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Department:
Department Of Health And Human Services
Agency:
Food and Drug Administration
Job Announcement Number:
PH-KB-270989-MPP
Job Title:
Consumer Safety Officer (Food Specialist)
Salary Range:
80,402.00 - 104,525.00 USD /year
Series & Grade:
GS-0696-13
Promotion Potential:
13
Open Period:
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
to Friday, October 02, 2009
Position Information:
Full Time Career/Career Conditional
Duty Locations:
1 vacancy - Lenexa, KS
Who May Be Considered:
Status Candidates (Merit Promotion
Eligibles)
Job Summary:
Become a part of the Department that touches the lives of every American!
At the Department of Health and Human Services you can give back to your
community, state, and country by making a difference in the lives of
Americans everywhere. Join HHS and help to make our world healthier, safer
and better for all Americans.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED FROM: Merit Promotion Eligibles
You are eligible under
merit promotion procedures if you meet one of the following criteria:
All Federal employees
with career or career-conditional appointments in
the competitive service; former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility based on
previous career or career-conditional appointments in
the competitive service; displaced Federal employees requesting special
priority selection consideration under the Career Transition Assistance
Plan (CTAP) and the Interagency Career
Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); veterans who are
preference eligibles or who have been separated under honorable conditions
after 3 years or more of continuous service; individuals eligible for VRA appointments; and individuals
with disabilities. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR SF 50 AND/OR DD 214 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED
UNDER MERIT PROMOTION PROCEDURES.
The requirement to
submit a SF-50 DOES NOT APPLY to current
FDA employees and Commissioned Officers.
Commissioned Corps
Officers and "qualified" commissioned corps candidatures in the
U.S. Public Health Service may be considered for internal merit placement
provided they submit a cover letter indicating commissioned corps
status, curriculum vitae or resume, and all other documents required
in the vacancy announcement.
Job
Summary: This position is located in the Food & Drug
Administration (FDA) District Office in Lenexa, Kansas and represents the
highest level of expertise in a district for food program areas such as low
acid and acidified food canning and thermal processing, food processing and
preservation, and food safety issues to determine compliance with FDA laws
and regulations. The Consumer Safety Officer (Food Specialist)
will serve as the source of expertise involving a combination of
scientific, consumer protection, and regulatory responsibilities which
calls for a number of atypical inspection or investigative approaches
applicable to a wide variety of regulatory functions or intensive analyses
and evaluations of food programs.
Determinations on
approaches are influenced by precedents drawn from ongoing improvements in
program concepts; advancements in sciences and industry; new health,
product and environmental problems; or disagreements in enforcement
procedures. You will represent the District and Agency in
meetings with other high level Federal, State and local health officials,
and representatives of the regulated industry and industry organizations;
presenting and negotiating the Agency's and District's position on highly
sensitive issues. The work of the position involves providing
professional expertise in the field of food by furnishing advisory,
planning, or reviewing services on specific or peripheral problems,
projects, programs, and functions.
The person selected
for this position will be required to obtain and maintain Level III
Certification upon availability of the certification program.
One or more positions
may be filled using this vacancy announcement.
Promotion Potential -
None
Key Requirements:
- U. S. Citizenship required.
- Successful completion of a
background investigation is required
- A one-year probationary
period is required
- Frequent travel (Domestic
& Foreign) is required
- A physical examination is
required for this position
- You must have or be able to
obtain a valid state driver's license
Major Duties:
Program Management
As a Program Manager
you will plan, conduct and direct highly technical, complex and
multi-faceted inspections and in-depth investigations related to the
production, control and testing of food products; routinely making
recommendations to regional and district management officials as to whether
or not a firm/individual is in compliance regarding Current Good
Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) and issues.
You will meet with
industry representatives to exchange information and provide extensive
advisory, liaison and point of contact support for food programs
to regulated industries, State agencies, other Federal agencies and Agency
management on new advances in technology related to food products (e.g. new
programs, laws and regulations, significant court decisions, and any new
trends or scientific findings involving food products).
You will also be
responsible for the coordination and management of the collection of
current scientific safety criteria and data; reviewing and recommending
courses of action for continued use; and researching/analyzing, preparing,
and reviewing various documents for Director's signature and/or approval
(e.g. memorandums, briefings, background material of substantive issues,
findings, conclusions and proposed solutions).
Inspections and Investigations
Conduct inspections
and investigations of facilities where only limited guidance documents are
available; proposed or new regulations must be used to evaluate the
industry; or the inspection or investigation may result in considerable
attention and review in the media, Congress, or other forces inside or
outside the Agency.
You will conduct
complex, technical investigations and inspections of establishments and
prepare proposed or final Established Inspection Reports (EIR) to
either assist in or directly monitor/manage compliance programs for sample
collection or inspection programs. The investigator has frequent
and direct contact with U.S. Attorneys, the FBI and OCI, other Federal
agencies, and Grand Juries.
Some investigations
involve complaints of injury or death attributable to products regulated by
the FDA which will require you to plan and decide how the investigation
should proceed, when the investigation is complete, and what reporting is
required; analyzing results.
Instructor and Team
Leader
You will serve as a
principal advisor and/or team leader planning, coordinating and evaluating
programs and activities to conduct on-the-job training and/or formal
training programs regarding technical, scientific,
inspectional/investigational issues, policies, and laws, for various
personnel and stakeholders (e.g. Agency personnel, state/local officials,
industry representatives, Consumer Safety Officers, investigators,
supervisors, compliance officers, district or regional personnel, etc.).
Conditions of
Employment:
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to
apply for this position
- Successful completion of a
background investigation is required
- You will be subject to
completion of a one-year initial probationary period
- You must be able to pass a
physical examination and maintain physical standards to perform the
duties of this position.
- This position requires
frequent travel (Domestic & Foreign) of 6 to 10 (or more) nights
per month, and requires long and possibly unscheduled hours.
- You must have or be able to
obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license
- Travel/Relocation expenses
may be authorized
Qualifications:
Basic Requirement:
To meet the basic qualification for the Consumer
Safety Officer (Food Specialist), GS-13 position, you must meet one of the
following basic requirements:
A.
Degree: industrial hygiene; or a
branch of engineering, physical science, or life science that included 12
semester hours in chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional
semester hours of courses in any combination of chemistry, physics,
engineering, health physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology,
food biotechnology, physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial
hygiene. Courses in the history or teaching of chemistry are not
acceptable. (You must submit college transcripts (need not be
official) or a list of college courses to verify this or you will be found
ineligible, please read the "If Using Education to Qualify"
section of this vacancy announcement for qualifying education requirements.
OR
B.
Combination of education and
experience--at least 12 semester hours of course work in chemistry,
including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours as specified
in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Additional
Requirement:
In addition to meeting
one of the basic requirements listed above, you must also meet the
following Additional Qualification Requirement
Additional
Qualification Requirement - GS-13:
A.
At least one year of full-time
specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the
GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service that equipped you with the
knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform all of the
following: 1) apply the principles, practices, and theories of
the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act, implementing rules and regulations, and
court precedents; 2) serve as a technical authority in properties,
analysis, behavior and impact on the safety and effectiveness of food
products, and apply investigative methods and negotiating techniques in
relation to the laws, policies and their application to the broad field of
food; 3) manage, lead, and/or assist in the management of a complex food
program; applying a variety of various scientific and technical disciplines
to carry out tasks related to the regulation of the food industry including
production of products and devices used in the collection and processing of
these products; and 4) communicating technical and non-technical
information verbally and in writing. (Your resume MUST support
your claim of specialized experience)
NOTE: YOUR
RESUME MUST SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. If
after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination
is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your
score can and will be adjusted to accurately reflect YOU'RE abilities or
you will be found not qualified for this position.
NOTE: Part-time
work is prorated in crediting experience (e.g., if you work 20 hours per
week for a 12-month period you will be credited with 6 months of
experience).
Are You
Using Your Education To Qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other
documentation to support your education claims. Unless otherwise stated:
(1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list
with all of your courses. For each course your list must include
the institution attended, date completed, grade and grade point
received, number of semester (or quarter) hours received. Please
refer to the Supporting Documents - College Transcripts section of
this vacancy announcement for further instructions. All materials
must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement, or you will
receive no further consideration. If selected, you will be required to
produce original transcripts.
Graduate
Education: One academic year of graduate education is considered to
be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to
represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been
performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your
graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester
hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement
for one year of full-time graduate study.
For
any college courses, graduate work, research, thesis or other
non-descript courses listed on your transcript (such as "Independent
Research"), please indicate through your resume or attachment memorandum
from an academic professor how each course fulfills the specific education
requirement, i.e., state number of semester hours credited, topic of study,
grade earned.
NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards
qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education
requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or
degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at
the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All
education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency
accordingly.
Special
Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign
colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements. You
must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private
organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational
credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least
equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an
accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose
transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas
applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your
responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
If you
fail to submit all of the required materials, you will not receive
consideration for this job as we will not be able to fully process your
application.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID
EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the
same basis for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited
on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To
receive credit for such experience, you must indicate clearly the nature of
the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of
hours per week spent in such employment.
Only experience
obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Status candidates must meet time
in grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
Physical
Requirements: A physical is required for this
position. You will be exposed to all kinds of extremes in
weather and noise; lifting heavy objects up to 50 pounds, walking, bending,
standing, stooping, kneeling and climbing. You must have the ability
to maintain the vision, hearing, and olfactory requirements necessary to
perform inspectional work. The work is performed both indoors
and outdoors, requires frequent travel of 6 to 10 (or more) nights per
month, and requires long and possibly unscheduled hours.
Work
Environment: On-site investigations and inspections may involve
exposure to moderate risks or discomforts such as high levels of noise,
dust, moving parts of machinery, irritant fumes, etc. Protective
clothing and gear, and observance of safety precautions are required.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Once the application
process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure
you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified
for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be
made and compared against your responses to the occupational
questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your
responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree
to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities
required of this position. If, after reviewing your resume and or
supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated
your qualifications and or experience your score can and will be adjusted
to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all
instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your
rating. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your
level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following
areas:
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, MAJOR ISSUES,
AND SECURITY CRITERIA GOVERNING FOOD PROGRAMS.
- ABILITY TO MANAGE A COMPLEX
FOOD PROGRAM
- ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE,
ANALYE, AND PRODUCE VIABLE RESULTS
- Ability to effectively
communicate technical and non-technical information verbally
- Ability to effectively
communicate technical and non-technical information in writing
Veteran's Information:
Five-point veterans
are those honorably separated veterans (this means an honorable or general
discharge) who served on active duty (not active duty for training) in the
Armed Forces:
- during any war (this means a
war declared by Congress, the last of which was World War II);
- during the period April 28,
1952, through July 1, 1955;
- for more than 180 consecutive
days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1955, and before
October 15, 1976;
- during the Gulf War period
beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 2, 1992;
- for a period of more than 180
consecutive days any part of which occurred during the period
beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed by
Presidential proclamation or by law as the last date of Operation
Iraqi Freedom; or
- in a campaign or expedition
for which a campaign medal has been authorized, such as El Salvador,
Lebanon, Granada, Panama, Southwest Asia, Somalia, and Haiti.
Medal holders and Gulf
War veterans who originally enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered on
active duty on or after October 14, 1982, without having previously
completed 24 months of continuous active duty, must have served
continuously for 24 months or the full period called or ordered to active
duty.
Effective on October
1, 1980, military retirees at or above the rank of major or equivalent, are
not entitled to preference unless they qualify as disabled veterans.
Ten-point preference
veterans are:
- those honorably separated
veterans who 1) qualify as disabled veterans because they have served
on active duty in the Armed Forces at any time and have a present
service-connected disability or are receiving compensation, disability
retirement benefits, or pension from the military or the Department of
Veterans Affairs; or 2) are Purple Heart recipients;
- the spouse of a veteran
unable to work because of a service-connected disability;
- the unmarried widow of
certain deceased veterans; and
- the mother of a veteran who
died in service or who is permanently and totally disabled.
Applicants claiming
they are 10-point veterans must complete
form SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference and submit the
required proof indicated on the form. Veterans who are still in the service
may submit appropriate documentation that they are currently in the
service, but they must produce a DD Form 214 prior to appointment to
document entitlement to preference.
For more information
on Veterans Preference, please visit http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp.
Benefits:
The Federal government
offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees.
This link provides an
overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp
Other Information:
1. If you are an
eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for
special selection over other candidates for this position. To be
well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced
Federal employees must be rated at 85 or above on the rating criteria for
this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of
the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a
separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an
agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation
has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has
been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau
notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are a
current career or career-conditional Federal
employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you
must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of
Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, or you
will not be considered under the merit promotion process. Also, you should
submit your most recent performance appraisal.
3. If you are applying under a special veteran appointing authority, you
must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of
eligibility.
4. If you are a male
applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under
the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986
requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in
this agency.
5. You can apply for a
non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for
the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned
volunteers from the Peace Corps or Vista, etc. Please indicate the type of
special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow
all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
6. All
qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this
announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is
outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule
Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal
agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
How To Apply:
To apply for this
position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which
includes both of the following parts:
- Your responses to the
Assessment Questionnaire, and
- Your résumé and any other
documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job
announcement.
Use Application
Manager for convenience and quickest processing. Track your progress to a
Complete Application Package using the My Application Packages checklist and
status displays in Application Manager. Your Application Package status must be
Complete by Friday, October 02, 2009.
Option
A: Application Manager
To begin, choose one
of these options:
- If your résumé is going to
come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by
clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your
résumé will be attached only to the Application Package you
complete and Submit immediately after you click the Apply Online
button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may
already have created.
- If your résumé is going to be
one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to
begin the process: Online Questionnaire.
To return to
Application Manager at any time, use whichever one of the links you
used to begin as described above, or simply go to http://applicationmanager.gov/.
Option B:
Paper Qualifications Questionnaire
If it is not possible
for you to use Application Manager, you can write your answers on paper
form, OPM Form 1203-FX. Follow these
steps:
- You can print a copy of this
job announcement so that you can read the questions offline. Follow
all instructions carefully when completing the Form 1203-FX. Errors or omissions
may affect your rating.
- Obtain and print a copy of
the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use
to provide your answers. You can obtain the form at this URL http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf or by calling
USAJOBS by Phone at (703) 724-1850; after the introduction, press 1,
and listen for instructions.
- You may submit the Form 1203-FX, resume, and any
supporting documents either by fax or by mail.
By
Fax: If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, do not use a separate
cover sheet. Simply make sure that all six (6) pages of the Form 1203-FX are on top of any other
documents you are faxing. The fax number is 1-478-757-3144. Feed all
documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them
right-aside up.
Note:
If you are only submitting supporting documents, see the Submitting
Documents Instruction in Step 2, after Required Documents.
- By mail:
Philadelphia Services Branch
PH-KB-270989-MPP
US Office of Personnel Management
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
USA
Instructions for
completing the paper Assessment Questionnaire:
If you are applying to
this announcement by completing the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the
on-line Applications Manager method, you will need to print the vacancy
announcement and refer to it as you answer the questions. You may omit any
optional information; however, you must provide responses to all required
questions. Be sure to double check your application before
submission. You are encouraged to complete the Assessment
Questionnaire and submit your documentation using the Application Manager
method since it is the most efficient way to process your application . The
method that we highly recommend is outlined under
"OPTION A." If you are unable to submit your
responses online, please use the following step-by-step assessment questionnaire
instructions as a guide to filling out the required questionnaire on the
OPM Form 1203-FX:
Social Security Number
Enter your Social
Security Number. Providing your Social Security Number is voluntary,
however, we can not process your application without it.
Vacancy Identification Number
Enter PH270989
1. Title of Job
Enter Consumer Safety
Officer (Food Specialist)
2. Biographic Data
3. E-Mail Address
4. Work Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
5. Employment Availability
6. Citizenship
Are you a citizen of the United States?
7. Background Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
8. Other Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
9. Languages
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
10. Lowest Grade
Enter the lowest grade
level (13-13) you will accept.
13
11. Miscellaneous Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
12. Special Knowledge
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
13. Test Location
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
14. Veteran Preference Claim
15. Dates of Active Duty - Military Service
16. Availability Date
You may omit the
availability date if you can begin work immediately. Otherwise, you
must provide the date you will be available for employment. Please
use this format: (mm/dd/yyyy)
17. Service Computation Date
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
18. Other Date Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
19. Job Preference
Please select one of
the following to show what criteria you meet to apply under Merit Promotion
procedures.
