Comments on: USDA Inspection Jobs

By: tyawman

tyawman — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:39:22 +0000

IPT does provide training classes throughout the world, and is based in northern Virginia.

By: luleka

luleka — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:03:29 +0000

Hi there. I would like to know if you have this company in south africa. I have ND in Agricultural Management & 5 years experience in exporting the perishable products to be exported & container loading. I,ve done inspection on following products Citrus, Grapes, Apples & Pears.

By: Food Inspector

Food Inspector — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:53:39 +0000

Sorry to let you know but you are usually hired in as a five unless your a VMO (vet). Then in one year you get a automatic promotion to a seven if, you pass any “condition of employment” requirements and you show the ability to preform the job. Then every year after that you receive your “step” raises (1,2,3,etc..). Ever grade after a seven requires you to go to usajobs and submit a resume just like before and you must have at lest one year prior experience at the next lower grade level ( and 99% of the time you have to move for a promotion). If your applying for a Food Inspector job hope you like chicken plants, because that’s probably where you’ll end up!! You could turn them down for a job like that, but I wouldn’t expect another call back. If your trying for a office job they hold on one grade level until you apply for a promotion. But then again every now and then you might find a 5/7/8 which means you get a automatic promotion every year, up to a eight. Keep trying on USAJOBS DON’T GIVE UP!! Soon the people doing the hiring will know your name, and that’s good.
Three Year Food Inspector 7-2 (For a while)

By: tyawman

tyawman — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:19:05 +0000

You are right, the freeze on federal pay for two years will not help with the recruitment of new inspectors and will hurt the morale of the current inspectors. On the other hand, there is currently a job announcement to hire 2 inspectors in the Philadelphia office. The starting pay is $41K, and in the second year the inspector will be promoted to a GS-9, making $50K/year.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:58:27 +0000

the jobs look real great now with no pay raise for the next two years