As Chief of the Technical Services Branch, you will be responsible for all hands-on technical work done in the Center's Fabrication Division. You will lead a team of highly skilled technicians who are responsible for the production of hardware for aerospace flight and ground test facilities. You will assign work, development labor estimates and production schedules, resolve resource conflicts, and ensure compliance with established Division and Center policies and processes

Duties

Perform administrative and human resources management functions for staff, including coordination and monitoring of work assignments, time keeping, monitoring of performance and task progress, and completion of required training and certifications. Provide task direction for the contract technician staff through the Maximo system and through direct interaction with contractor supervisors and leads. Collaborate with division supervisors, technical leads, manufacturing engineers, and the work-intake and procurement teams, to plan and execute manufacturing tasks. Adjust production plans and resolve labor, material, and equipment issues in response to changing or unexpected situations. Interact with customers, civil service, and contractor technicians, engineers, and manufacturing operations staff to ensure the smooth flow of work through the fabrication shop. Serve as the Functional Performance Monitor for the contract technician and machine repair staffs. Represent Glenn Research Center on the NASA Fabrication Alliance for telecons and face-to-face meetings. Support the Division?s compliance with ISO9001 and AS9100 specifications, ensuring that Division processes executed by the technician workforce generate the artifacts necessary for successful audit compliance.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• A one year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. GS-14: To qualify at the GS-14 level, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing oversight and technical leadership of aerospace flight and ground test hardware fabrication tasks within one or more technical disciplines, such as machining, metal fabrication, instrumentation; Managing schedules and resources for hardware fabrication tasks supporting aerospace flight and ground test projects by using manufacturing methods, materials, and processes; Applying quality management standards (ISO 9000 / AS9100) and processes as they relate to hardware manufacturing for aerospace flight and ground projects. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Glenn Research Center 21000 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44135 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]