Job Announcement Number and link: AGS 18-1 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/491620400
Open Date: Wednesday, February 21
Close Date: Tuesday, February 27 or the day we have 400 viable applicants (whichever comes first)
Locations: Location Negotiable with positions to be filled in Douglas, Nogales and San Luis, AZ; Calexico,Otay Mesa, San Ysidro, and Tecate, CA; Columbusand Santa Teresa, NM; Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Hildago/Pharr, Laredo, Presidio,Progreso, and Rio Grande City, TX.
As a CBP agriculture specialist, you are a valuable member of the border security profession on the frontline at ports of entry. Typical assignments include:
- Checking conveyances, commodities, and packaging materials for invasive species, contaminants, or diseases that could harm our agriculture and natural resources
- Inspecting the traveling public to prevent the intentional and unintentional entry of prohibited/restricted agriculture items
- Detecting and preventing deliberate acts of ag/bio-terrorism by the introduction of biologicals, toxins, and select agents
Typical CBP Agriculture Specialist activities include:
- Utilizing agriculture canines specifically trained to detect meat and plant materials in the international passenger, cargo, and mail environments
- Intercepting prohibited items from entering the U.S. food supply
- Using high tech instruments to detect prohibited agriculture items
- Plan, conduct, and supervise actions such as treating, disinfecting and decontaminating prohibited commodities, contaminants or agricultural materials
More information about the Agriculture Specialist position can be found on CBP.gov at https://www.cbp.gov/careers/join-cbp/which-cbp-career/agriculture-specialist.
Interested applicants may choose to use our qualification aid that can be found here: https://www.cbp.gov/careers/car/ags-qual-aid