001 I am a current Federal employee serving under a career or career-conditional appointment in
the competitive service or I am a former Federal employee with reinstatement eligibility.
002 I am a preference veteran or I have been separated from the armed
forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous
service AND I am not a current or former Federal employee.
003 I am eligible for a non-competitive appointment based on eligibility
under the Veterans Readjustment Authority.
004 I am eligible for a non-competitive appointment based on a current
disability.
005 I am a Former Peace Corps Appointee or I am eligible for another type
of non-competitive appointment.
006 I do not meet any of the above.
20. Occupational Specialties
The occupational
specialty will be selected for you if there is only one, otherwise,
select/enter at least one occupational specialty code for this
position. The specialty code for this position is:
001 Consumer Safety Officer (Food Specialist)
21. Geographic Availability
The geographic
location code will be selected for you if there is only one, otherwise,
select/enter at least one geographic location in which you are interested
and will accept employment. The location code for this position is:
1857 Lenexa, KS
22. Transition Assistance Plan
23. Job Related Experience
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
24. Personal Background Information
If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave this section blank.
25. Occupational/Assessment Questions:
BASIC QUALIFICATION
REQUIREMENT, GS-13
1. To meet the basic
qualifications you must meet one of the following basic qualification
requirements. Select the statement below that shows whether or not
you meet the basic requirement for this position.
A. I
possess a degree in industrial hygiene; or a branch of engineering,
physical science, or life science that included 12 semester hours in
chemistry, including organic chemistry, and 18 additional semester hours of
courses in any combination of chemistry, physics, engineering, health
physics, environmental health, biostatistics, biology, food biotechnology,
physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, or industrial hygiene. Courses in
history or teaching of chemistry are not acceptable. I have submitted a
copy of my college transcripts (need not be official) or a list of college
courses to verify this.
B. I have a combination of education and experience which includes at least
12 semester hours of course work in chemistry, including organic chemistry,
and 18 additional semester hours as specified in A above, plus appropriate
experience or additional education. I have submitted a copy of my college
transcripts (need not be official) or a list of college courses to verify
this AND my resume supports my claim of specialized experience.
C. I do not meet the basic requirement of any of the responses listed above
and do not qualify for this position.
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, GS-13
2. Select the
statement from the choices below that demonstrates how you meet the
Additional Requirement for this position. It is recommended that you review
the qualification requirements section of the vacancy announcement prior to
answering this question.
A. I have
at least one year of full-time specialized experience comparable in
difficulty and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal
Service that equipped me with the knowledge, skills and abilities to
successfully perform all of the following: 1) applying the principles,
practices, and theories of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act, implementing
rules and regulations, and court precedents; 2) serving as a technical
authority in properties, analysis, behavior and impact on the safety and
effectiveness of food products, and apply investigative methods and
negotiating techniques in relation to the laws, policies and their
application to the broad field of food; 3) managing, leading, and/or
assisting in the management of a complex food programs; applying a variety
of various scientific and technical disciplines to carry out tasks related
to the regulation of the food industry including production of products and
devices used in the collection and processing of these products; and 4)
communicating technical and non-technical information verbally and in
writing. My resume supports my claim of specialized experience.
B. I do not meet the specialized experience of response A shown above, and
do not qualify for this position.
DRIVER'S LICENSE
REQUIREMENT
3. Operating a
government vehicle is a part of this position. Therefore, the person
selected must have a valid state driver's license. Do you possess a valid
state driver's license?
A. Yes, I
possess a valid state driver's license or have the ability to obtain a
valid state driver's license prior to starting this job.
B. No, I do not have a valid state driver's license, nor can I obtain one
prior to starting this job.
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF
LAWS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, MAJOR ISSUES, AND SECURITY CRITERIA GOVERNING
FOOD PROGRAMS. YOUR RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF STATEMENTS SHOULD
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS YOUR EXPERIENCE LISTED IN YOUR RESUME.
SELECT ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING SETS OF TASK THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR EXPERIENCE. YOUR
RESUME MUST SUPPORT THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE YOU SELECT FROM THE SETS OF
TASK. IF AFTER REVIEWING YOUR RESUME AND/OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION,
A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT YOU HAVE INFLATED YOUR
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE YOUR SCORE CAN AND WILL BE ADJUSTED TO ACCURATELY
REFLECT YOU'RE ABILITIES OR YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS
POSITION.
