Job summary

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AIRCRAFT) in the Quality Assurance Division, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Compliance and Quality Department of FRC WESTPAC DET IWAKUNI. ***ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE IN JAPAN IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. Please see Additional Information section below.***

Major duties

You will perform a variety of duties concerned with the planning, developing, maintaining and improving effective Quality and Reliability Assurance activities associated with depot level maintenance, overhaul, modification, and manufacture. You will review technical data and work specifications for adequacy, accuracy and compatibility with quality requirements. You will identify and write Local Command Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed. You will perform as a functional specialist and be responsible for identifying, understanding, proofing, measuring, and analyzing contractor’s production process capability. You will conduct product, process, program, and system audits to determine compliance with instructions and directives. You will collect internal and external generated data for analysis in order to determine the adequacy of quality and reliability operations to detect program weakness and to predict major causes of failures. You will investigate and resolve discrepancies between contractor requirements and maintenance specifications.

Qualification

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Maintaining and improving quality and reliability assurance associated with an integrated maintenance program depot level maintenance and in-service repair of air weapons systems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Quality Assurance Series 1910 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Incumbent of this position must be physically and mentally able and willing to travel on short notice to whatever location is required. A normal temporary duty (TDY) tour is 90 days. Irregular and extended shifts may be required. The following describes requirements: (1) Must be physically and mentally able to pass NAVOSH and Chemical Biological Warfare (CBR) requirements and maintain personal grooming required in order to wear safety and emergency equipment during all hours of work. (2) May be required to fly in U.S. Navy aircraft to and from aircraft carriers. This may require arrestment recovery and catapult launching from the carrier deck. In addition must be physically capable of exiting through small overhead escape hatches, wearing full emergency survival equipment, in the event of a crash landing or ditching at sea. (3) Must be physically able to transfer between ships by helicopter and surface craft. Transferring by helicopter may require lowering individual to the deck by aircraft hoist. Transferring by surface craft requires descending and climbing rope ladders at shipside in tossing seas. Subject to pitching and rolling decks, this could result in motion sickness in some individuals. (4) May be required to perform Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) on aircraft deployed at forward land bases under hostile conditions. (5) When deployed aboard Naval ships, incumbent must be physically capable of reacting to constant ship alerts or drills. In the event of an emergency, must be physically capable of escaping explosion of fire, and must be capable of abandoning ship, if directed, by climbing or jumping into life rafts, climbing down ship's ladders, or jumping. (6) May encounter extremely hot, cold, and/or humid conditions on shipboard or remote locations. (7) Shall be required to use Government designated quarters when available in accordance with applicable regulations, during TDY and transiting. Quarters in an overseas environment and aboard ship are usually small and may be shared with other military and civilian personnel.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility INSPECTION MANAGEMENT Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning QUALITY ASSURANCE Reading Comprehension Reasoning RISK ASSESSMENT Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.