Consumer Safety Inspector
- Location
- Palestine, Texas, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Science & Research
- Industry
- Administration & Office Support
- Salary
- $41,881 – $82,499 / year
- Openings
- 2
- Apply by
- 4 Nov 2026
About the role
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is hiring Consumer Safety Inspectors for Palestine and Waco, Texas, with one vacancy in each location. In this permanent, full-time GS-5 to GS-9 role you will enforce meat, poultry and egg laws, inspecting animals and products and verifying sanitation, labelling and HACCP compliance. You will examine plants, review records, document findings and act where food-safety standards are not met. Pay is $41,881 to $82,499 per year, for two vacancies in total. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S., pass a drug test, and hold a qualifying degree, specialised experience, or a combination, and accept slaughter and processing plant conditions. Applications close on 4 November 2026, and candidates apply through USAJOBS.
Requirements
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S., pass a drug test, and hold a qualifying degree, specialised experience, or a combination, accepting slaughter and processing plant conditions.
How to apply
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- You are taken to U.S. Department of Agriculture — Food Safety and Inspection Service’s own application page to send your application.
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