Agricultural Commodity Grader (Poultry) (Relief)
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 this announcement. FOR THE GS-8 LEVEL:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience of hands-on grading or inspecting experience in the commodity of Poultry equivalent to the GS-7 level that demonstrates:
Independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments such as:
regularly making borderline grading decisions on a variety of products or product types; or applying the full range of grading skills and knowledge at an extremely fast pace requiring instant determinations. Performs the full range of grading and/or inspection tasks involved in directly supplying grading services to producers or members of the trade with respect to the primary agricultural products in the commodity specialization. Inspect or evaluate more complicated processing equipment and procedures, and conditions of storage or transportation, such as is typical of most processed products production and advising industry employees on product quality control methods. Apply grading standards and/or inspection regulations to make difficult, controversial, and borderline determinations. Serve as technical expert performing final grading on reviews, making appeal determinations, resolving controversies, or providing broad technical guidance on difficult and controversial grading inspection problems. OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in agriculture, mathematics, engineering, science, business, or economics; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience of hands-on grading experience in the commodity of Poultry equivalent to the GS-8 level that demonstrates:
Independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments such as:
regularly making borderline grading decisions on a variety of products; or applying the full range of grading skills at an extremely fast pace requiring instant determinations. Performs the full range of grading and/or inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to producers or members of the trade in the commodity specialization. Inspect or evaluate more complicated processing equipment and procedures, and conditions of storage or transportation and advising industry employees on product quality control methods. Serve as technical expert, performing final grading on reviews, making appeal determinations, resolving controversies, or providing broad technical guidance. OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in agriculture, mathematics, engineering, science, business, or economics; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if:
You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-8 or GS-9 GRADE LEVEL:
Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. To learn more about combining education and experience for this series, click the following:
Combining Education and Experience for Administrative and Management Positions 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.
Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. FOR THE GS-8 LEVEL:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience of hands-on grading or inspecting experience in the commodity of Poultry equivalent to the GS-7 level that demonstrates:
Independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments such as:
regularly making borderline grading decisions on a variety of products or product types; or applying the full range of grading skills and knowledge at an extremely fast pace requiring instant determinations. Performs the full range of grading and/or inspection tasks involved in directly supplying grading services to producers or members of the trade with respect to the primary agricultural products in the commodity specialization. Inspect or evaluate more complicated processing equipment and procedures, and conditions of storage or transportation, such as is typical of most processed products production and advising industry employees on product quality control methods. Apply grading standards and/or inspection regulations to make difficult, controversial, and borderline determinations. Serve as technical expert performing final grading on reviews, making appeal determinations, resolving controversies, or providing broad technical guidance on difficult and controversial grading inspection problems. OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in agriculture, mathematics, engineering, science, business, or economics; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. FOR THE GS-09 LEVEL:
Applicants must have one year of specialized experience of hands-on grading experience in the commodity of Poultry equivalent to the GS-8 level that demonstrates:
Independently grades and/or inspects primary products in the commodity group and performs difficult assignments such as:
regularly making borderline grading decisions on a variety of products; or applying the full range of grading skills at an extremely fast pace requiring instant determinations. Performs the full range of grading and/or inspection tasks involved in supplying grading services to producers or members of the trade in the commodity specialization. Inspect or evaluate more complicated processing equipment and procedures, and conditions of storage or transportation and advising industry employees on product quality control methods. Serve as technical expert, performing final grading on reviews, making appeal determinations, resolving controversies, or providing broad technical guidance. OR a Master's or equivalent graduate degree in agriculture, mathematics, engineering, science, business, or economics; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for this grade level. TRANSCRIPTS are required if:
You are qualifying for the position based on education. You are qualifying for this position based on a combination of experience and education. This education must have been successfully completed and obtained from an accredited school, college, or university COMBINATION OF EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE AT THE GS-8 or GS-9 GRADE LEVEL:
Applicants may have combinations of successfully completed education and specialized experience to meet total qualification requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. To learn more about combining education and experience for this series, click the following:
Combining Education and Experience for Administrative and Management Positions 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.
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1980 Agricultural Commodity Grading - Salary Range:
$46,572 to $66,868 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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