EMPLOYMENT

Who we are The Veterinary and Export Meat Branch (VEMB) undertakes regulatory functions by providing inspection and certification for the export of meat, meat products and the import and export of live animals and reproductive material in order to meet importing country requirements and Australian legislative requirements. The Export Meat Section delivers inspection and verification services at export registered meat establishments located in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and at approximately 87 abattoirs and various other regional export facilities across the country. These services are aimed at achieving compliance with Australian export standards and overseas importing country market requirements. Staff are authorised export control officers responsible for administering appropriate export legislation and implementing ante mortem, post mortem and meat and meat product meat inspection services. The teams comprising of On-Plant Veterinary Officers (OPV's), Food Safety Assessors (FSA's), Food Safety Meat Assessors (FSMA's) and a number of personnel within the Staff Resource Unit provide the services required at 87 regional export facilities and various other registered premises nationally. The key duties of the position include The Jobs Working as part of a small team the FSMA will, under the direction of the OPV, perform inspection and verification roles at export registered abattoirs to ensure compliance with the Export Control Act 2020 and importing country requirements. The role will observe, oversee, evaluate, verify and document the performance of export meat establishment production systems and process controls relating to food safety, wholesomeness and traceability. The FSMA will enforce compliance in accordance with their regulatory responsibilities. The duties of the FSMA will vary depending on the Establishments inspection arrangement. The main duties of the position include, but are not limited to: • verifying that the company has complied with the system in its Approved Arrangement • verifying the effectiveness of post mortem inspection undertaken by the department's authorised personnel • in consultation with the OPV, making dispositions upon carcasses diverted for significant or unusual pathological conditions to the retain rail for further investigation and disposition • providing timely and accurate input of performance data into the department's audit management system. Please note that future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies (both regional and metropolitan) may become available throughout Australia and the merit pool established from this process may be used to fill these vacancies where the duties are of a similar nature. Non ongoing (specified term) contracts may be offered to new employees for an initial period of up to twelve months with the possibility of extension up to a maximum period of two years in total. Non-ongoing (casual) contracts will be offered for periods of up to two years. Some of these non-ongoing positions may become ongoing in the next eighteen months. Should a position become ongoing then the merit pool, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Public Service Gazette, may be used to fill the vacancy on an ongoing basis. Work locations Currently, ongoing and anticipated FSMA positions are available at the following locations: NSW - Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Bourke QLD - Charleville*, Gympie, Moranbah, FSMA Pool - South East QLD VIC - Warrnambool, FSMA Pool - Sout East Gippsland Remote Localities * This locality has been graded as a remote locality. Employees working in this location are paid an annual district allowance in accordance with the relevant provision (Clause 631) of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027. The successful applicant will also be entitled to additional annual leave as well as leave fares assistance.