Consumer Safety Inspector

Duties Summary

$5,000 Sign on Bonus, Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual (CSALA), Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Program, Accelerated Promotion Program (Huntingburg, IN, Northwood, OH, and Plainwell, MI only), and Referral Bonus Awards are available.

Shifts and species will vary based on assignment.

For additional information call Harris, Walter @ 630-317-1113.

Employee may be detailed to any shift at any plant in the Chicago District.

Requirements

• Qualifications
• Specialized Experience

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Specialized Experience

Specialized experience is experience that provided you with knowledge of the properties and characteristics of regulated food commodities or other products for human consumption. 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 with responsibility for sampling, quality control and sanitation in a food manufacturing or production environment, or similar environment for other ingestible items.

GS-05 Level

• Knowledge of the properties and characteristics of regulated food commodities and substances; such as: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, or other food or beverages for human consumption, or other ingestible substances, such as pharmaceuticals.
• Examples of experience include:
• Applying proper techniques for collecting samples and/or performing field tests and examinations (e.g. identifying abnormalities in the product or production environment and recommending corrective actions).
• Developing written reports and/or reporting findings of results orally (e.g. documenting abnormalities in the product or production environment and communicating those findings to others).
• Maintaining effective personal contacts with a variety of individuals (e.g. discussing findings with internal or external contacts regarding the food safety standards established in the production environment), or other similar work making determinations on products for human consumption or the production environment (e.g. ensuring conformance with established standards).

GS-07 Level

• At least 52 weeks of qualifying experience that provided 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.
• Experience in independently carrying out routine, standard assignments on a regular and recurring basis.

GS-08 Level

• One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 level).
• Experience working with the Federal Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection Acts in order to inspect meat, poultry and egg products;
• Working with basic SSOP and HACCP principles and practices in order to verify plant HACCP and SSOP responsibilities;
• Performing basic mathematics and elementary statistical concepts and methods to perform testing and sampling procedures;
• Experience in reaching and interpreting conclusions.

GS-09 Level

• One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-08 level).
• Experience working at a more independent level than lower graded CSIs, which may include duties such as recommending refusal of exports and providing temporary coverage at locations outside of the official duty station.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. Government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

Recruitment Incentives

• $5,000 Sign on Bonus: Newly appointed only.
• Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual: Calculated to determine the annual leave accrual rate (CSALA)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: For more information please visit: PSLF Program
• Accelerated Promotion Program (Huntingburg, IN, Northwood, OH, and Plainwell, MI only)
• $1,000 Employee Referral Bonus Award eligible: Paid to employees who refer applicants who are hired with FSIS.