Agricultural Commodity Grader (Poultry Relief)
The duties described are for the full-performance level.
At development grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
The may include, but are not limited to:
Maintains relations with plant management and employees.
Examines products to determine conformance with approved contract specifications.
Monitors the plant and processing operations to assure that the plant remains in compliance with regulations.
Prepares and maintains a variety of reports and records.
You may apply if you are a current AMS employee with career/career conditional tenure in the Competitive Service (You must submit an SF-50 that reflects current employment with AMS and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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:
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
One year at the GS-07 grade level is required for the GS-08.
One year at the GS-08 grade level is required for the GS-09 grade level.
In addition to meeting time in grade, applicant must also meet the below minimum qualifications.
GS-08 Specialized
Experience:
at least one year of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 level of the Federal service, performing the following duties:
1) independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments; 2) performing grading and inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to producers or agricultural products; 3) inspecting and evaluating processing equipment and procedures; 4) applying grading standards and regulations to make difficult, controversial, and borderline determinations and; 5) providing technical guidance on difficult and controversial grading inspection problems.
Must be reflected in resume.
OR Education:
possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Science or related field; or two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR L.
L.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
(Must submit transcripts) OR Combination:
You must have a combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement.
First determine your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level listed above; and then add the two percentages.
The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
Only graduate education in excess of one year (i.
e.
, 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard.
(Must submit transcripts) GS-09 Specialized
Experience:
at least one year of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-08 level of the Federal service, performing the following duties:
1) making instant grade determinations in a fast pace environment; 2) performing full range grading and inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to members in commodity specialization; 3) advising industry employees on product quality control methods and; 4) providing technical guidance on grading reviews, appeal determinations, and grading disputes.
Must be reflected in resume.
OR Education:
possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Science or related field; or two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
; OR L.
L.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
(Must submit transcripts) OR Combination:
You must have a combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement.
First determine your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level listed above; and then add the two percentages.
The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
Only graduate education in excess of one year (i.
e.
, 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard.
(Must submit transcripts) Assignments may also involve details and/or reassignments to a different graphical area as determined by management.
The incumbent is subject to geographic mobility should a directed reassignment become necessary.
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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
At development grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.
The may include, but are not limited to:
Maintains relations with plant management and employees.
Examines products to determine conformance with approved contract specifications.
Monitors the plant and processing operations to assure that the plant remains in compliance with regulations.
Prepares and maintains a variety of reports and records.
You may apply if you are a current AMS employee with career/career conditional tenure in the Competitive Service (You must submit an SF-50 that reflects current employment with AMS and career/career-conditional tenure (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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:
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
One year at the GS-07 grade level is required for the GS-08.
One year at the GS-08 grade level is required for the GS-09 grade level.
In addition to meeting time in grade, applicant must also meet the below minimum qualifications.
GS-08 Specialized
Experience:
at least one year of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 level of the Federal service, performing the following duties:
1) independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments; 2) performing grading and inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to producers or agricultural products; 3) inspecting and evaluating processing equipment and procedures; 4) applying grading standards and regulations to make difficult, controversial, and borderline determinations and; 5) providing technical guidance on difficult and controversial grading inspection problems.
Must be reflected in resume.
OR Education:
possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Science or related field; or two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR L.
L.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
(Must submit transcripts) OR Combination:
You must have a combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement.
First determine your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level listed above; and then add the two percentages.
The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
Only graduate education in excess of one year (i.
e.
, 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard.
(Must submit transcripts) GS-09 Specialized
Experience:
at least one year of specialized work experience, equivalent to at least the GS-08 level of the Federal service, performing the following duties:
1) making instant grade determinations in a fast pace environment; 2) performing full range grading and inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to members in commodity specialization; 3) advising industry employees on product quality control methods and; 4) providing technical guidance on grading reviews, appeal determinations, and grading disputes.
Must be reflected in resume.
OR Education:
possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree in Agriculture, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Business, Science or related field; or two full years (36 semester hours) of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
; OR L.
L.
B.
or J.
D.
, if related.
(Must submit transcripts) OR Combination:
You must have a combination of work experience and education as described above which when combined equals to 100% of the requirement.
First determine your qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level listed above; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level listed above; and then add the two percentages.
The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.
Only graduate education in excess of one year (i.
e.
, 18 semester hours) may be combined with experience under this standard.
(Must submit transcripts) Assignments may also involve details and/or reassignments to a different graphical area as determined by management.
The incumbent is subject to geographic mobility should a directed reassignment become necessary.
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.
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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