Supervisory
Consumer Safety Inspector - GLEN ALLEN, VA
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Vacancy No. |
FSIS-MMP-2008-1606 |
Department |
Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service |
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Salary |
$49,600.00 to $64,482.00 |
Grade |
10 to 10 |
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Perm/Temp |
Permanent |
FT/PT |
Full-time |
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Open Date |
9/24/2008 |
Close Date |
10/8/2008 |
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Job Link |
Who may apply |
Status Candidates |
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Job Description (Please
follow all instructions carefully) |
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1.
CURRENT eligible Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) Agency
Employees Nationwide. or 2.
USDA Career Transtion 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: SCSI, GS-1862-10,
SJ-552 Establishment:
P-146, Tyson Foods, Inc. located in Work
Schedule: Night Shift, 3:10 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. Species:
Poultry - Slaughter Assignment As
a Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector (SCSI), you will serve as a
subordinate supervisor to a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (SVMO)in a large slaughter plant. You will assign, direct,
review, and
evaluate the work of line Food Inspectors (FI) and off-line Consumer
Safety Inspectors (CSI).
As
a Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector you will monitor line inspection
activities, assure appropriate breaks are provided and that relief inspectors are utilized as necessary. You
will provide training to new inspectors and to all inspectors as needed on new inspection procedures and techniques. In
your position as a SCSI, you will verify regulatory compliance with
the full range of Sanitation and Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP)
and with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements. In
addition, you will verify corrective actions taken to deal with product
contamination and will prepare non-compliance documentation.
For
the Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector (SCSI) positions, there
are two basic components of your experience that together define the qualifications.
These
components are: 1. Time in Grade 2. 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 principlesand 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. Past
or present supervisory experience will enhance your qualifications for the vacancy. This
is a non-bargaining unit position. If
you are a non-competitive eligible you MUST APPLY to this announcement in order to be considered.
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 process for determining if you meet
the basic qualifications of the position and whether you are found to be best qualified. It is therefore important to
explain what
you did and how you did it, rather than just listing your current and former employers. Applicants
are evaluated in accordance with Merit Staffing procedures which govern Status candidates. All are rated on the extent
and quality of experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. An automated scoring system based on the on-line application process is used. Before any certificate can
be issued to the selecting official, the resume is reviewed carefully
by an HR Specialist to assure that (a) minimum qualification
requirements are met, (b) the resume supports the answers
provided to the job-specific questions and (c) that your resume
addresses experience and education relevant to this position. To preview questions please click here. You
may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, with costs shared with your employer. More info: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#FEHB. Life
insurance coverage is provided. More info: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#life New
employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement
System (FERS). If you are transferring from another agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this
program. More info:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#retr You
will earn annual vacation leave. More info: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#VACA You
will earn sick leave. More info: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#SKLV You
will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your regularly scheduled tour of duty. More info: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/jobextrainfo.asp#HOLI
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. This
is a non-bargaining unit position. If
you are a non- competitive
eligible you must apply to this announcement in order to be considered. Multiple
selections: This announcement may be used to fill additional,
like vacancies should any occur in the announced duty location. SELECTEE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO SERVE A ONE YEAR SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY
PERIOD UNLESS PRIOR SERVICE IS CREDITABLE. ENTITLEMENT
TO THE PAYMENT OF RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN FSIS DIRECTIVE 3820.2 The
law prohibits political recommendation for employment or other personnel actions (including promotion, reassignment,
detail, etc.) in the competitive service. Federal agencies may not accept or consider
such recommendations (either oral or written) from members of
Congress, elected State and local government officials, political party officials, or others based on political affiliation. Salaries
in some locations may be higher than the salary listed in this announcement due to locality pay. For a listing of locality pay
areas, pay tables and counties within the locality
pay areas: http://www.opm.gov/index.asp A
background investigation is a requirement for this position. Appointment
will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background investigation and favorable
adjudication. Failure to
successfully meeting these requirements could lead to adverse action proceedings including possible termination.
(Current employees
of the Food Safety and Inspection Service may already have the
required background investigation) This
position requires a pre-employment physical.
Applicants must be
physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the job functions, without hazard to themselves or others. These
positions require
good vision (including color vision), hearing, touch and eye- hand coordination. Applicants who use a prosthesis or
mechanical aid that
satisfactorily compensates for an impaired function will be considered. (Current employees of the Food Safety and
Inspection Service
may already have a pre-employment physical) TRAVEL
REQUIRED MAY VARY DEPENDING ON GEOGRAPHICAL ASSIGNMENT. 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). 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
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? 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 cover sheet(s). NOTE: You
must be connected to a printer in order to print the cover sheets.
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.
Merri Stellburg
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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Job Description.
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