QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units The supervisor for this position is CMSgt Kerman. Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

QUALITY ASSURANCE

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1818000 and is part of the PA 193rd Special Operions Wing, Nional Guard. 1 or more Position(s) may be hired against this Announcement. Accessioning will not occur until the incumbent vaces the position. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

QUALITY ASSURANCE

SPECIALIST, Position Description Number D1818000 and is part of the PA 193rd Special Operions Wing, Nional Guard. 1 or more Position(s) may be hired against this Announcement. Accessioning will not occur until the incumbent vaces the position. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/13/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $76,190 - $99,053 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Middletown, PA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Recruitment and/or Relocion Incentive May Be Authorized Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) 1910 Quality Assurance Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

PA-12937304-AF-26-114

Control number 869187200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees - Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency Individuals who are currently serving in another branch of service who are willing to become members of the PANG Duties Help As a Quality Assurance Specialist, GS-1910-11 , you will serve as the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for wing maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance mters. Administer, evalue, and coordine 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). Execute the evaluion program and accumule da using Inspection and Evaluion techniques such as Task Evaluions, Quality Verificion Inspections, Special Inspections, Personnel Evaluions and Management Inspections. Monitor and assess the organizion's quality program and elements of the program to gauge compliance with directives and established processes. Utilize da collection techniques and procedures for evaluion, inspection, and audit programs, evalues the results and determines the approprie and effective method and form for presention to higher-level management. Collabore with the Maintenance Group Commander, Maintenance Squadron Commanders, and Quality Assurance Supervisor to plan, develop, implement, inspect, and report numerous critical compliance issues and review the Configurion Management (CM) programs. Serves as the Aircraft Weight and Balance program manager utilizing complex computer based programs, da bases, electronic weighing apparus, and integred weight and balance computers for the Wing to maintain strict accounting of aircraft weight and balance for safe flight operions. Recommend decertificion of configurion loads th exceed the safe for flight envelope or ground gross weight restrictions. Review wing depot-level assistance requests developed in accordance with tech orders. Prepare and review Product Quality Deficiency Reports (QDR) prior to releasing to the Air Logistics Center (ALC) or Aircraft Sustainment Group and performs exhibit-processing oversight by coordining with ALC and Logistics Readiness Squadron to ensure proper exhibit control and handling. Serve as the authority for determining applicability of Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) and One Time Inspections (OTI). Manage the Technical Order Improvement Program and Suggestion Program for the wing. Execute a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) to monitor Contractor Logistic Support (CLS) aircraft or Contract Field Team (CFT). Maintain direct contact with the NGB staff and with counterparts other ANG bases in order to resolve problems affecting maintenance capabilities and compliance. Manage and conduct quality verificion inspections and surveillance inspections of conventional weapons systems and components. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.

If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a Nional Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position. This is an excepted service position th requires membership in a compible military assignment in the employing ste's Nional Guard, required prior to the effective de of placement. Selectee 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 Nional Guard must be eligible for immedie membership and employment in the Nional 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 investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Qualificions

APPOINTMENT STATUS

EXCEPTED This is a Dual Stus Excepted Service Technician position in the Pennsylvania Air Nional Guard.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION

Non-Bargaining Position AOC 1: NG Employees the 193rd

SOW AOC 2

NG employees in the 193 Special Operions Wing (This includes 193rd RSG, 193rd AOG, 211th EIS, 271st CCS, 201st RHS, 112th ACS, 203rd Weher Flight, 193rd SOW Det 1, 148th

ASOS, PA ANG HQ DET 1

) AOC 3: NG Employees of the Pennsylvania Nional Guard AOC 4: All service members of the Pennsylvania Nional Guard (This includes Traditional Airmen, Temporary Technicians and AGR Personnel) AOC 5: Individuals who are currently serving in another branch of service who are willing to become members of the

PANG Military Grades :

ENLISTED E5-E6

Supervisor for this position is CMSgt Kerman Manpower # 1036981 •

NOTE:

Accessioning into this position is contingent upon verificion of Secret Security Clearance

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: Experience, educion, or training involving planning, developing, or administering quality assurance programs (i.e., supporting the development, acquisition, production, use, maintenance, storage, and supply of products 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). Experience using computer and automion systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Applicion must indice least 36 months 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 the area of 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.

QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE

Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candides' experience should be evalued on the basis of duties performed rher than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience, training, and educion must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

SPECIAL NOTE

Per the Merit Promotion and Placement Plan (MPP) if there are more than 15 qualified applicants for each position, by cegory, a KSA board convened in accordance with Chapter 4 of the

MPP. PCS STATEMENT

PERMANENT

CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a diverse team of professionals who strengthen our commonwealth by serving our veterans and partners while preparing military personnel to safeguard our way of life. We do not discrimine in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), nional origin, political affiliion, sexual oriention, marital stus, disability, genetic informion, age, membership in an employee organizion, retaliion, parental stus, military service, or other non-merit factors. Applicants th are currently in an AGR stus who wish to request to move their AGR resource to this position upon selection, must submit a "Request for AGR Resource Realignment" memo with their applicion. A temple for the memo can be found : https://armyeitaas.sharepoint-mil.

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Selective Service System (sss.gov) ).

REPROMOTION CONSIDERATION

(Applies to technician applicants only.) Technicians who have been demoted from this or a higher grade previously held in the same occupional series without personal cause and who are not in a grade retention stus given considerion for re-promotion. Technicians who believe they are entitled to such considerion should forward a description of the circumstances with their applicion. Technicians eligible for re-promotion considered prior to using competitive promotion procedures, except when another technician has a stutory or regulory right to be placed in or considered for the position. "In accordance with section 9902(h) of title 5, United Stes Code, annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense shall receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They shall not be eligible for retirement contributions, participion in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the employment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8414(b)(1)(A) of title 5 United Stes Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as approprie. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives .)" 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. 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. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): 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.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : AGR Resource Request - All AGR applicants requesting to move their AGR Resource must submit These documents must be completely filled out, signed where applicable and submitted in order for your applicion to be considered complete. If you do not completely fill out, sign and submit all of the above referenced documents your applicion

WILL NOT

be forwarded to the nomining official. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, your applicion can and disqualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your qualificions. 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. 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/12937304 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

HRO PA-STAFFING

Phone 717-861-8523 ng.pa.paarng.list.j1-hro-st@army.mil 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. 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.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : AGR Resource Request - All AGR applicants requesting to move their AGR Resource must submit These documents must be completely filled out, signed where applicable and submitted in order for your applicion to be considered complete. If you do not completely fill out, sign and submit all of the above referenced documents your applicion

WILL NOT

be forwarded to the nomining official. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, your applicion can and disqualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your qualificions. 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. 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/12937304 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

HRO PA-STAFFING

Phone 717-861-8523 ng.pa.paarng.list.j1-hro-st@army.mil 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. 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 Open & closing des 05/13/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $76,190 - $99,053 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Middletown, PA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Recruitment and/or Relocion Incentive May Be Authorized Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 11 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

PA-12937304-AF-26-114

Control number 869187200