A- I have
not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
B- I have had education or training in performing this task, but have not
yet performed it on the job.
C- I have performed this task on the job. My work on this task was
monitored by a supervisor or senior employee to ensure compliance with
proper procedures.
D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job. I have performed
it independently and normally without review by a supervisor or senior
employee.
E- I am considered an expert in performing this task. Because of my
expertise, I am normally the person who is consulted by others to assist in
performing the task or I have supervised performance of the task.
4. Experience in
managing a complex food program.
5. Experience in
applying a comprehensive knowledge of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;
implementing rules and regulations, and court precedents.
6. Experience in
interpreting and carrying out; the principles, practices, and theories of
food program activities such as the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP), and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
7. Experience in
advising and assisting senior management and other key officials; on
policies and procedures.
8. Experience in
serving as a technical authority; in properties, analysis, behavior, and
the impact of these properties on the safety and effectiveness of products.
9. Broad knowledge of
a variety of various scientific and technical disciplines are necessary to
carry out tasks related to the regulation of the food industry including
production of products and devices used in the collection and processing of
these products.
Please describe your
experience and/or ability to apply the laws, policies, regulations, major
issues, and security criteria governing food programs, and your ability in
applying your experience to managing a food program in 2500 characters or
less, and provide a name and phone number of a person who can support your
claim. When describing this experience demonstrate your ability to
set short- and long-term objectives, analyze problems, find solutions, and
make recommendations of inspection and investigation programs and the
safety and effectiveness of these programs.
ABILITY TO
INVESTIGATE, ANALYZE, AND PRODUCE VIABLE RESULTS
10. Experience
carrying out and inspecting issues and problems relative to the safety and
effectiveness of food products.
11. Conduct
inspections of both domestic and international food establishments.
12. Recognize any
discrepancies or inconsistencies between information reported and made
available and the true nature of the manufacturer being inspected or
investigated.
13. Experience in
selecting, adapting, and applying; investigative methods and negotiation
techniques.
14. Experience in
developing evidence when situations are encountered that may result in
regulatory action.
15. Experience in
reporting inspection and investigation, of violations; and analyzing the
sufficiency of evidence provided.
16. Investigate and
evaluate the adequacy of complex manufacturing practices to determine
compliance with GMP regulations.
17. Carry-out
long-term investigations and grand juries with only limited oversight from
the supervisor.
ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATE TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL INFORMATION VERBALLY
18. Ensure priorities
are addressed through collaboration and communication of goals to team leaders
and employees.
19. Present
information at seminars, informal and formal training programs; providing
reports on the latest technological developments.
20. Conduct
negotiations with industry representatives and other government agencies.
21. Serve on task
forces and study groups, and represent the agency on inter-agency review
committees.
22. Use tact and
firmness to obtain information form individuals who are hostile or
uncooperative.
23. Consult with staff
members at all levels of the organization to achieve consensus on issues
and resolve disagreements on standards.
Please describe your
experience in communicating and interacting effectively verbally with a
wide variety of audiences in 2500 characters or less, and provide a name
and phone number of a person who can support your claim. When describing
this experience provide a list of formal presentations, at professional
scientific meetings, as well as through diverse media i.e., television,
radio, and print interviews; and experience conducting formal and informal
(public or staff) meetings relating to complex and controversial projects
and resource issues.
ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATE TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL INFORMATION IN WRITING
24. Develop written
analyses of data and in-depth fault analysis evaluations and product
failures aimed at preserving and protecting the public health.
25. Prepare replies
stating Agency concerns in regulatory reviews.
26. Develop analyses
that are used for presentations and as instruments for negotiations.
27. Prepare and
present written reports, findings, and recommendations.
Please describe your
experience in communicating and interacting effectively in writing with a
wide variety of audiences in 2500 characters or less, and provide a name
and phone number of a person who can support your claim. When describing
this experience list articles that you have presented and prepared for peer
reviewed publications, complex letters, memoranda, reports, management
plans, assessments, briefings and research proposals and describe articles
prepared and presented to non-technical and/or non-scientific audiences.
