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SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)

Department of the Air Force
Air National Guard Units
134 ARW / 134 MXG

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32), Position Description Number NGD1819000 and is part of the TN 134th ARW, Air National Guard.

This vacancy is not eligible for membership to a labor organization.

Overview

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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$89,508 - $116,362 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 12
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
Yes
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
TN-13113115-AF-27-029
Control number
892749800

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Clarification from the agency

Current on-board permanent, term employees or Lateral (T32 military technicians/ T5 National Guard employees) with membership in the Tennessee Air National Guard.

Duties

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As a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST, GS-1910-12, you will plan, organize, and oversee the activities of the Quality Assurance Division. Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates. Make decisions on work problems presented by subordinate personnel. Manage, review and develop maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance matters. Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP): Manage the Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP), which provides the Maintenance Group Commander and maintenance managers the visibility to assess and improve the proficiency of the work force, facilitate continuous process improvement, and provide the customer with high quality aircraft and components on time. Manage critical assessment programs such as; Unit Self Inspections, Maintenance Standardization, Operational Readiness, Unit Compliance Inspections, and Staff Assistance Visits (SAVs). Manage the organization's quality program and elements of the program to gauge compliance with directives, assess established processes, identify deficiencies, implement corrective measures, and improve processes to enhance mission effectiveness and efficiency. Ensure personnel use proper data collection techniques and procedures for evaluation, inspection and audit programs and a number of related databases and spreadsheets to capture and catalog data elements for trending, cross-tell, and benchmarking. Direct and control the management of the Technical Order Improvement Program and Suggestion Program for the wing. Manage critical compliance and configuration management programs. Manage the Aircraft Weight and Balance, aircraft and equipment impoundment, chaffing, aircraft hot refuel/aircraft-to-aircraft, Product Quality Deficiency Report (QDR), and Over-G/Over-speed analysis programs. Oversees and approves wing depot-level assistance requests. Manage the Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) and One Time Inspections (OTI) process. Represent and speak for the Maintenance Group Commander with representatives of the National Guard Bureau, System Program Office (SPO) and internally within the Maintenance Complex on issues relating to maintenance processes, procedures, and policies. Serve as the primary technical consultant to production area managers on issues related to quality, military specification, and international quality standards such as the International Organization for Standardization. Manage and plan a quality assurance program using a variety of accepted quality assurance procedures such as statistical computations and data collections. (17) Skill in using various computer and software applications to include but not limited to: word processing programs, spreadsheets, email services, databases and database management. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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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.
  • This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
  • Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
  • Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
  • Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
  • Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
  • For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver’s license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
  • For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.
  • Irregular and/or overtime compensatory hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.

Qualifications

Military Grades: E-9

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have 36 months or 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, to include experience, education, or training involving a thorough knowledge of product or range of products involved, the manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, test, and performance requirements; and skill in developing plans and programs; experience possessed by an expert in specialization able to give technical direction to otherwise competent workers; experience determining operations when difficult and questionable phases of malfunctions are found; experience which required significant and concrete work accomplishments (i.e., special projects, working groups, or detailing assignments) involving interpersonal contacts in a quality assurance or related field; experience in dealing with management principles and supervisory responsibility for the function required by type of position to be filled and the organization involved; experience in managing the function of the work to be performed; experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

Education

Education Requirement: None

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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.

Air National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!

This position is located in an Air National Guard Aviation Wing, Maintenance Group. The purpose of this position is to supervise, establish and direct a planned, systematic approach of a quality assurance program designed to provide the maintenance managers confidence that aircraft, aircraft systems, products or supporting processes conform to technical, safety, work load and customer requirements. The position serves as the Supervisor of the Quality Assurance Division. In that capacity, the supervisor plans, implements, and executes a quality assurance program that includes independent surveillance and evaluations of all assigned aircraft, aircraft components, and maintenance personnel. Plans, directs, organizes, and exercises control over Quality Assurance Specialists (non-supervisory employees) assigned utilizing a comprehensive knowledge of aircraft to include electronic equipment and systems, manual and automatic flight controls, airframe, landing gear, pneudraulics, and jet engine propulsion, armament, munitions, and associated systems.

Agency contact information

Melody Stephens
Phone
629-332-6139
Email
melody.l.stephens.mil@army.mil
Address
TN 134th ARW
134 BRISCOE DRIVE
LOUISVILLE, TN 37777
US

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