You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft) in the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Compliance & Quality Department, and Quality Control Inspection Division of FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST.

Duties

You will assist in developing plans, procedures and techniques for implementing and maintaining a viable Quality Assurance program. You will review Quality systems and perform statistical analysis of Quality data, with guidance. You will assist in the development of Quality trends and status reports for use by management in making decision for corrective action. You will utilize knowledge of rework procedures, documentation and technical specifications relative to rework of aircrafts, engines, components and accessories.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Physical exertion requires moderate lifting and carrying under 40 pounds. Less than 5% of the time.
• Will be required at times to climb work stands or aircraft and work at heights of 40 feet for periods of one to two hours.
• The work requires walking, standing, sitting, crouching, crawling, stooping, kneeling, behind, or squatting for periods of two to four hours.
• Requires both eyes, arms, and legs due to working in eye hazard areas, inspections, and required climbing, Near vision correctable at 14" to Jaeger 2 and far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate performing the following:1) evaluating rework procedures, documentation and technical specifications relative to rework of aircraft, engines, components, accessories and associated logs and records; 2) applying quality assurance principles and techniques, specifically within aviation; and 3) reviewing quality or verification procedures in accordance with local instructions, standardize rules and other corresponding technical data. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Quality Assurance Series 1910 (opm.gov) 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.

Education

The following education may be substituted in lieu of experience:

One full year of graduate level education with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field directly related to the position.

OR

A bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement with major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or another field directly related to the position.

If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit:http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Building 101 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]