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QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

(T32, MERIT) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary

THIS IS AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 MERIT EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION UNIT

148th

MAI GP LOCATION

Duluth, Minnesota

SELECTING OFFICIAL

CMSgt Glen Flanagan Comm:

218-788-7230,

DSN:

825-7230 AIR

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

Appointment is subject to 2 year trial period

IAW EO 14284

Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS AN AIR NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 MERIT EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION UNIT

148th

MAI GP LOCATION

Duluth, Minnesota

SELECTING OFFICIAL

CMSgt Glen Flanagan Comm:

218-788-7230,

DSN:

825-7230 AIR

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED

Appointment is subject to 2 year trial period

IAW EO 14284

Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Duluth, MN 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678

•$97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential 11 Learn more about pay scale and grade 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 Occupions and job series 1910 Quality Assurance Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MN-13048635-AF-26-229

Control number 883045500 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency

United Stes Citizens, Nional Guard Duties Help Major Duties:

This is not an all-inclusive list

A QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

(T32, MERIT), GS, 1910, 11, (1) Serves as the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for wing maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance mters. Makes decisions and recommendions on technical concerns presented by supervisors. Utilizes a comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specificions, Air Force Occupional and Health (AFOSH) and environmental standards, public law, and locally developed policy. Evalues and assesses complex systems, subsystems, integred systems/subsystems, or components for conformance to applicable technical da, engineering drawings, standards and specificions. Evalues, conducts 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 documention and da base management as directed by the Maintenance Group Commander. Identifies production problems, excessive overtime, discipline, housekeeping and technical discrepancies and tempts to identify the underlying cause for the deficiencies. Establishes and develops performance checklists and metrics in coordinion with the Quality Assurance Supervisor. Develops local opering instructions to supplement regulions and manuals of higher echelons in the area of aircraft and aircraft systems quality assurance. Reviews all Opering Instructions (OIs) to ensure locally published instructions are technically accure, complete and consistent with Air Force (AF) and Major Command (MAJCOM) policy. Coordines with affected commanders on base and ensures the instruction is published as a wing opering instruction. Serves as a key team member in colling and reporting compliance metrics to Major Command(s). (2) Maintenance Standardizion Evaluion Program (MSEP): Administers, evalues, and coordines a comprehensive quality assurance, maintenance standardizion, and inspection program for all areas of the maintenance organizion, all maintenance disciplines, job series and Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs). Evalues the quality of maintenance accomplished in the maintenance organizion and performs the necessary quality functions to execute the MSEP, designed to provide management an objective sampling of both the quality of equipment and the proficiency of maintenance personnel. Ensures the maintenance organizion meets its responsibility for air-worthy aircraft and component quality for a broad and complex production workload, e.g., highly advanced aircraft, aircraft systems, avionics systems, electronic equipment, aircraft structures, composites, life safety systems, armament, munitions, and other areas of similar complexity. Participes in a review of the organizion's quality plans, procedures and practices to assure adequacy and compliance to local and higher-level directives. (a) Executes the evaluion program and accumules da using Inspection and Evaluion techniques such as Task Evaluions, Quality Verificion Inspections, Special Inspections, Personnel Evaluions and Management Inspections. Evalues the quality of in-process and after-the-fact maintenance and ensures prescribed technical and management procedures are followed. Serves as the subject mter expert for critical assessment programs such as; Unit Self Inspections, Maintenance Standardizion, Operional Readiness and Unit Compliance Inspections. Responsible for the development and maintenance of organizional level checklists. Ensures metrics are established and monitored to assess key result areas for successful mission accomplishment including, but not limited to, items where non-compliance would affect system reliability or result in serious injury, loss of life, excessive cost, or litigion. Evalues the proficiency of assigned personnel in the execution of assigned maintenance tasking through Personnel Evaluions (PEs). Determines the proficiency and qualificions of certified personnel. Assess the relionship between personnel evaluion and technical inspection results to identify strengths or opportunities for improvement in the evaluion program. (b) Monitors and assesses the organizion's quality program and elements of the program to gauge compliance with directives and established processes. Identifies deficiencies, implements corrective measures, and improves processes to enhance mission effectiveness and efficiency. Performs other duties as assigned. The above does not list all duties. The full list of duties can be provided upon request. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

This position is being filled under Merit Promotion procedures and is open to current employees only. Minnesota Air Nional Guard Membership is required. Selectee required to wear the military uniform. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Irregular and/or overtime (compensory) hours may be required to support operional requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. Higher grades may apply; however, may need to take a reduction in rank.

•Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion

•Upon selection, individuals will undergo a background check to valide suitability for employment with the federal government as permitted by law, regulion, Presidential order or other authority. Suitability is dependent upon the particular requirements for security clearance, sensitivity level, and DOD IT network access . Items checked include, but are not limited to all criminal history record informion, employment history, educion and fiscal accountability/responsibility.

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MILITARY COMPATIBILITY

Upon selection, individuals will undergo a background check to valide suitability for employment with the federal government as permitted by law, regulion, Presidential order or other authority. Suitability is dependent upon the particular requirements for security clearance, sensitivity level, and DOD IT network access. Items checked include, but are not limited to all criminal history record informion, employment history, educion and fiscal accountability/responsibility. The individual selected must be assigned to a compible military position and must also maintain sisfactory membership in the Minnesota Air Nional Guard. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupional assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as th will not be considered a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position and you may be rendered disqualified.

MILITARY GRADES

: E6/TSgt

•E7/MSgt Your rank must be included in your applicion. Failure to obtain a compible AFSC may result in terminion of employment.

GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

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Description of Work:

Work involving supervising, planning, developing, or administering quality assurance programs supporting the development, acquisition, production, use, maintenance, storage, and supply of products required by the Nional Guard. Such positions are primarily concerned with the systemic prevention of defects and non-conformances, the identificion of unsisfactory trends and conditions, and the correction of factors which may contribute to defective items.

Specialized Experience:

Functional Manager Specialized Experience Requirements:

GS-11

•1-year specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade. In addition to the OPM IORs, specialized experience includes experience, educion, 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 specializion able to give technical direction to otherwise competent workers. Experience determining operions 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 reled field. Experience in dealing with management principles and supervisory responsibility for the function required by type of position to be filled and the organizion involved.

Experience requirements:

Resume must have complete des, work schedule, and/or hours worked per week for both civilian and military employment. (

Example:

2 JAN 1980 to 3 MAR 1981; 0800-1630 M-F or

JAN 1980

to

MAR 1981

; 40 hrs/wk) Use of year only and unspecified work schedule will result in disqualificion. Each applicant must fully substantie

•in their own words

•th they meet 100% of the minimum requirements and specialized experience listed above in detail; otherwise, the applicant considered unqualified for this position. Do NOT copy and paste from the vacancy announcement or the position description Educion

EDUCATION

: If using educion to apply:

Undergradue and Gradue Educion:

Major study

•quality assurance, stistics, mhemics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields reled to the position. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. Additional informion

REMARKS :

No PCS available. The military grade of the supervisor must equal or exceed the grade of personnel supervised. Sensitivity Level 2. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Acceptance of a Technician position may result in the terminion of your Selected Reserve bonus.

IMPORTANT NOTES

: Should a position be announced less than the authorized grade, the selected applicant may be non-competitively promoted when he/she meets all qualificions and is submitted for promotion by the supervisor. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of technician pre-employment physical for certain occupional series. Males applicants born after 31 December 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service System in compliance with the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986, Section 1622 ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). This is an Excepted Service position th requires active membership in a compible AFSC in the Minnesota Air Nional Guard and wear of the military uniform. Acceptance of an Excepted Service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment. Applicants who are not currently enlisted in the Minnesota Air Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie enlistment or appointment. For enlistment/appointment criteria, consult www.nionalguard.com. Military skill set is determined by AFSC requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compible military AFSC in accordance with stutes and Nional Guard Bureau regulions and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC. The Minnesota Nional Guard (MNNG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive considerion for the position without discriminion for any non-merit reason(s) such as race, color, religion, sex, nional origin, age, disability, or genetic informion. The MNNG will provide applicants and employees with disabilities the same opportunity for employment as enjoyed by individuals without disabilities. The MNNG will provide qualified employees or applicants with Reasonable Accommodions and Personal Assistance Services in accordance with all applicable Federal regulions. Furthermore, pre-selection is not only counter-productive to effective recruitment and placement but also violes Minnesota Nional Guard Merit Placement principles and will not be tolered. If you have questions, please contact the Equal Employment Manager 651-282-4472. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

AREAS OF PRIORITY

: In Accordance with MN Nional Guard Regulion 690-335 (Army) or 36-1 (Air), Applicions forwarded to the selection official to conduct reviews by area of priority as listed below Area 1 : Current On-board Minnesota Nional Guard Title 32 Technicians who are in permanent or indefinite technician stus as a result of being competitively hired within th Nional Guard component applying for a position within the component which they are currently employed. Area 2 : Current Minnesota Nional Guard Title 32 Technicians who are in permanent or indefinite technician stus as a result of being competitively hired a sister component th is identified on the Position Vacancy Announcement (PVA), including onboard Title 5 employees th are also current members of MNNG; i.e. Army MNNG to Air MNNG, Air MNNG to Army MNNG.

Evaluion Factors :

Candides evalued on the basis of approprie educion, experience, training, self-development activities, and special awards. Candides are considered on the basis of available informion on their current applicion and supporting informion th has been provided to this office. To ensure full considerion, applicants are urged to submit informion about their training, self-development, outside experience, activities and awards. Nional Guard military (Part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evalued against the qualificion requirements for a technician position. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the Nional Guard if the experience is reled. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume showing work schedule (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), hours worked per week, To and From Des (form must include Month and Year, e.g, 02/2017, Feb 2017, ect.) of employment and duties performed. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry (beginning and ending des of employment sted as

MM/DD/YYYY

; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position. 2.

Transcript:

If position requires a degree or if using educion to qualify 3. Certifices must be included to support resume.

Other Required Documents:

Additional certificions, transcripts, training reports, and reled credentials as applicable

Job Informion :

Vacancy Identificion Number (13048635), title (QUALITY

ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

(T32, MERIT)) and Grade(s) (11) for which you are applying for. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13048635 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Tyler Stroming Tyler.j.stroming.mil@army.mil Address

MN 148TH MAINTENANCE GROUP 4621 PHANTOM DRIVE DULUTH, MN 55811 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

CONTACTING US

After you have read all the instructions in this vacancy announcement, if you still have questions about this position or the applicion process, you may contact us (651) 282-4155. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you MUST submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Resume showing work schedule (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), hours worked per week, To and From Des (form must include Month and Year, e.g, 02/2017, Feb 2017, ect.) of employment and duties performed. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume stes complete informion for each job entry (beginning and ending des of employment sted as

MM/DD/YYYY

; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough informion regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualificion determinion, your applicion package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position. 2.

Transcript:

If position requires a degree or if using educion to qualify 3. Certifices must be included to support resume.

Other Required Documents:

Additional certificions, transcripts, training reports, and reled credentials as applicable

Job Informion :

Vacancy Identificion Number (13048635), title (QUALITY

ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

(T32, MERIT)) and Grade(s) (11) for which you are applying for. Do not include the following types of informion in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13048635 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tyler Stroming Tyler.j.stroming.mil@army.mil Address

MN 148TH MAINTENANCE GROUP 4621 PHANTOM DRIVE DULUTH, MN 55811 US

Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion.

CONTACTING US

After you have read all the instructions in this vacancy announcement, if you still have questions about this position or the applicion process, you may contact us (651) 282-4155. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Duluth, MN 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678

•$97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential 11 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 Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MN-13048635-AF-26-229

Control number 883045500