Clarification from the agency

(1) Arkansas Army National Guard (AR ARNG) Technicians; (2) All members of the AR ARNG, (3) Individuals who are not members of the National Guard but who are eligible to acquire membership in an available and compatible military grade for excepted technician positions. (Upon selection, must be a member of the AR Army National Guard).

-- Responsible for all phases of DLR and CLIX repair/repairable items procurement and returns program. Forecasts, justifies, prepares, submits, and administers the annual DLR budget request. Responsible to acquire needed DLR and CLIX repair parts.Verifies availability and orders DLR parts as needed. Determines proper fund coding,prepares requisitions and forwards to source of supply. Insures part availability,receives part, stores, prepares Material Release Order (MRO), and forwards part tomaintenance shops. Recovers damaged/unserviceable part, initiates turn-in procedure,prepares for shipment, packages and ships to depot, Aviation Classification Repair ArmyDepot (AVCRAD), or other appropriate activity. Maintains Document Control Registerand ship-out log. Verifies that appropriate activity has received returned part.Reviews budget reports to insure returned funds are properly credited to DLR account.Incumbent establishes coordination and networking with other civilian and militaryagencies, for the purpose of acquiring required items and supplies. Those agenciesinclude AVCRAD, Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM), Item Managers, civiliancontract vendors, etc.

-- Assists/performs the Property Book operations in the area of inventory and storagemanagement, and equipment coordination. Ensures the property book sectionsperiodically perform a visual inventory of all items. Maintains property bookaccountability utilizing an automated or manual supply accounting system. Establisheshand receipt files and maintains accountability by the use of hand receipt listings.Assures that all authorized property is on hand or has been requisitioned. Coordinatesthe assignment and transfer of inventory. Schedules, directs and conducts periodicinspections, to insure stock items are serviceable, properly stored, accounted for andmaintained.

-- Analyzes supply transactions or provides customer service for urgent critical shortageitems and items requiring special handling when established procedures are notapplicable. Codes and classifies requisitions, shipping orders, and other documents;extracts requests to other sources of supply or refers them to inventory control pointwhen stock is unavailable or cannot be shipped.

-- Within funding limitations determines stock replenishment levels for centrallycontrolled items. Assures that supplies and monies are not wasted through excessaccumulation.

-- Establishes procedures for management of calibration, testing of TMDE, and monitorstool room operations, to include accounting for, issuing and replacing tools.

-- May oversee subordinates, when organization and workload does not support a fulltime supervisor, that are performing material and resource tracking (i.e., DLR, CLIX, andrelated budgets), special TDME/tool transactions and hazardous material accountability.

-- Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership in the military grade listed below. Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.

Military Grades: Enlisted

Minimum Grade - PFC (E-3)
Maximum Grade - SFC (E-7)

Compatible Military Assignments: Selectee must be a member of the Arkansas Army National Guard and compatible in Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) series 92.

IMPORTANT NOTES (AS APPLICABLE): Upon selection for this position, individual must possess or initiate a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background investigation. A favorable determination based upon investigative results is mandatory for this position. Failure to meet these requirements will result in termination of employment. A pre-placement physical is required if not already current. Upon selection, must complete mandatory Full-Time Support (FTS) Training at the Professional Education Center (PEC) within six months of assignment (if applicable, training will be coordinated by the supervisor). Individual must meet all military requirements of the position without creating a grade inversion, as determined by the Human Resources Office (HRO). Technicians will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (Grade Inversion). Enlisted members currently at a higher grade than allowed by the position (see Military Grade Requirement above) may apply; however, they must administratively reduce prior to appointment and provide confirmation of the reduction to HRO.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED UNDER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Experience, education, or training in a variety of operations or situations concerned with substance or content of supply actions, requiring ability to decide course of action to take, considering the circumstances or conditions encountered. Knowledge of basic or commonly applied rules, procedures, or operations such as, filling out, posting, filing, controlling, or coding documents and/or transactions. Experience using computer and automation systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Knowledge of governing supply regulations, policies, procedures, and instructions applicable to the specific assignment. Experience conducting searches for required information; reconstruct records for supply transactions; and/or provide supply operations support for activities involving specialized or unique supplies, equipment, and parts. Experience performing various aspects of supply specialist work based on practical knowledge of standard procedures, where assignments include individual case problems related to segments in one or more major areas of supply management. Experience which required person-to-person contacts to convey information and ability to compile reports, letters, memoranda, etc. Consistent with the grade level determining duties in the position description, higher grade level specialized experience may include experience controlling supply stocks and accounting for equipment, cataloging, maintenance, and disposal procedures. Completing complex supply transactions; and/or providing supply operations support. Experience coordinating with other organizations on complex and controversial supply issues. Experience analyzing, developing, evaluating to improve supply programs, policies, procedures, techniques, etc. Knowledge on the entire inventory management supply system. Experience providing advice and guidance on supply regulations to upper levels of management regarding supply functions.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, general and specialized experience):
--Knowledge of requisitions, supporting documents and reference material to performmaterial coordination storage management responsibility for special programs,maintenance, and production shops. Knowledge of established supply regulations,policies, procedures, and other instructions applicable to the specific assignment.

-- Knowledge of all phases of Depot Level Repairable (DLR)/Class 9 (CLIX)repair/repairable items procurement and returns program.

-- Knowledge to conduct extensive and exhaustive searches for required information toreconstruct records for complex supply transactions.

-- Knowledge and ability to perform routine aspects of supply technician work based onpractical knowledge of standard procedures, where assignments include individual caseproblems related to a limited segment in one of the major areas of supply management,such as inventory management, excess property, storage management, etc.