SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (TITLE 32) with Security Clearance

Duties * 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 to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, and implement quality improvements. * Plans work for accomplishment by subordinates, sets and adjust short-term priorities if necessary. Evaluates requirements for additional resources. * Balances organization needs with overall mission requirements and resource interests. * Manages the maintenance and inspection effort involved in keeping aircraft in an airworthy - combat readiness state, to include capability to carry out daily flying missions and ensure maintenance operations are executed safely. * Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. * Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate personnel. * Establishes and develops performance standards and evaluates subordinate personnel. * Establish employee work schedules, deadlines, and production/inspection priorities based on aircraft maintenance status, aircraft mission requirements and other demand needs. * 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. * 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. * Manages the Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP), which provides the Maintenance Group Commander and maintenance managers the visibility to assess and facilitate continuous process improvement. * Manages the Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP), which provides 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 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. * Reviews as necessary defect/failure quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality inspection system and reviews recommended corrective and preventative action. * Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Creditable Service for Annual Leave accrual may be granted to new employees if he/she possesses superior qualifications essential to the position; and which were acquired through performance in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position. * The duties performed in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position must directly relate to the position to which appointed and such qualifications are necessary to achieve an important agency mission or performance goal to be eligible. * NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position. * This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement. * Selectee will be 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 National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement. * Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. * Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at (660) 687-7394 or at St. Joseph at (816) 236-3339 for any questions concerning recoupment or termination. * May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. * Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. * Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination. * Since this is a HARD TO FILL position, individuals whose application for this position would result in a change to lower grade action will be entitled to pay retention. * Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission. Qualifications MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Selected candidate must currently be assigned to a military unit in the Missouri Air National Guard. Title 32 employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor (grade inversion). Maximum Military Grade - Lt Col (O-5) GENERAL EXPERIENCE : Must possess experience, education, 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 systematic prevention of defects and non-conformances, the identification of unsatisfactory trends and conditions, and the correction of factors which may contribute to defective items); and experience using computer and automation systems. GS-12 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must possess 36 months specialized experience which demonstrates thorough knowledge of planning, developing and administering a quality assurance program that includes independent surveillance and evaluations of assigned aircraft, aircraft components, and maintenance personnel. The specialized experience must also demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of aircraft and aircraft systems to include electronic equipment and systems, manual and automatic flight controls, airframe, landing gear, pneudraulics, and jet engine propulsion, armament, munitions, and associated systems. Experience in supervising through subordinate supervisors, or the potential to perform such duties as evidenced by the ability to communicate, skill in applying human relations techniques, and knowledge of general supervisor concepts. Education This job does not have a qualification requirement that allows substitution of education for specialized experience. Additional information Selective Service Act: If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 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 ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx ). * 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 that 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 information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. 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. * 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 that 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 information on the specific benefits offered. * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Packet which may include the following: * Resume (must include the following information) * First and Last Name * Contact Information (Address, Phone Number and Email) * Position Title(s) * Company/Organization Name(s) * Dates of Employment (MONTH and YEAR) * Duties Performed - it is best practice to be speci