SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (Title 32)

About the role

These positions are located with the 149 MAI Group (MXG) located in San Antonio, TX.

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. Texas is one of 9 states with NO state income tax.

What you will do

• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Quality Assurance Division.
• Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and Quality objectives.
• Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, and implement quality improvements in response to concerns with regulatory compliance.
• Plans work for accomplishment by subordinates, sets and adjust short-term priorities if necessary.
• Evaluates requirements for additional resources.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates.
• Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate personnel.
• Establishes and develops performance standards.
• Evaluates subordinate personnel.
• Establish employee work schedules, deadlines, and production/inspection priorities based on aircraft maintenance status, aircraft mission requirements and other demand needs.
• Determine how many jobs can be accomplished concurrently with the available manpower and resources.
• Develops methods and procedures, reviews the work of subordinates in progress and upon completion to ensure that they have met the defined quality and quantity standards.
• Resolve technical problems of subordinate personnel.
• Selects candidates for the Quality Assurance Specialist and Technical Order Distribution Office (TODO) positions, taking into consideration skills and qualifications, mission requirements, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) objectives.
• Manages, reviews and develops maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance matters.
• Makes decisions and recommendations on technical concerns presented by supervisors.
• Utilizes comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specifications, Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) environmental standards, public law, and locally developed policy.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assesses unit Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) concerns to determine if reported R&M deficiencies are caused by unit factors and local conditions versus those beyond the unit's control.
• 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 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.
• Manages critical compliance and configuration management programs.
• Oversees the Wing Foreign Object Damage and Dropped Object Prevention Program (DOPP) to ensure a sound prevention program is in place to eliminate potential life safety hazards.
• Oversees the Maintenance Complex responsibilities of the Functional Check Flight (FCF), Operational Check Flight (OCF), and High Speed Taxi-check, Foreign Object Damage, and Dropped Object Prevention Programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• This is an Excepted Service position that requires active membership in a compatible military assignment in the Texas Air National Guard and wear of the military uniform.
• Areas of Consideration: Nationwide.
• This includes: Currently employed T32/T5 full-time Permanent, Indefinite and Temporary personnel of the Texas Air National Guard All current members of the National Guard, Reserves, or Active Duty and eligible for immediate transfer into the Texas Air National US citizens, US nationals or individuals who owe allegiance to the United States eligible for immediate transfer into the Texas Air National Guard.
• Incentives: Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in termination and / or repayment of military incentives.
• Please check your contract and contact your servicing Education Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office.
• Remarks: Texas National Guard Membership is required.
• Trial period required (see additional information) The Texas National Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.
• Direct deposit is mandatory.
• This position is subject to some shift work.
• Military Requirements For Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required.
• Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements.
• Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compatible military AFSC/MOS in accordance with statutes and National Guard Bureau regulations and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC/MOS.
• AFSC/MOS: 2A or 2W Enlisted: E-8/SMSgt not to exceed E-9/CMSgt Other Requirements: For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
• For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

Education

Minimum Education Requirements: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in fields listed below leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements.

Education - Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Resume which should include the following for related positions held: Work schedule (ex.
• Full-time, part-time, intermittent) Hours worked per week To and From dates (ex.
• MM/YYYY - MM/YYYY) Duties performed Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume Prioritize most relevant and recent experience.
• Use concise, results focused language.
• Align language from the job announcement.
• Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies.
• Remove outdated or unrelated experience.
• Transcripts if using it to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements.
• Other supporting documents: Cover Letter DD-214/ Statement of Service OF-306 Other (1) Resume SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Transcript

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Additional information

Trial Period: As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 1- 2 trial year period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: - your performance and conduct; - the needs and interests of the agency; - whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and - whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.