Supervisory Agricultural Commodity Grader (Specialty Crops)

Full Job Description

The selected applicant will serves as the Assistant Officer-in-Charge at an Specialty Crops Inspection Division area office and shares fully, with the Officer-in-Charge, the responsibility for carrying out the Division programs, including grading, inspection, certification, and audit-based activities covering fresh and processed fruits and vegetables and related products; and supervising office activities and personnel.

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

TIME-IN-GRADE: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

FOR THE GS-12 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level) that demonstrates: - Applying grading standards to make borderline determinations and identify commodity defects.

- Performing final grading reviews, appeals, and providing technical guidance on complex inspection issues.

- Overseeing operational activities and supervising personnel in sampling, inspection, and certification.

- Developing new processes for program changes; and communicating decisions and guidance clearly in oral and written form to management, staff, and industry.

Note: There is no education substitution for this grade level.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Assists the Officer in Charge in providing administrative and technical supervision to all personnel assigned to the office
• Supervises the sampling, inspection and certification of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables and related products for quality, condition and grade.
• Assigns subordinate personnel to perform services and coordinates the work in such a manner as to provide prompt, efficient, and timely service.
• Assists in the establishment of performance standards of subordinates and evaluates their performance.
• Plans work of subordinates, including supervisors, by reviewing area operations in light of changing workloads, types of inspection, volume of work, and priority of requests.
• Receives and resolves complaints of subordinates.