Status: Full-time position
Location: Winnsboro, TX,
Salary: $31,315.00 to $50,431.00 / Per Year
Deadline Date: 4/10/13
Date Available:
Job Summary: The National Field Office is responsible for administering the nationwide inspection and grading of nonfat dry milk, cheese, butter and other dairy and related products at terminal markets, shipping points, assembling and packaging plants, and inspection of dairy processing, packaging, and manufacturing plant facilities and equipment. The incumbent serves as an Agricultural Commodity Grader is responsible for performing the full range of inspection and grading work for one major dairy product, although he/she may assist in the inspection and grading of other dairy products.
You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. MRP offers an array of occupations and is committed to diversity in the workplace. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people.
Qualifications: GS-5 A four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
GS-7 One full year of graduate level education in a related field of study, such as Agriculture, Dairy Science, Business, Economics, Food Science, Nutrition Science, or Bacteriology.
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Superior Academic Achievement To qualify based on superior academic achievement, you must have completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution AND must meet certain GPA requirements. For more details click: Superior Academic Achievement
Duties: Inspects individual lots of products for the purpose of determining lot identification, type and condition of packages, condition of product, and to select representative samples from the lot for grading purposes.
Interprets and applies official standards and regulations in the grading and certification of either butter or cheese according to degree and intensity of such factors as flavor, body, texture, color, finish and appearance, and may conduct laboratory analyses for identified grade factors and other specified criteria.
Performs condition inspections of products and/or packaging to determine kind and extent of defects and whether defects in products were caused by transit delays, improper packing, faulty loading, improper storage, other damage, or by inherent product instability.
May inspect and grade other dairy related products, subject to frequent spot-checks, for technical accuracy and advice on difficult or borderline grade determinations.
Performs cursory sanitary inspections at plants processing and repackaging dairy products.
Checks accuracy of scales for weighing and establishes an accurate tare weight of packaging material, weighs samples of product, and computes and certifies the tare and net weight for the lot tested.
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