Job Listing: Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) 5 / 7 Rotates

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 1 vacancy - Brooklyn, NY ABOUT THIS POSITION

This position has promotion potential to the GS-8 level.

Plant Name: Reliable Wholesale Meats - Est.05138
Shift Times: Monday-Friday, 5 am - 1:30 pm
Meat and Poultry Processing.

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.

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.

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:
Lois Johnson

Phone: 800-370-3747

Fax: 612-370-2377

TDD: 800-877-8339

Email: Lois.Johnson@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.