About the Position: Serves as an Item Quality Specialist for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP). LCAAP is a U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri that manufactures and tests small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army.

Duties

Serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist for munitions or munitions-related items in support of the acquisition planning, procurement, production, testing acceptance or storage of assigned items during the production/deployment life-cycle phase. Perform audit and analysis functions to include conformance, product and process audits at government and commercial facilities. Perform analysis of manufacturing and statistical process controls. Serve as a resource for supporting answers concerning audits and analysis of contractor operations. Provide necessary quality assurance (QA) support, policy, and guidance to government or commercial facilities. Assists in performance of Quality Assurance (QA) engineering portion of Government Owed Contractor Operating (GOCO) configuration management support activities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 is used to assist agencies and employees to avoid conflicts between duties and financial interest.
• This position may require 10% temporary duty travel (TDY).
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management- Functional certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Position requires a Secret security clearance or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This is a testing designated position. Personnel are required to sign DA Form 5019-R (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as critical under the Department of the ArmyDrug-Free Federal Workplace Program).**
• **Personnel must pass drug screening prior to hiring and will be subject to periodic and random drug testing, thereafter, in accordance with AR 600-85 and Department of Defense Directive 2010.9.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 required for the GS-11: Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as 1) Assisting in the monitoring of all aspects of quality assurance programs; 2) Assisting in audits to ensure product quality; and 3) Participating in the evaluation of the overall quality for final product acceptance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-11, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below. Education Substitution for Specialized Experience for GS-11: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position, leading to such a degree, or completion of all requirements for an LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university. (Transcripts are required with your application). Combination of Experience and Education Substitution for Specialized Experience for GS-11: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualify experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education in excess of 36 hours (total semester hours minus 36*) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify you for that grade level. * Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used for qualifications. (Transcripts are required with your application). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Quality AssuranceStatistical AnalysisSystem Reliability and Maintainability 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-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W0LGAA LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT DO NOT MAIL Kansas City, MO 64106 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk