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QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST
Air National Guard Units
Department of the Air Force
Location
California
Salary
$87,061 - $113,185
per year
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing quality checks for aircraft maintenance in the Air National Guard to ensure everything meets safety and technical standards, preventing defects and fixing issues before they cause problems.
A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in quality control, especially in aviation or manufacturing, who is detail-oriented and comfortable guiding teams through complex troubleshooting.
It's a permanent role focused on planning and executing reliable maintenance processes for military aircraft.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 level in quality assurance programs
- Knowledge of manufacturing methods, techniques, special processes, and test/performance requirements for products like aircraft
- Skill in developing and executing quality assurance plans and programs
- Experience providing technical direction to workers and handling difficult malfunctions
- Significant accomplishments in quality assurance projects involving interpersonal contacts
- Familiarity with management principles and supervisory responsibilities
- Proficiency in using computer and automation systems
Full Job Description
This QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST position, is located in an Air National Guard Aviation Wing, Maintenance Group. and is part of the CA 163 ATKW.
General Experience: Possess experience, education, or training involving planning, developing, or administering quality assurance programs (i.e., supporting the development, acquisition, production, use, maintenance, storage, and supply of products concerned with the systematic prevention of defects and non-conformances, the identification of unsatisfactory trends and conditions, and the correction of factors which may contribute to defective items); Experience using computer and automation systems.
QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST, GS-1910-11: Must have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-09 level, in: a thorough knowledge of product or range of products involved, the manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, test and performance requirements; and skill in developing plans and programs; Experience possessed by an expert in the area of specialization able to give technical direction to otherwise competent workers; Experience determining operations when difficult and questionable phases of malfunctions are found; Experience which required significant and concrete work accomplishments (i.e.
special projects, working groups, or detailing assignments) involving interpersonal contacts in a quality assurance or related field; Experience in dealing with management principles and supervisory responsibility for the function required by type of position to be filled and the organization involved.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies: