You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PHYSICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN in the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory of NAVDRUGLAB GREAT LAKES IL.

Duties

You will be responsible for the supervision of multiple GS-05 Physical Science Technicians and four (4) GS-7 Lead Physical Science Technicians and will be required to perform any and all duties of subordinates when necessary. You will be responsible for work schedules are planned on daily, weekly, or monthly basis. You will be responsible for work assignments are revised when manpower is unavailable to complete shift workloads and tum-around time requirements. You will be responsible for ensuring that workflow between the Accessioning Section and the Screening Section is accomplished. You will interface with individuals in other departments concerning test results, sample requests and procedural changes. You will order supplies and maintain adequate inventories of consumables in order to ensure uninterrupted work flow. You will identifiy and/or analyze problems that occur in the laboratory related to sample testing to determine causative factors. You will submit reports of findings to the Supervisory Chemist (Initial Testing Department Head) and Quality Assurance Officer.

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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialized. Examples of Qualifying Experience: 1) Knowledge in Identifying and analyzing problems that occur in a laboratory setting related to sample or specimen intake testing to determine causative factors. 2) Experience in utilizing an automated system for collecting, maintaining, and monitoring data. 3) Experience with laboratory safety protocols and Federal regulations ensuring that adequate safeguards are taken to protect employees. 4) Experience with exercising full supervisory responsibilities over multiple employees to include assigning work and training new employees. 5) Experience monitoring workflow and turnaround times between multiple sections of a laboratory. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVDRUGLAB GREAT LAKES IL 2500 Rodgers St Bldg 5501 Great Lakes, IL 60088-2845 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]