Compliance Investigator

Duties

• CID investigates violations of food safety, food defense, and other consumer protection statutory requirements; controls unsafe or violative products; and develops cases through surveillance and investigation.
• This is a Pathways Recent Graduate developmental position. Management may select at the GS-5, GS-7 or GS-9 level leading to a GS-12 full performance if converted to a permanent position.
• The duties described below are at the full performance level (GS-12). Incumbents will serve in a developmental capacity, wherein the work is less complex in nature, and the supervisor provides specific instruction and guidance.
• At the GS-12 grade level, incumbent will serve as a Compliance Investigator with responsibility for assignments across the full range of the standard work of the division. Duties will include, but are not limited to:
• Detect, plan, and develop criminal, biosecurity, and illness outbreak investigations, and other enforcement activities involving surveillance activities, collection and analysis of records, etc.
• Coordinate with District Offices and other Agency components on responses to violations related to criminal investigations, bio-security threats, foodborne illness outbreaks, and other activities.
• Participate with the supervisor in the formulation of local policies, procedures, and programs, including the establishment of long-range goals and priorities for program activities within the area.
• Plan or conduct investigations in cases of alleged or apparent violations of the laws administered by FSIS.