Supervisory Program Manager (District Manager)

Food Safety and Inspection Service•Springdale, AR

About The Position

The District Manager is responsible for delivering major aspects of the Food Safety and Inspection Service's food safety and public health regulatory mission. The positions are in the Alameda and Springdale District Offices within the Office of Field Operations (OFO), Regulatory Operations division. The District Manager oversees district public health regulatory and consumer protection activities and manages extensive financial, human, and other resources in support of the Agency's mission. The role directs the review, implementation, and ongoing assessment of domestic meat, poultry, and egg products inspection programs, personally and through subordinate managers, supervisors, and staff. It also involves developing district operational policies, procedures, programs, long-range goals, and priorities, and ensuring frontline personnel are appropriately directed to investigate or assess public health and food safety issues, document findings, and recommend actions. Applicants must meet applicable eligibility, time-in-grade, and qualification requirements. For the GS-15 level, applicants need one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 managing complex work overseeing and enforcing the Agency's public health and consumer protection regulatory requirements across a multilevel, multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed workforce, or equivalent experience. There are no educational requirements or substitutions for experience. The selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance and is subject to background checks, credit reporting, and drug testing.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Meet applicable time-in-grade restrictions, including one year at the next lower grade for consideration at the next higher grade.
For GS-15, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 managing complex work involving oversight and enforcement of public health and consumer protection regulatory requirements across a multilevel, multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed subordinate workforce, or equivalent experience.
Successfully complete a one-year probationary period unless previously served; a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period also applies unless prior service is creditable.
New USDA supervisors must complete all required supervisory training components before the end of the probationary period.
Pass background adjudication and fingerprint checks, and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
Submit to preappointment and random drug testing; continued employment is conditional on negative results.
Submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of initial appointment and annually thereafter.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
Use direct deposit for federal payments.

Responsibilities

Manage the full range of public health regulatory and consumer protection program activities in the district.
Direct and oversee review, implementation, and ongoing assessment of domestic meat, poultry, and egg products inspection programs, personally and through subordinate managers, supervisors, and staff.
Formulate district operational policies, procedures, and programs, including long-range goals and priorities.
Ensure frontline personnel are appropriately prioritized and directed to conduct inquiries or assessments, document findings, and recommend action in response to public health problems or food safety issues.
Use delegated authorities and flexibilities to manage financial, human, and other resources efficiently and effectively in support of the Agency's mission.