Consumer Safety Inspector, Up to $5K sign on, Fort Atkinson, WI
Job Description
Are you passionate about protecting public health and looking to make a difference? Join the Food Safety and Inspection Service as a Consumer Safety Inspector in Fort Atkinson, WI and start your public health career! We have great benefits and incentives for you and your family as well as great career opportunities! Job Summary $5,000 Sign on Bonus, Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, and Referral Bonus Awards are available. Overview
Open & closing dates: 06/04/2024 to 06/17/2024 Salary: $41,382 - $81,512 per year Location: 1 vacancy in the following location: Travel Required: Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Announcement number: FSIS-24-MCE-12429612-AK Control number: 793921400 Duties Ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining non-compliance with regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance 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 of non-compliance with regulatory requirements. Determine when regulatory control action is necessary. You will assess whether the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and effective. Conduct regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and misbranding). Have contact with plant managers, owners and others to explain legal and regulatory requirements. Communicate and defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans for addressing non-compliance. 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. Be involved in performing health and safety verification sampling and tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, listeria, etc.), residues or contaminants. Authorize entry of all meat or poultry products considered to comply with Federal regulations or refuse entry of any products which violate any of the requirements for admission into this country. Coordinate with other Federal agencies on such matters as 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. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Selectee may be subject to satisfactory completion of one-year probationary or trial period. Successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Must be physically and medically able to efficiently perform the essential job functions. 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. Education Education may be used to qualify in lieu of specialized experience. 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. How to Apply Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. #J-18808-Ljbffr