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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-MMP-2010-0148
Job Title:
Frontline Supervisor
Salary Range:
90,359.00 - 138,815.00 USD /year
Series & Grade:
AP-0696-05/05
Promotion Potential:
05
Open Period:
Thursday, November 05, 2009 to Thursday, November 19, 2009
Position Information:
Full time Permanent
Duty Locations:
1 vacancy - Trenton, NJ
Who May Be Considered:
Open to current Food Safety and
Inspection Service employees
nationwide, Reinstatement
eligibles, Commissioned Corps Officers and
Commissioned Corps Applicants, or
Career Transition eligibles
(CTAP). Position will be filled
with either a Consumer Safety
Officer AP-0696 or Public Health
Veterinarian AP-0701, depending on
the qualifications of the selected
candidate.
Job Summary:
The Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) is a public health
regulatory agency of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA). Our
mission is to protect consumers by
ensuring that the commercial
supply of meat*, poultry, and egg
products moving in interstate
commerce or exported to other
countries is safe, wholesome and
correctly labeled and packaged.
*The "Food Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008", also referred to as
the "2008 Farm Bill",
was signed into Law on June 18, 2008. The Farm
Bill amends the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (FMIA) to include
Catfish as an amenable species
under the Act.
This is an excellent opportunity
for those seeking a greater
leadership role and
responsibility!!!
As a Front-Line Supervisor, you
can expect the management
responsibilities of a subordinate,
multi-disciplinary workforce.
This includes Public Health Veterinarians,
Consumer Safety Officers,
Consumer Safety Inspectors, and
Food Inspectors within a defined
geographical area.
This position is located in
Trenton, NJ. The hours will vary.
Effective July 19, 2009, FSIS
began operating under the PHHRS, a Pay
Banding and Pay for Performance
Demonstration Project, in which non-
bargaining unit positions will be
classified by career path,
occupational series, and pay bands
rather than the traditional
General Schedule (GS) grades in
the Federal Service. The AP-5S pay
band is equivalent to the GS-13/14
grade levels.
PHHRS will allow FSIS the
flexibility to offer exceptional
candidates higher salaries than
most other Federal agencies.
Additionally, employees will be
eligible to receive an annual pay
increase based upon performance.
For more information on PHHRS,
including information on its pay
tables and how it will benefit
employees, please visit
the PHHRS website.
Key Requirements:
- THIS IS A
SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL POSITION REQUIRING A PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
- THIS IS A PUBLIC TRUST
POSITION REQUIRING A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION.
- RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL BE
DETERMINED PER FSIS DIRECTIVE 3820.2.
- FSIS UTILIZES E-VERIFY TO
VERIFY IDENTITY AND EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
- TRAVEL REQUIRED MAY VARY
DEPENDING ON GEOGRAPHICAL ASSIGNMENT.
- CURRENT U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS A
REQUIREMENT.
Major Duties:
You will oversee and coordinate
review, implementation, and ongoing
assessment of inspection and
enforcement activities at meat,
poultry, and egg products
establishments in a defined geographic
area.
Your responsibility includes
identifying public health or food
safety issues, and directing
activities of frontline personnel to
conduct inquiries or assessments,
document findings, and take or
recommend appropriate action.
You will supervise and coordinate
the work activities of individuals
or cross-functional teams of FSIS
Food Inspectors, Consumer Safety
Inspectors, Veterinary Medical
Officers, and Consumer Safety
Officers in an assigned area.
You will conduct performance
reviews, develop and mentor your team
members, and address employee and
labor relations problems and
issues. You may participate in
making job selection decisions.
Additional skills desired will be
computer skills, communication
with customers, resourcefulness
withinvestigations, problem solving,
follow-up, and the ability to work
well with multiple tasks. Must
work well independently to manage
schedule.
Qualifications:
Time in band and/or grade:
In order to meet
time-in-band/grade, you must have completed 52
weeks or more of specialized
experience at the next lower band (i.e
AP-4 in PHHRS), grade, lower level
(i.e. GS-12), or a combination of
the three in the federal service
within 30 days of the closing date
of this announcement.
Specialized experience: In order to meet specialized experience
requirements, you must have
completed 52 weeks or more of
progressively responsible
specialized experience equivalent to
the next lower level in the
Federal service. This requirement must
be met within 30 days of the
closing date of the announcement.
Specialized experience for the
AP-0696 series is experience showing
the ability to perform, plan or
manage complex food safety
activities. Qualifying experience
typically includes compliance work
in the 1801 series, processed
products inspection or the supervision
of processed product
inspection.
Specialized experience for the
AP-0701 series: Your 52 weeks of
specialized experience must
demonstrate the ability to perform, plan
or manage complex veterinary
medical activities, and be met within
30 days of the closing date of
this announcement.
