About the Position: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) is a 3,935-acre U.S. government-owned, contractor-operated facility in northeastern Independence, Missouri, that was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army. Lake City performs small caliber ammunition stockpile reliability testing and has ammunition and weapon testing responsibilities as the NATO National and Regional Test Center.

Duties

Lead Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) Quality Manager responsible for all phases of product related quality assurance, engineering, and contract administration for assigned product, processes and multifunctional activities. Review contracts, technical data and multiple associated documentation for key quality points, to gain knowledge of requirements and identify contract deficiencies in technical and quality areas. Make recommendations for improvements to the Quality Assurance Supervisor. Identify, distribute, and balance workload and tasks and suggest changes to the Quality Assurance Supervisor, in accordance with established work flow, skill level and/or occupational specialization. Coach, facilitate, and/or negotiate coordinating team initiatives and consensus building activities among team members when requested by the Quality Assurance Supervisor. Approve or disapprove contractor's proposed corrective action and, when approved, evaluate implementation for successfully correction.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires a Secret security clearance or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management- Foundational certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports) upon entering the position and annually.
• This position may require shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• This position is a night shift position. Night shift differential means the differential paid for work performed when most of a prevailing rate employee regularly scheduled non overtime hours fall between 3 p.m. and 8 a.m.
• This position requires occasional TDY up to 10%
• This position may require the use of protective clothing.
• Works at various building and lines to perform assigned duties during fair and inclement weather, day, and nighttime hours.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 required for the GS-12: Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as 1) Reviewing and evaluating ammunition item operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections; 2) Reviewing written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy; 3) Assisting team in timely evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems; 4) Analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system; and 5) identify quality assurance inadequacies and request corrective action. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract SupportQuality AssuranceRisk 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-11).

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