Responsibilities

• Conduct antemortem and postmortem inspection of meat and poultry products.
• Conduct foreign animal disease surveillance.
• Supervise and assist food inspectors on the inspection line to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
• Conduct inspection of egg products.
• Enforce federal meat and poultry inspection procedures, including animal welfare laws.

Benefits

FSIS provides an outstanding benefits package at approximately 38% over salary, including:

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Regular pay increases with opportunities for performance bonuses, time and a half for overtime worked, and pay differentials.
• A defined Federal benefit annuity program that is guaranteed upon retirement, receives cost-of-living adjustments, and is not based on your individual investment return.
• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term care insurance options
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Agency-paid work/life benefit programs for you and your family as well as an Employee Discount Center.
• Multiple leave programs, including Leave Share, Paid Parental Leave, Parental Bereavement Leave and other leave flexibilities.
• Learn more from our Employee Benefits Summary and our Understanding Your Benefits page.

For more information:

USDA Pay and Benefits