Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

To qualify for this GS-12 position, applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-11, or equivalent) performing the following three tasks: experience executing quality assurance and quality control oversight functions for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of rotary-wing aircraft, assemblies, and sub-assemblies to ensure compliance with established aviation maintenance standards; analyzing production schedules, work processes, and cost variances to detect quality deficiencies and initiate corrective action plans; and providing technical guidance and interpretation of technical specifications to production personnel to ensure all completed work meets required airworthiness and safety regulations.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability to Plan and Organize Work Oral Communication Problem Solving Quality Management Written Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Directs quality assurance oversight of aircraft production operations to ensure compliance with established depot maintenance concepts.,Evaluates organizational operating efficiency to support the timely accomplishment of the depot's primary mission objectives and monitors work center program executions to identify cost overruns or schedule variances prior to project completion.,Assigns projects and operational tasks to subordinate supervisors to maintain a balanced workload distribution across all active work units.,Formulates resource allocation plans to satisfy long-range production commitments based on projected workload forecasts.,Provides technical and administrative guidance to subordinate supervisors and staff to facilitate the successful execution of rotary-wing aircraft overhaul standards.,Establishes individual performance standards for subordinates to provide an objective basis for annual appraisals, training requests, and award recommendations.