About the Position: Serves as Deputy Director, an alter ego, who fully shares with the Director, Industrial Operations and Production Directorate the direction of all phases of the organizations program and work.

Duties

Responsible for the physical and financial management and operations. Oversee and supervise activities directly related to the manufacture of weapons and/or other defense or non-defense items in prototype and production modes. Supervise activities in support of manufacturing to produce tooling, gages, and fixtures. Administer manufacturing procedures pertaining to equipment operation, maintenance and rehabilitation within manufacturing areas. Promote and facilitate the implementation of quality management philosophies to achieve continuous improvement and increased product value. Implement quality plan supporting continuous quality improvement and reduced costs to include procedures, analyses, corrective actions, and audits. Determine work priorities/progress of work being accomplished, adequacy of planning and performance of personnel.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Managing the overall operation of an organization and/or department; (2) Determining work priorities/progress of work being accomplished, adequacy of planning and performance of personnel; (3) Provide directives in relation to operating and administrative difficulties, and make decisions on the resolution of unusual or complex problems; and (4) Brief and prepare guidance, both written and oral, in a professional and technically competent manner on complex issues in a wide variety of disciplines. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsLeadershipOrganizational Performance AnalysisProgram Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address AJ-APF-W0K9AA US ARMY ARSENAL, WATERVLIET DO NOT MAIL Watervliet, NY 12189 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk