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Quality Assurance Specialist (Deployable)

Department of Defense
Defense Contract Management Agency
DCMA Western Regional Command, DCMA Santa Ana
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Summary

About the Position:

Defense Contract Management Agency uses the Expedited Hiring Authority to recruit and appoint qualified individuals directly into shortage category or critical need acquisition positions.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Posted 02/13/20
Location
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$73,096 - $95,023 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 11
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-Time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Business travel is required 30% of the time.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
SWH820P82857051135EA
Control number
559582300

Duties

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  • Reviews contracts and technical data packages to identify the specification requirements which the contractor's processes must meet.
  • Identifies differences between contract technical requirements and current contractor processes.
  • Establishes and maintains a communications channel with the Contracting Office and Program Management Office as necessary.
  • Notifies contracting offices and specifies preparing activities of deficient contract and technical requirements.
  • Performs risk assessments and analyses, relying on relevant customer, supplier performance, and Government data, and assigns risk ratings to quality systems and key processes.
  • Ensures compliance with higher level quality contract requirements.
  • Prepares surveillance plans tailored to a level of detail appropriate to the size, complexity and criticality of a supplier?s facility and contracts.
  • Plans address both system and process level surveillance methods.
  • Reviews supplier?s first article test reports and provides written recommendations for approval/disapproval to contracting officers.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • Must file an annual financial statement.
  • A medical/dental examination is required.
  • Immunization screening is required.(e.g. Anthrax, Smallpox, and Malaria).
  • DoD Civilian Employee Overseas Emergency Essential Position Agreement is required.
  • Selectee is required to be exempt from recall to the military Reserves or recall to active duty for retired military
  • Required to obtain a passport/visa
  • Must be able to possess and maintain a government travel card

Qualifications

This position is designated as Emergency-Essential (E-E). In the event of a crisis situation, incumbent will be subject to deployment on a TDY basis to overseas duty location(s) to perform assigned duties particular to the deployment. Failure to deploy when required and/or meet the medical requirements of deployment status may result in separation from Federal Service. Additional information on E-E positions may be found in DoD Directive Type Memorandum 17-004, Subject: Department of Defense Expeditionary Civilian Workforce (https://www.dcpas.osd.mil/expeditionary/pdf/DTM-17-004.pdf) Interested applicants are HIGHLY encouraged to review this Directive prior to applying.

Tentative offer for employment will be rescinded if the selectee does not meet conditions of employment.

Who May Apply:

  • All U.S. Citizens and Nationals with allegiance to the United States
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Eligible
  • External Recruitment Military Spouse Preference

QUALIFICATIONS: In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized Experience required: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level GS-09. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in reviewing and analyzing contractor/ vendor quality assurance data including technical packages; adjusts receiving process/product audits accordingly and ensuring compliance with higher level quality contract requirements; Experience in performing risk assessments and analysis; assigns risk ratings to quality systems and key processes.

Education can be substituted for experience.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  • Ammunition and Explosives
  • Electrical
  • Mechanical
  • Oral Communication
  • Quality Assurance
  • Risk Assessment

Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification
requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

  • Selectee will be assigned to an Emergency Essential (EE) position for period of four years; after which will be placed in a non-EE position.
  • Generally, indoor work location has power, water, heating, and air conditioning, although outages should be expected.
  • Schedule tour of duty will require evenings, weekends and holiday work hours, and overtime.
  • The employee will receive overtime pay or compensatory time off as established in 5 CFR 550.106.
  • Selectee will receive danger pay and foreign post differential as authorized for overseas location to which deployed.
  • Selectees will be hired at the GS- 11 grade level and will be TEMPORARILY PROMOTED TO THE GS-12 GRADE LEVEL UPON DEPLOYMENT TO AN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS LOCATION, subject to meeting applicable Qualification and Time in Grade requirements. Upon completion of the deployment, the employee will be returned to the non-deployed position, at the non-deployed grade level. This announcement serves as competition for the GS-12 temporary promotion.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
  • Tour of Duty: Full-time
  • FLSA: Non-Exempt; Exempt when Deployed
  • Bargaining Unit: Yes
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and requires additional education, training and experience. Applicants should meet the DAWIA Certification requirements for the announcement Career Field and be certified at Level I at the time of application. If you possess DAWIA Certification, please indicate your Certification Level and Career Field information in your resume. Certification requirements may be viewed at http://icatalog.dau.mil/onlinecatalog/CareerLvl.aspx.
  • This position is designated as an Acquisition position and is subject to the provisions of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act and associated DoD and DCMA policies and guidelines. Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at Level ll in Career Category Production, Quality and Manufacturing within 24 months of entrance on duty.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized.
  • Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • All selections under an announcement must be made within 6 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • The Department of Defense (DoD) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. The DoD policy is available at: www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf
  • In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e. retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8416(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate. (See DoD instructions 1400.25, Volume 300, at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.)
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain a rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid experience or volunteer work.

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Agency contact information

DCMA Army Applicant Help Desk
Phone
(785)239-3529
Website
https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq
Address
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