Client Security Inspector (CSI) Stephen Jankowski celebrated his “golden anniversary” of federal service in October 2022. The son of Polish immigrants, first-generation American Jankowski and his siblings had been raised on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin, the place he had his first expertise working with livestock. He started his 50-year authorities profession as a younger grownup when he spent seventeen months within the U.S. Military, initially serving as an infantryman and radio operator, and later as a door gunner. Whereas serving in Vietnam, he realized of his father’s passing and returned residence for his funeral. Jankowski completed his Military duties at Fort Sheridan, north of Chicago, for the Particular Service.
Jankowski’s profession with FSIS started in 1974, when his older brother John inspired him to use for a job with the company. John labored as an inspector in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, and the youthful Jankowski was sworn in as a meals inspector and commenced his profession in Madison, Wisconsin, the place he accomplished slaughter inspection duties at an Oscar Mayer institution. Jankowski later served as a meals inspector at numerous meat and poultry vegetation in a number of places, principally within the mid-western a part of the USA.
In February 1980, Jankowski was promoted to a processing inspection. Throughout his time in processing, his tasks included inspecting at 4 institutions in Nebraska. He additionally had element assignments at 9 institutions in Nebraska and 5 institutions in Kansas.
In 1990, Jankowski was once more promoted to greater processing inspection duties and moved to Ohio, the place he labored at a number of institutions. His present headquarters institution in Canton, Ohio, makes scorching canine, ham, pepperoni and numerous measurement sausages. His title was modified from meals inspector to client security inspector in 1999. Jankowski has been to many of the 48 institutions within the Canton Circuit, defending public well being by verifying the regulated institutions produce secure merchandise.
Not solely is Jankowski’s job vital to him and his household, however he additionally believes it is very important our nation and the overseas international locations to which the U.S. exports meat and poultry merchandise. He has all the time strived to do a superb job defending the patron and attributes his longevity to having fun with what he does. He describes himself as an sincere, caring particular person with a robust work ethic who’s all the time prepared to assist a fellow inspector or supervisor with any questions they could have associated to rules and inspection duties.
Jankowski and his spouse, Nancy, have two daughters, one son and three grandchildren. Up till a pair years in the past, he was an avid bike rider (Harley, after all!). Now he spends his leisure time doing household actions, working round their residence, which is located on 4 acres of land, and watching his grandson’s sporting occasions.
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