Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspector

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location(s): Millsboro, Delaware, Tar Heel, North Carolina

Salary Range: $73939 - $96116 Per Year

Job Summary: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is available Shifts and species will vary based on assignment For additional information call Laura Hutchison at (919) 326-5272 or laura.hutchison@usda.gov Employee may be detailed to any shift at any plant in the Raleigh District

Major Duties:

Plan and direct the full range of day-to-day food inspection, ensuring public health by verifying the implementation of food safety systems.
Coordinate inspection activities amongst personnel including completion of inspection tasks to ensure completion of duties and scheduled tasks.
Supervise personnel in completion of assigned tasks.
Determine if corrective actions taken by establishments are adequate to resolve product contamination.
Identify corrective measures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
Communicate with stakeholders to interpret and clarify regulations, policies, procedures, and practices.
Provide training and information to employees on job tasks, policies, procedures, and practices.
Review and rate job performance of employees for award submissions, quarterly reviews, and annual reviews.
Serve as the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of an establishment when required.
Foster working relationships between internal and external stakeholders to improve collaboration.

Qualifications: You must meet the following time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements before the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: You must have completed one year at the GS-10 grade to meet the time-in-grade requirement. Specialized experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level grade that demonstrates: Knowledge of slaughter, processing, and inspection of meat, poultry, or egg products. Experience may include applying either the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA) and/or the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) to ensure safety and wholesomeness of meat, poultry, and egg products intended for human consumption and enforce/implementation of regulatory requirements. Skill to tactfully communicate with internal and external stakeholders (such as noncompliance records, emails, verification reports, verbal/written communication to advise establishment personnel/colleagues/supervisors/consumers/academia to notify or inform about food safety or personnel, comments during work unit meetings). Skill or ability to lead a team, supervise and/or provide direct oversight of the work of others. For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here. 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 build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents sections. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: 1. Click the Apply Online button. 2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. 3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. 4. If you are required complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. 5. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. 6. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. 7. Set aside at least three hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. 8. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete as assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: USA Hire Assessments. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. Follow this link to view the announcement status or your application status: Job Status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT, or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. If you do not have access to the Internet, you are strongly encouraged to visit your library, state employment office, or another establishment that provides internet service to complete the online application and the assessment questionnaire. If this is not an option, refer to the Alternative Methods for Applying section below for specific instructions. Alternative Methods for Applying: If you are unable to apply using the internet, please fax your request for an application package along with your name and mailing address to HR: 1-833-840-9219.

Application Deadline: 2025-11-13