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Consumer Safety Inspector

Food Safety and Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture

This job in plain English

This is a full-time, permanent Consumer Safety Inspector job with the Food Safety and Inspection Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You would inspect meat and poultry plants in Estherville and Lime Springs, Iowa, and Butterfield and Saint Paul, Minnesota.

5 total: 1 in Estherville, IA; 1 in Lime Springs, IA; 2 in Butterfield, MN; 1 in Saint Paul, MN

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
  • Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees eligible under CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP (career transition programs for people whose jobs were eliminated) get selection priority.

What you would do

  • Inspect meat and poultry plants to make sure products are safe.
  • Check plant sanitation and safety plans (SSOP and HACCP) against federal rules.
  • Review records, observe plant operations, and write non-compliance records.
  • Decide when enforcement action is needed and explain findings to plant managers.
  • Collect samples and run tests for germs such as salmonella and listeria.
  • Check that imported meat and poultry meets federal rules before entry.

Do you qualify for GS-5 to GS-9?

With experience: Your work experience must match the grade you apply for. GS-5 needs at least 52 weeks of work with food or other products for people to eat, such as meat, poultry, fish, or eggs, including tasks like collecting samples, writing reports, or making decisions about product quality. Higher grades (GS-7, GS-8, GS-9) need one more year at the level below, and GS-8 also requires work with federal meat, poultry, and egg inspection laws.

With education: A full 4-year bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester hours in agricultural, biological, or physical sciences, food technology, epidemiology, home economics, pharmacy, engineering, or nutrition can qualify you for GS-5. You can also combine education with experience, counting only education beyond the first 60 semester hours. Directly related graduate study can qualify you for GS-7 or GS-9.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume of no more than 2 pages with personal information, education, and work experience
  • Resume must show dates, title, series, grade, and hours worked per week for each job
  • Unofficial college transcripts if you use education to qualify (official copies needed before starting)
  • DD-214 if claiming veterans' preference
  • SF-15 with proof of entitlement if claiming 10-point veterans' preference (optional form)
  • Proof of eligibility, SF-50, and recent performance rating if claiming CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority

How you will be rated: Applicants are rated under OPM Delegated Examining with category rating into Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Ratings focus on attention to detail, decision making, dependability, flexibility, interpersonal skills, resilience, and self management, based on your online Assessment Questionnaire and resume. Your resume must support your questionnaire answers, and inflated or missing information can lower your rating.

Tips for this job:

  • Keep your resume to 2 pages or less, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
  • Show hours per week, dates, and specific food safety tasks on your resume to support your questionnaire answers.
  • If you use education to qualify, upload transcripts and proof of accreditation for any foreign school.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Shifts and species vary, and you may be assigned to any shift at any plant in the Des Moines District. Travel is occasional for Lime Springs and Butterfield, and 76% or greater for Estherville and Saint Paul.

Incentives and relocation: $5,000 sign-on bonus for newly appointed employees, which requires a signed two-year service agreement. Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual may apply. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program may apply. Current FSIS employees may get a $1,000 referral bonus for referring a hire who works at least 90 days.

Conditions of employment:

  • Training as a condition of employment, started within 90 days and finished within 12 months
  • U.S. citizen or U.S. national
  • Men born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
  • Background investigation and/or fingerprint check
  • One-year probationary period
  • Pre-employment medical examination and physical
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Pass E-Verify employment check
  • Direct deposit of federal pay required
  • May need to complete Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306)
  • Must be able to read, speak, write, and communicate in English
  • Must lift up to 30 pounds, occasionally 50 pounds
  • Must stand and walk on slippery floors, catwalks, stairs, and ladders
  • Must see 20/40 or better in one eye and distinguish colors
  • Continuous automated record checks while employed

We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.

Job details

Salary
$40,736 – $87,482 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-5 to GS-9 · General Schedule
Locations
  • Butterfield, Minnesota
  • Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Lime Springs, Iowa
  • Estherville, Iowa
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Consumer Safety Inspection (1862)
Announcement
FSIS-27-MCE-13100674-TJR

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