Educational Requirements:
In order to meet the basic
educational requirements for the AP-0696
series, you will need to have
completed education which includes at
least 30 semester hours (45
quarter hours) in the basic biological
and physical sciences (e.g.,
Animal Science, Chemistry, Food
Science, Nutrition, Public Health,
Zoology, etc.) by the closing
date of this announcement.
Educational Requirements for ALL
AP-701 VMO series:
Completion of a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine degree from a
veterinary school approved by the
American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA), or
documentation of a license to practice
veterinary medicine in the U.S.;
an ECFVG certificate;or acceptable
alternatives shown in the OPM
qualifications handbook. For more
information about qualification
requirements
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There are several basic components
of your experience that together
define the qualification
requirements. These components are:
1) educational qualifications
(stated above)
2) time in band and/or grade
3) specialized experience
How You Will Be Evaluated:
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 ranking system, based
on the on-line application process
is used. Before a 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.
Please note that your resume must
thoroughly support your responses
to the applicant assessment
questions. High self-assessment in the
applicant questions that is not
supported by information in your
resume may eliminate you from
best-qualified status, and subsequent
referral to the selecting
official.
There are several parts of the
application process that affect the
overall evaluation of your
application: the applicant assessment
questions, the core questions,
supplemental documentation submitted,
and your resume. This automated
application system simplifies the
application process, by replacing
the former KSA job-element
questions with the online
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.
Therefore, it is important to explain
what you did and how you did it,
rather than just listing your
current and former employers.
To
preview questions please click here.
Benefits:
The Federal government offers a
number of exceptional benefits to
its employees. For an overview of
all the benefits programs visit:
Benefit Information.
Other Information:
HOW MUCH TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
Travel varies by the size and
geographical area that you are
assigned to.
RELOCATION EXPENSES:
Entitlement to relocation expenses
is determined in accordance with
FSIS Directive 3820.2
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.
Multiple selections: This
announcement may be used to fill
additional, like vacancies should
any occur in the commuting area.
This Agency provides reasonable
accommodations 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.
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-
720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file
a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of
Civil Rights, 1400 Independence
Avenue, S.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.
How To Apply:
Go to
href="http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp">www.usajobs.opm.gov-
Create a resume in the USAJOBS
site. Follow the online instructions.
Extensive help is available online
from the USAJOBS site. Our
application system is integrated
with USAJOBS.
Completed applications include:
1. Answers to all core questions
(Completed when registering online
in USAJOBS and as part of the
initial application process)
2. Answers to all vacancy-specific
questions (Completed for each
job)
3. Your online 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 documents
needed; most applicants for this
position will not need to send
additional documents. Review the
announcement carefully to
determine if you need to send in
additional documentation.
Applicants who do not respond to
the online vacancy questions and
who do not submit a supporting
resume will be rated ineligible.
For Commissioned Corps Officers
and Commissioned Corps Applicants:
DO NOT APPLY ONLINE.
Officers on active duty in the
Public Health Service (PHS)
Commissioned Corps, PHS Inactive
Reserve Corps Officers, and
applicants to the PHS Commissioned
Corps should send hard copy
applications (i.e. Curriculum
Vitae) to the HR contact address
listed in this announcement.
Applicants to the PHS Commissioned
Corps should also submit a copy of
their Commissioned Corps
application. Officers and Corps
applicants are strongly encouraged
to submit all materials requested
here (or their equivalent)in order
to be competitive. For general
information on employment as a
Commissioned Corps Officer at FSIS,
please contact CMDR LouAnn
Rector at (202-720-7208) or e-mail
LouAnn.Rector@fsis.usda.gov.
Required Documents:
1.
Submit completed coursework that is creditable towards meeting
minimum qualification
requirements. Your transcripts and/or course
slips should include course title,
school name/location, date
completed, grade, and number of
credits. (If you have previously
provided this information, you do
not have to re-submit unless there
is new information you want
considered).
2. Individuals who have special priority
selection rights under the
Agency Career Transition
Assistance Program (CTAP) must be well
qualified for the position to
receive consideration for special
priority selection. 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. For those
instances where the best-qualified
lists include applicants with
scores less than 85, the
well-qualified score becomes the lowest
score on the best-qualified list. CTAP eligible's 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) or equivalent that documents
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.
Click here: for more information.
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 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 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:
Brian Fleming
Phone: 612-659-8563
Fax: 612-370-2376
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: Brian.Fleming@fsis.usda.gov
Or write:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Operations
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2376
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
selecting official.
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
USAJOBS Control Number: 1727434
Control Number: 84414534
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