Job summary

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Major duties

Serves as the Contract Management Office (CMO) focal point providing senior technical assistance and guidance to the operations Group team members regarding complex problems in the quality control area. Provides technical interpretation and implementation of procedures on applicable requirements. Determines the need for and develops procedural guidelines. Investigates the need for and feasibility of changes to establish procedures and devises revisions to alleviate problem areas. Assesses and reports adherence to strategies/procedures and recommends adjustments or independently implements improvements. Determines the impact on current and/or future quality function operations and plans/prepares necessary implementing directives. Provides information and on-the-job training for team quality assurance personnel including refresher courses, new directives and policy, new/changed databases and lessons learned.

Qualification

To qualify for a Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft), your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Applying the full range of principles, concepts, and methodologies related to the quality assurance functional programs. Establishing process measurement points and statistical techniques/methods to measure, analyze, and continuously improve the process. Applying process-related practices, methods, and techniques such as statistical analysis, control and sampling, process proofing, and quality data analysis in order to evaluate government and contractor data and determine contractor compliance with many aspects of quality control. Performing investigations of defective material for cause and corrective action and imitate process improvements with the contractor as needed.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Evaluations

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.