Industrial Specialist (Ordnance)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position will lead process improvement studies, develop, and carry out plans for the utilization of ammunition production, renovation, and demilitarization facilities.

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.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and/or education 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.

GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; Apply a practical knowledge of the methods, materials, machinery, and facilities used in industrial production operations; Interpret instructions for final acceptance inspection of load, assemble and pack (LAP) and maintenance/renovation operations; and Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to bring the production process into compliance.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Applied Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, or Industrial Management .

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-09.

Physical Demands: Work is performed in both an office setting and in a production environment.

Duties regularly require extended periods of walking, standing or bending while observing manufacturing operations or examining material and processes.

Work Environment: In addition to work performed in the office; visits to production areas require the use of appropriate protective clothing to include safety glasses and shoes and hearing protection.

Incumbent must observe all applicable safety regulations-both industrial and explosive. Incumbent will be exposed to a variety of hazardous materials both chemical and explosive. Major Duties:

• Develop process control plans and procedures for ammunition load, assemble and pack maintenance, renovation, and demilitarization operations.
• Provide technical advice on facilities, machinery, methods, materials, and standards for ammunition production operations.
• Plan all aspects of the project including equipment facilities and processes.
• Analyze processes for all ammunition production and maintenance line operations.
• Lead process improvement studies on production, renovation, and demilitarization lines.