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Food Safety and Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
Location
Tyler, Texas
Salary
$74,678 - $97,087
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $56,527 - $73,486
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-9. Advanced degree or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves leading a team of inspectors to oversee the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products in processing plants, ensuring they meet federal standards to protect public health.
The role includes planning inspections, supervising staff, training employees, and communicating with plant operators and regulators.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in food inspection who enjoys leading teams and enforcing safety rules in a government setting.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is available. Shifts and species will vary based on assignment. For add'l information call Suzette Woerner at 972-861-7661.
Employee may be detailed to any shift at any plant in the Dallas District.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements (including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education) by the closing date of the announcement, as defined below.
Time in grade: Applicants must meet one year at the next lower grade to be considered for the next higher grade (e.g.
one year at the GS-10 grade level for consideration at the GS-11 grade level.) For the GS-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-10 level) that demonstrates: Experience that provides 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 or subject matter (related to food safety or ingestible items) 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. Major Duties:
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