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Consumer Safety Inspector

U.S. Department of Agriculture Braham, MN

$5,000 Sign On Bonus Available - click Learn more about this agency below for more info. VACANCY INFORMATION : (Braham, MN) Establishment: M47709, Greeley Smokehaus & Meats, Braham, MN. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 3:30 PM. Activity: Processing patrol tasks. Species: Multiple. For additional info: Dr. Christine Storey @ 515-414-9258. Employee may be detailed to any shift at any plant in the Des Moines District. Duties Ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining non-compliance with regulatory requirements, documenting non-compliance, and initiating enforcement action, where warranted. Verify that meat and poultry slaughter and/or processing establishment's Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements. Execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans effectively to prevent unsanitary conditions and adulteration of product. Review records, observe plant operations, and conduct hands-on verification to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and prepare detailed documentation (Non-Compliance Records) of non-compliance with regulatory requirements. Determine when regulatory control action is necessary. Assess whether the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and effective, if there are trends in non-compliance, or if enforcement action is warranted. Conduct regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and misbranding). Communicate with plant managers, owners, and others to explain legal and regulatory requirements, discuss operation of the plant's SSOP, HACCP plan, and other food safety programs. Defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans for addressing non-compliance. Work with a variety of individuals to resolve problems and clarify differences of interpretation concerning HACCP and other food safety or consumer protection requirements. Advise other Agency inspectors, supervisors, and officers on inspection and enforcement matters. 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. Perform health and safety verification sampling and tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, listeria), residues, or contaminants. Ensure that products approved for import comply with all applicable Federal regulations governing the importation of meat and poultry products. Authorize entry of all meat or poultry products considered to comply with Federal regulations or refuse entry of any products that violate admission requirements. Coordinate with other Federal agencies (e.g., APHIS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) on animal health restrictions and refused entry lots. Requirements Training as a condition of employment (TCOE) is required. 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. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Selectee may be subject to satisfactory completion of a one-year probationary or trial period. U.S. Citizenship required. Successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Must be at least 18 years of age. If newly hired, the documentation you present for the Department Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" system. Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check. If selected, you may need to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) prior to being appointed. False statements or responses on a resume or application can jeopardize employment and may be grounds for disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134, every Federal employee is required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Qualifications 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 by the closing date of this announcement or the appropriate education substitution. Specialized experience: For all grade levels: This experience should encompass at least two of the following areas: 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. Skill in maintaining effective personal contacts with a variety of individuals. For the GS-05 Level: At least 52 weeks of qualifying experience gained under close supervision 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. For the GS-07 Level: In addition to the qualifications above, incumbents are expected to perform standard and recurrent duties on an independent basis. Your resume should demonstrate at least 52 weeks of experience in independently carrying out routine, standard assignments on a regular and recurring basis that provided you with knowledge of the properties and characteristics of regulated food commodities and substances. Such experience may have been acquired in work such as consumer safety inspector or inspection aide, food inspector, public health inspector, quality inspection specialist, or similar position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps #J-18808-Ljbffr