Consumer Safety Inspector Csi
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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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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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