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Consumer Safety Inspector

Food Safety and Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture

This job in plain English

This is a Consumer Safety Inspector job with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in Ronan, Montana, for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The job checks that meat and poultry plants produce safe food, and it includes occasional travel of up to 75% and shifts that vary by assignment. There is 1 vacancy, and the announcement is open to the public.

1 vacancy

Can you apply?

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

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

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

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 whose job or agency was eliminated may get priority under career transition programs (CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP).

What you would do

  • Inspect meat and poultry plants to make sure they produce safe products.
  • Check plant cleaning and safety procedures and HACCP plans against federal rules.
  • Document non-compliance and start enforcement action when needed.
  • Collect samples and run tests for microbes, residues, and contaminants.
  • Inspect imported meat and poultry products before allowing them into the country.
  • Explain federal rules to plant managers and defend non-compliance decisions.

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

With experience: You need at least 52 weeks of experience with food or other products for people to eat, such as meat, poultry, fish, or eggs. Experience like food inspection, public health inspection, or quality inspection can count. Higher grades (GS-7 to GS-9) require more years of experience at the grade below, and GS-8 and GS-9 also ask for work with meat and poultry laws and HACCP principles.

With education: A bachelor's degree with at least 24 semester hours in agricultural, biological, or physical sciences, food technology, epidemiology, nutrition, or related fields can qualify you for GS-5. For GS-7, one year of directly related graduate education can qualify. For GS-9, two years of directly related graduate education or a related master's degree can qualify. Education can also be combined with experience.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Resume up to 2 pages with personal information, education, and work experience
  • Work history on resume showing dates, hours per week, and duties
  • Unofficial college transcripts if you use education to qualify
  • Evidence of accreditation for any foreign education, with English translations
  • DD-214 if claiming veterans' preference
  • SF-15 with proof of entitlement if claiming 10-point veterans' preference (optional but recommended)
  • RIF notice, SF-50, and recent performance appraisal if applying under CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP

How you will be rated: Applicants are placed in Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified categories based on the quality of their experience and seven competencies: attention to detail, decision making, dependability, flexibility, interpersonal skills, resilience, and self management. Your resume must support your answers to the online Assessment Questionnaire, and inflated or unclear claims can lower your rating.

Tips for this job:

  • Your resume must show dates, hours per week, and duties for each job, and it cannot go over 2 pages.
  • Describe examples such as taking samples, running field tests, writing reports, and discussing findings with others.
  • If you use education to qualify, upload unofficial transcripts with your application.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Shifts and species vary by assignment. You will work mainly in one plant but may be assigned to any shift at any plant in the Denver District. Travel up to 75% may be required.

Incentives and relocation: New hires may get a $5,000 sign-on bonus, credit for prior service toward annual leave accrual, and possible Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Accelerated promotion may be available. Relocation expenses may be reimbursed under agency policy for new federal employees. Current FSIS employees may earn a $1,000 referral bonus for referring a hire who works at least 90 days.

Conditions of employment:

  • Training as a condition of employment: start within 90 days and finish within 12 months
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
  • Males 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
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • E-Verify employment check
  • Direct deposit of federal payments required
  • May need to complete Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306)
  • Must read, speak, write, and communicate in English
  • Must be able to lift 30 pounds, with occasional lifts up to 50 pounds
  • Must have correctable vision of at least 20/40 in one eye and distinguish colors
  • Continuous vetting of criminal, financial, and public records after hire

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 – $80,243 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-5 to GS-9 · General Schedule
Location
Ronan, Montana
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Openings
1
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Occasional travel
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Consumer Safety Inspection (1862)
Announcement
FSIS-27-MCE-13101935-JL

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