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Department: Department Of Agriculture
Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Sub Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Job Announcement Number:
FSIS-MCE-2009-0025
Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) 5 / 7
Salary Range: 32,176.00 - 51,809.00 USD per year
Open Period: Monday, November 03, 2008
to Monday, November 17, 2008
Series & Grade: GS-1862-05/07
Position Information: Full-time Permanent
Promotion Potential: 09
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Cumberland, RI
Who May Be Considered:
All
U.S.
Citizens; current or former Federal employment is not
required.
Job Summary:
ABOUT
THIS POSITION
This
position has promotion potential to the GS-9 level.
Duty
Hours: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday - Friday
EST.
21166 - Simmering Soup
Meat
processing and meat slaughter
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.
Key Requirements:
- This announcement
may be used to fill additional vacancies.
- "FSIS UTILIZES
E-VERIFY TO VERIFY IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY"
Major Duties:
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.
Qualifications:
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.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
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.
Benefits:
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
Other Information:
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 TARGET
Center at (202) 720-
2600
(voice and TDD). To file a complaint
of discrimination, write
to
USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
W.W.,
Washington, D.C.
20250-9410, or call (800)795-3272 (voice) or
(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.
How To Apply:
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.
Required Documents:
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 RIF
separation
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.
Contact Information:
Shannon Sarbo
Phone: 800-370-3747
Fax: 612-370-2377
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: Shannon.Sarbo@fsis.usda.gov
Or write:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Field Office
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2377
What To Expect Next:
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.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age,
membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with
disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should
contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Send Mail to:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Field Office
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2377
For questions about this job:
Shannon Sarbo
Phone: 800-370-3747
Fax: 612-370-2377
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: Shannon.Sarbo@fsis.usda.gov
Control Number: 1387179
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