Required Documents:
The following
documents are required and must be received by the closing date of this
announcement:
- Assessment Questionnaire for
PH270989
- Resume
- Transcript(s)
- Veterans Preference
Documentation, (if applying under a veteran special appointing
authority)
- SF-50, Notification of
Personnel Action, which shows you meet time-in-grade requirements,
tenure, etc.
NOTE: The
requirement to submit a SF-50 DOES NOT APPLY to current
FDA employees and Commissioned Officers.
Step 2
Submitting Documents
If you upload your
documents using Application Manager, DO NOT FAX the same documents. To
verify uploaded documents have been processed, please wait one hour to
ensure they have cleared the virus scan. You can verify that your uploaded
documents are attached to your application by checking the Details tab of
your Application Manager account https://applicationmanager.gov/ for this vacancy
announcement. Your documents will display under the Details tab in the
Document area.
Faxed documents will
take 2-3 business days to process. 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
background will NOT be legible upon receipt. Illegible faxed documents
cannot be used for qualification or verification purposes.
To fax documents, you
MUST use the special cover page. Print the pre-populated cover page on the
upload documents screen of Application Manager. Or, you may click this link
http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf to
print a copy of the cover page. When faxing documents, follow the
procedures outlined below.
- Include the 8-character
Vacancy Identification Number PH270989
- Provide your Social Security
Number and full name in the spaces provided or we will not be able to
associate your document(s) with the rest of your application.
- You may submit multiple
documents for the same vacancy announcement using one cover page.
- Fax your documents with the
cover page to 1-478-757-3144.
Faxed documents submitted
with missing information will not be processed. The following will prevent
your documents from being processed:
- Not using the special cover
page mentioned above.
- Missing, incomplete, or
invalid Vacancy Identification Number.
- Missing or incomplete Social
Security Number or name.
Note: If you have
documents in your Application Manager account from a previous vacancy
announcement, they can be opened, copied and saved, then reused as an
upload file for this vacancy. Uploading your documents will speed the
processing of your application for this announcement.
Your resume,
curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), or any other written
format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications can be
submitted electronically using the document upload process, fax, mail or by
hand-deliver. Please be sure to include all of the following information in
your resume:
Job Information:
-Vacancy Identification Number, title, series and grade for which you are
applying.
Personal Information:
-Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening telephone
numbers (with area code), and personal e-mail account.
-Country of Citizenship.
-If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the highest
Federal civilian grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.
Education:
-High School name, city, state and zip code, date of diploma or
GED.-Colleges and/or Universities attended, city, state and zip code.
-Major field(s) of study.
-Type and year of degree(s) received. If no degree received, show total
credit hours received in semester or quarter hours.
Work Experience for each paid or non-paid position held related to the job
for which you are applying (do not provide copies of job descriptions):
-Job title.
-Duties and accomplishments.
-Number of hours worked per week.
-Employer's name and address.-Supervisor's name and phone number.
-Starting and ending dates of employment (month/day/year)
-Salary.
-Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted.
Other Qualifications:
-Job-related training courses (title and year).
-Job-related skills (e.g., other languages, computer software/hardware,
tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.)
-Job-related certificates and licenses.-Job-related honors, awards, and
special accomplishments. (e.g., publications, memberships in professional
or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance
awards, etc.)
Do not submit position
descriptions, manuscripts, certificates, pictures, personal endorsements or
copies of other unsolicited material or documents. SEND ONLY THE REQUESTED
MATERIAL.
Note: If your resume
or application does not provide all the information requested above and in
the job vacancy announcement, you may lose consideration for a job.
Contact Information:
Karen R. Brown
Phone: (415)281-7083
Email: karen.brown@opm.gov
Or write:
Philadelphia Services Branch
San Francisco Federal Building
90 Seventh Street Suite 13-300
San Francisco, CA 94103
What To Expect Next:
Once the online
questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that
your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be
referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the
hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a
possible interview.
You will receive
notice via email or by mail, if no email address was provided by you during
the application process, once this process is completed (generally 4-6
weeks).
EEO Policy Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo
Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Statement: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps
Veterans Information: http://www.usajobs.gov/vi
Legal and Regulatory Guidance: http://www.usajobs.gov/lrg
Control Number: 82326591
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