Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist

Quick Facts

• Position: Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist (GS-1910-12)
• Context: National Guard Title 32 excepted service

Description

You will plan, organize, and oversee the Quality Assurance Division’s maintenance activities. This role manages maintenance standardization and quality programs to improve workforce proficiency, ensure compliance with directives, identify deficiencies, implement corrective measures, and enhance mission effectiveness. You will also ensure proper data collection and analysis to support evaluation, inspection, and audit programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance policy management and advise supervisors and employees on maintenance matters
• Manage the Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP)
• Run critical assessment programs: Unit Self Inspections, Maintenance Standardization, Operational Readiness, Unit Compliance Inspections, and Staff Assistance Visits
• Manage organizational quality program elements to gauge compliance, assess processes, identify deficiencies, implement corrective measures, and improve processes
• Direct and control data collection techniques and procedures, including databases and spreadsheets for trending, cross-tell, and benchmarking
• Direct the Technical Order Improvement Program and Suggestion Program for the wing
• Manage compliance and configuration management programs
• Oversee Aircraft Weight and Balance, aircraft/equipment impoundment, chaffing, hot refuel/aircraft-to-aircraft, Product Quality Deficiency Report (QDR), and Over-G/Over-speed analysis programs
• Approve wing depot-level assistance requests
• Manage the Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO) and One Time Inspections (OTI) processes
• Represent the Maintenance Group Commander with the National Guard Bureau, System Program Office, and internally within the Maintenance Complex
• Serve as the primary technical consultant for quality, military specifications, and international quality standards such as ISO
• Plan and manage a quality assurance program using statistical computations and data collections

Requirements

• National Guard membership required (Title 32 excepted service)
• Must be eligible for immediate National Guard membership and employment in the listed military grade (if not currently a member)
• Federal employment suitability determined by background investigation
• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) required or ability to obtain within one year (if applicable)
• Wear the military uniform; acceptance of excepted service conditions required
• Participation in direct deposit mandatory
• May be required to complete a trial period
• Specialized experience: 36 months (or 1 year equivalent to at least the next lower grade) including thorough knowledge of product/range manufacturing methods and requirements, plan/program development experience, ability to provide technical direction, troubleshooting difficult malfunctions, significant accomplishments in quality assurance, and supervisory experience leading/directing/assigning work

Benefits

A federal career provides a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family. Eligibility depends on position type and whether the role is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.