TITLE 32 SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST GS-1910-12

National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position

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. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!

Position Description

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.

Description of Duties

Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Quality Assurance Division. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and Quality objectives. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate personnel. Establishes and develops performance standards. Manages, reviews and develops maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance matters. Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP) : Manages 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. Manages critical assessment programs such as; Unit Self Inspections, Maintenance Standardization, Operational Readiness, Unit Compliance Inspections, and Staff Assistance Visits (SAVs). Manages 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. Oversees the Consolidated Tool Kit (CTK) program. Ensures 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. Directs and controls the management of the Technical Order Improvement Program and Suggestion Program for the wing. Manages critical compliance and configuration management programs. Manages 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. Manages the Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) and One Time Inspections (OTI) process. Manages the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) to monitor Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) aircraft or Contract Field Team (CFT) as the government's on-site Quality Assurance Representative (QAR). Represents and speaks 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. Serves 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. Collaborates with the Maintenance Group Commander and other squadron commanders to plan, develop and implement numerous long term plans to include; Aircraft Modification Plan, Depot Input Plan, force management, weapon system conversions, base supplements, Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) participation, and others. Manages the entire maintenance quality assurance program and the establishment of procedures for monitoring the quality of products in a maintenance environment using a broad knowledge of end items, systems, including quality characteristics and a comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing methods, special processes, interrelationship of various parts, systems, subsystems and end item components. Manages and plans a quality assurance program using a variety of accepted quality assurance procedures such as statistical computations and data collections. Skill in using various computer and software applications to include but not limited to : word processing programs, spreadsheets, email services, databases and database management. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualifications MINIMUM MILITARY GRADE : E-8 MAXIMUM MILITARY GRADE : E-9 Your rank MUST be included somewhere within your resume. You must fully substantiate in your own words that you meet the requirements listed below. When explaining minimum requirements and specialized experience you must give examples. Do not copy from the vacancy announcement or the position description. Explain it in your own words and give examples to be considered for this vacancy. All personnel applying for this position who do not meet the minimum military grade requirement MUST provide the proper signed memorandum from your respective Military Personnel Office (MILPO for ARNG, FSS for ANG) to prove eligibility to obtain the required grade upon accepting the position. All personnel who exceed the maximum military rank must provide a memorandum explaining if selected for this position, you will accept an administrative reduction in rank. The memorandum must be submitted WITH your application to be considered for this position. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS : Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; Plan and organize work; and Communicate effectively orally and in writing. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade. In addition to the OPM IORs, specialized experience includes 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. Education Applicants may use a combination of education and experience to qualify. Please upload transcripts and / or diplomas. Additional Information Permanent Change of Station : PCS funds are not available for this position. Incentives : Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for this position. All WVNG positions are pending availability of resources and funds. DEFINITIONS FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION Area 1 : Current On-board Title 5 Employees and Title 32 Technicians (Tenure : 1- Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGR's in the West Virginia National Guard. Area 2 : WVNG Army M-Day and Air Force DSG (Drill-Status Guardsmen,) Temporary Title 32 Technicians and Title 5 Employees, Temporary AGR (OTOT), and national guardsmen serving on Full-time National Guard Duty - Operational Support Orders (ADOS). Area 3 : Current On-board Federal Employees (Tenure : 1-Career, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) from another Federal Agency nationwide. Area 4 : Federal re-employable eligible employees, National Guardsmen outside of the WVNG, and U.S Citizens willing to join the West Virginia National Guard as a condition of employment. Area 5 : All U.S. Citizens.