service. This position requires a Pre-Employment Physical. The duties of a Consumer Safety Inspector are
performed in a hazardous working environment. Therefore, applicants must be
physically and mentally able to efficiently perform
the job functions, without hazard to themselves and others.
Specifically, full range of motion is required for rapid
repetitive twisting and working with arms above shoulder level as well as
standing and walking on slippery and uneven floors and catwalks,
and climbing stairs and ladders. Applicants must be able to lift,
carry, push and pull up to 44 pounds. Manual dexterity of the upper
body, including arms, hands, and fingers with a normal sense of
touch in both hands is mandatory. In addition, applicants must be free of
chronic eye disease, have good near and distance vision and
have the ability to distinguish shades of color. Any significant degree of color blindness (25 percent or more error rate on
approved color plate test) is disqualifying. The ability to hear and
understand conversational voice is required. The above requirements are not
all inclusive. Background Investigation/Suitability: Selectee will be subject to receiving a
satisfactory background investigation, and will also need to complete an OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment prior to appointment to
determine suitability for federal employment. This document asks for
disclosure of information relating to arrests, employment
terminations, and other suitablitiy issues. Conflict of Interest: In addition, the selectee will need to provide a
signed conflict of interest statement. Conflict of interest rules prohibit an appointment to a position at an establishment where
an individual has been previously employed for more than 90 days
during the preceding year. There are several other types of conflict of
interest situations explained in detail on the form
given to selectees. 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. 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 listed on the announcement will provide assistance
to help you apply, or provide alternative methods. Applicants may contact the servicing human
resources office during their core business hours (8:00 am to 3:30 pm
central time) prior to the closing date to speak with someone who can
provide assistance for on-line application. EEO/DIVERSITY POLICY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, W.W., (202)720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This Agency provides reasonable accommodation to
applicants with disabilities. If you
need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the
Agency prior to the closing date.
Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
1. Answers to all core questions (Completed when
registering on-line in USAJOBS as part of the initial application
process) 2. Answers to all vacancy-specific questions
(Completed for each job) 3. Your on-line resume. Resumes are entered into USAJOBS. Resumes can be copied and pasted into the personal
information area of your application from other word processing documents at
any time prior to the closing date. 4. Any supplemental(supporting)documents needed. Applicants who do not respond to the on-line
vacancy questions and who do not submit a supporting on-line resume will
be rated ineligible.
If qualifying based on education, you must submit
your transcripts and/or course slips.
These items should include course title, school name/location, date completed, grade, and number
of credits. If you claim CTAP/ICTAP 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, Certification of Expected Separation, and a
SF-50, noting current position, grade level, and duty location. If you claim Veteran Preference please provide a
copy of your DD-214 showing a honorable discharge. For veterans receiving
compensation please provide SF-15 and supporting documentation
from the VA along with your DD-214. Supporting documentation should be sent using the
fax imaging instructions after you have applied for the vacancy
announcement. 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, the 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
them both 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 TYPES 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.
Lois Johnson
You may check your status on USAJOBS. Applications are reviewed after the announcement closing date and the best
qualified candidates are referred to the selection official
for further consideration and possible interview. We expect a selection will be made within 45 days of the closing date of this
announcement.
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