INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

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The primary purpose of this position is to To serve as an independent planner for all resources planning and control through development of production processes, labor standards, methods time measurement (MTM) studies and material standards.

In order to qualify, you must meet the generalized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Technical and Medical Support Position.

Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Technical and Medical Support positions to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the 895 Engineering Technical Series.

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BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or at least 24 semester hours in any combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-4.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower broadband NJ-03, equivalent to the next to lower grade GS-07 or equivalent in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience must include: Serving as an advisor to management employing industrial engineering techniques and experience. Ability to interpret blueprints, sketches, material listing, etc.

Conducts research and investigations to determine quality control issues and provide production strategies.

Prepares and presents briefings of research data and provide recommendations to a higher level management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of standard accepted industrial engineering practices to develop innovative approaches, methods, and procedures for efficient and economic processing of industrial, physical science, and metrology work processes, facilities, methods, materials and equipment.

Knowledge of safety and occupational health requirements as outlined in applicable standards, regulations, and/or technical orders.

Knowledge of the operations, services, needs, and goals of management and their program(s); the organizations studies or served; and related customers, functions, resources, and users.

Knowledge of current automation technology and practices sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of its use and provide assistance to others.

Ability to read engineering and architectural plans and specifications; gather, analyze, and present data and support analyses such as manpower validation exercise; and contracting out studies; and research, analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures.

Ability to independently plan, coordinate, and organize work to identify problems and develop innovative solutions; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and establish and maintain good working relationships PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Applies basic industrial engineering processes to perform long-range pre-production planning for both prime and support workload requirements relevant to depot maintenance.

Develops and implements procedures, programs, and methods from directives originated by supervisor Serves as chairperson and advisor to management, employing industrial engineering techniques and experience.

Determines workload acceptance and insures availability and adequacy of facilities, tooling, fixtures, standards, manpower, skills and technical data, and takes corrective action to rectify deficiencies.

Evaluates project directives, technical orders and other applicable and defined data to determine extent of requirements, and deviation from standard procedures or processes.

Insures resource capability, or recommends alternative approaches when resource capability is inadequate, i.e., contract repair, change in work specification, modification of equipment/facilities, etc.

Practices Air Force Quality philosophy to ensure continuous process improvement and enhanced mission performance.

Complies with safety rules and procedures and performs work in a manner that enhances the safety of the work environment.