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Summary This position is located in the Office of Inspections and Investigation which is responsible for inspecting regulated products and manufacturers, analyzing samples of regulated products and reviewing products imported into the United States. The incumbent will utilize a diversity of work experience, training, skills, and knowledge to provide continuing technical support for projects, questions or responsibilities that arise within an area of program or functional specialty. Responsibilities Determines the regulatory status of products by applying numerous and well-established guidelines. Serves as the organization's focal point for providing office management services for an organization with subordinate units. Exchanges and develops information, resolves discrepancies, and makes recommendations about conflicting program related materials. Performs complex office automation duties requiring different approaches and methods from assignment. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The position of Consumer Safety Technician falls under the 0303 occupational series. To qualify for this position at grade GS-7, you must meet all requirements by 11:59 pm EST on 12/23/2024. Minimum Qualifications: Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The specialized experience must demonstrate one year of full-time work experience , or the equivalent if part-time (for example, an employee working 20 hours per week for a 12-month period should be credited with 6 months of experience.) Experience may have been obtained in either the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. GS-07: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06, in the Federal service, which includes: maintaining an automated document tracking system; utilizing a personal computer and a variety of software applications; performing administrative office duties; gathering information for evaluation and conducting fact-finding, analysis, and problem-solving tasks. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://secure.login.gov/, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Be sure that any uploaded documents you provide in your application are free of document security or compression which might render the document unreadable by our system. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education There is no education substitution this position at the GS-07 grade level. Additional Information For some advertisements, the Food & Drug Administration receives hundreds, even thousands, of applications from job-seekers. Because of this high level of interest in positions with the FDA, the agency reserves the option of setting an application number limit. When an application limit is set, USAJOBS will close the vacancy at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) the day the limit is reached, -OR- (B) the pre-defined closing date of 12/23/2024, whichever comes first. If the limit is reached before 11:59 pm ET, all applications in excess of the limit will continue to be accepted until 11:59 pm ET. The application limit, if applicable, for this advertisement is: 150 For more information about announcement closing, see: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/job-announcement/expiration/ If you are serving or have served in the last 5 years (from 12/23/2024) as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee, HHS/FDA may be required to obtain approval by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prior to beginning employment. You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed. If you have served or are currently serving, you must provide a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, documenting this appointment. In addition, you will be required to respond to the question in the assessment and certify your responses to the questionnaire. https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/political-appointees-and-career-civil-service-positions-faq/ Incentives: Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives include the following: moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service, etc. Special Appointing Authorities: If you are applying for eligibility based on a disability, veteran status, or under a career transition program, please pay careful attention to the Required Documents section for a detailed explanation of eligibility requirements to include supporting documentation. Pre-Employment Physical: No Drug Testing Requirement: No License Requirement: Yes, Valid Driver's License Immunization Requirement: No Mobility Agreement Required: No Bargaining Unit: Yes, 3591, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) Applicants selected for this position will be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring. To demonstrate commitment to the HHS goal of a drug-free workplace and to set an example for other Federal employees, employees not in a testing designated position may volunteer for unannounced random testing by notifying their Drug-free Federal Workplace Program Point of Contact upon hiring. All requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement (12/23/2024); only education and experience gained by this date will be considered. You must continue to meet all requirements throughout the entire hiring process.