In this position, you will have a dynamic, multifaceted role protecting consumers as a Public Health Veterinarian. Your duties will encompass closely planning, organizing, coordinating and adapting the full range of meat and poultry inspection operations in privately owned establishments.

Duties:

You will conduct food safety assessments of one or more slaughter and/or processing establishments to ensure processes, procedures, facilities and equipment are technically and scientifically sound and meet regulatory and public health protection regulations.

As a Public Health Veterinarian, you will also ensure that plants meet requirements of the Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations, as well as overseeing other consumer protection, non-food safety concerns such as proper
labeling.

You will utilize communication skills by regularly conferring with plant management to ensure regulatory requirements are met. In addition, you may supervise other FSIS employees such as one or more food inspectors and/or consumer safety inspectors.

You will be directing ante mortem and post mortem inspection of livestock and/or poultry to detect, identify and diagnose conditions that may render food products unfit for human consumption.  You will also be responsible for overseeing the humane handling and slaughter
of livestock, and providing veterinary medical expertise on the proper disposition of animals and/or carcasses.

Position: Est- 1816 – West Michigan Beef Company
Shift:  Day shift – Monday – Friday – 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
Species – Multiple
This is a patrol position

Applicants need to have obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), from a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).   The AVMA web site, http://www.avma.org, has a listing of all AVMA-accredited veterinary medical schools.

Send Mail to:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Human Resources Field Office
Butler Square West, Suite 420C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Fax: 612-370-2376
For questions about this job:
Shannon Sarbo
Phone: 800-370-3747
Fax: 612-370-2376
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: shannon.sarbo@fsis.usda.gov

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