Surface Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

About the role

Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3 DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION: Area 1 - AKNG Permanent or Indefinite technicians. Area 2 - All AKNG members. Area 3 - All other current military members who are eligible to join the Alaska Army National Guard.

PDCN: D1290000 Selecting Supervisor: Michael M. Cortez

What you will do

• Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.
• Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by the supervisor.
• Coordinates work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors.
• Determines the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects.
• Determines skills, materials, and equipment required to do the work.
• Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
• Informs the supervisor of the need to revise work schedules and re-estimate labor and other resources.
• Participates in the initial planning of current and future work schedules, staffing needs, estimates, and recommendations as to scheduling projected work.
• Assists the supervisor with quarterly funding distribution and decisions, based on operational needs for units supported by customer activities.
• Reviews funding requirements, prioritizes request and allocates funding based on readiness, training, and mobilization requirements.
• Provides management with workload data, estimates, and recommendations to facilitate more effective management decisions for staffing and funding requirements to support customer units.
• Work Direction: Assigns tasks to be performed based on readiness and explains work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Investigates work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity and determines causes.
• Implements corrective actions within their authority to resolve work problems.
• Recommends solutions to staffing problems, engineering requirements, and work operations directed by other supervisors.
• Ensures work in progress and completed work meets established standards by implementation of a Quality Control and Assurance program within the organization.
• Ensures equipment repairs do not exceed maintenance expenditure limits in accordance as established by regulation and or policies.
• Effectively, efficiently, and economically makes adjustments as necessary to maximize production, accomplish specified tasks, and manage resources.
• Notes work related problems and independently implements corrective actions, which can be taken without affecting work operations controlled by other supervisors.
• Assures tools, special tools, test measurement and diagnostic equipment, personal protective equipment, repair parts, petroleum, oils and lubricants, and other materiel are available when needed.
• Manages maintenance backlog through coordination with other maintenance activities.
• Evacuates and accepts equipment, repairs, and services to and from other maintenance facilities.
• Administration: Plans and establishes overall leave schedules.
• Determines training needs of subordinates and arranges for accomplishment.
• Sets performance standards, and makes formal appraisals of subordinate work performance.
• Initiates recommendations for promotion or reassignment of subordinates.
• Ensures that regulations governing safety and housekeeping are observed with appropriate protective clothing and equipment being utilized.
• Performs non-supervisory work, such as, transporting equipment, performing maintenance tasks, etc. Develops, publishes, and ensures employee compliance with standing operating procedures for the activity supervised.
• Implements and complies with agency, state, and federal regulatory Occupational Safety and Health, and environmental requirements.
• Ensures use of quality conformant products through compliance with established materials shelf life programs.
• Ensures all aspects of Force Protection to include physical security, facility and vehicle key control, property accountability, access control and employee protection in accordance with established policies and regulations.
• Implements procedures to account for all real property, installation property, MTO&E (Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment) property, TDA (Tables of Distribution and Allowances) property, and installed equipment located at or assigned to the facility in accordance with state and federal regulations and policies.
• Ensures subordinates are trained, qualified, and equipped with proper personnel protective equipment, environmental mediation equipment and materials.
• Ensure the employees wear appropriate safety equipment and follow pertinent safety precautions.
• Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command support exercises.
• May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or to serve as a team member on boards to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

How you will be evaluated

Once the application process is complete, a review of your application/resume will be made to determine your Area of Consideration (AOC) and to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and minimum job requirements. Your initial rating will be based on your responses to the questionnaire in this document.

This process measures the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position. Your final rating will be based on our evaluation of your responses, as verified through a review of your resume and other supporting documents.

If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and rating.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability to Instruct, Ability To Lead or Supervise, and Troubleshooting

Documents you must provide

• To determine your qualifications for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
• This is accomplished by submitting the application.
• There is nothing that needs to be attached to this application to meet this requirement.
• Any additional documentation you wish to submit for consideration.
• Your resume, curriculum vitae, the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF 612), or any other written format you choose to describe your job-related qualifications can be submitted electronically using the document upload process.
• We recommend using the resume building within USAJOBS.
• Please log into USAJOBS, go to your "Documents", make sure you're in the "Resumes" section and select the "Upload or build resume" button, then click on "Build resume".
• Please be sure to include all of the following information in your resume: Job Information: - Vacancy Identification Number, title, grade and location for which you are applying.
• Personal Information: - Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day/evening telephone numbers (with area code). - Country of Citizenship. - If ever employed by the Federal Government, please show the highest Federal civilian grade held, job series, and dates of employment in grade.
• Education: - High School name, city, state and zip code, date of diploma or GED. - Colleges and/or Universities attended, city, state and zip code. - Major field(s) of study. - Type and year of degree(s) received.
• If no degree received, show total credit hours received in semester or quarter hours.
• Work Experience for each paid or non-paid position held related to the job for which you are applying (do not provide copies of job descriptions): - Job title. - Duties and accomplishments. - Number of hours per week. - Employer's name and address. - Supervisor's name and phone number. - Indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted. - Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year). - Salary.
• Other Qualifications: - Job-related training courses (title and year). - Job-related skills (e.g., other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.) - Job related certificates and licenses. - Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments.
• (e.g., publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards, etc.) Do not send copies of documents unless specifically requested.

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.

Referral to the hiring official will be IAW our agency Merit Promotion Plan and current Labor agreement. Qualified applicants may be further evaluated by a ranking panel. Referred candidates will be further evaluated and interviewed by a selection panel.

Additional information

- OPEN-TILL-FILLED: This announcement remains open until the position is filled, with reviews occurring every 30 days from the opening date.

A certificate of eligibles will be issued to the selecting supervisor every 30 days until the position is filled. - If you are a current Federal employee or former Federal employee, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50.

You may submit your most recent performance appraisal. - The National Guard is exempt from the Veterans Preference Act.

Submission of a copy of your DD-214 is not required unless you are hired for technician position. - If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. - Direct Deposit Program: If selected for technician position with the Alaska National Guard, you will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.

(Salary will be automatically deposited to bank/credit union account). - Military Bonuses And Student Loan Repayment Program: If you are selected for this position, you should always check with your servicing incentive manager (AKARNG - J1 or AKANG - Retention Office) to verify how accepting this position will affect your entitlement prior to considering an offer of employment. - Trial Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial 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.