Quality Assurance Specialist (Title 32)

As a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32) GSyou will establish and execute a planned systematic approach of quality assurance for all areas of aircraft maintenance designed to provide the maintenance managers confidence that aircraft aircraft systems munitions equipment products or supporting processes conform to technical safety work load and customer requirements.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Make decisions and recommendations on technical concerns presented by supervisors.
• Utilize a comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions Technical Orders engineering drawings product specifications Air Force Occupational and Health (AFOSH) and environmental standards public law and locally developed policy.
• Evaluate and assess complex systems subsystems integrated systems/subsystems or components for conformance to applicable technical data engineering drawings standards and specifications.
• Evaluate conduct reviews activity inspections and management compliance of all maintenance activities to include the logistics maintenance support functional areas such as production programs and mobility maintenance training plans scheduling and documentation and data base management as directed by the Maintenance Group Commander.
• Identify production problems excessive overtime discipline housekeeping and technical discrepancies and attempts to identify the underlying cause for the deficiencies.
• Establish and develop performance checklists and metrics in coordination with the Quality Assurance Supervisor.
• Develop local operating instructions to supplement regulations and manuals of higher echelons in the area of aircraft and aircraft systems quality assurance.
• Review all Operating Instructions (OIs) to ensure locally published instructions are technically accurate complete and consistent with Air Force (AF) and Major Command (MAJCOM) policy.
• Serve as a key team member in collating and reporting compliance metrics to Major Command(s).

Conditions of employment

• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed in the announcement. This is required prior to the effective date of placement. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• IAW The Fair Chance Act Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application upon receipt of an application or prior to during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306 Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer questions related to background information section may not be asked.
• 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.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be available for this position.
• PCS expenses may be authorized.

Qualifications

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of considerations for this position Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code 709) the only area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

Military Grades: Minimum Rank of E7 - Maximum Rank of E8

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11 Level MUST possess at least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-9; 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 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement to assist with describing work experiences; however resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed giving dates (months and years) of the experience position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.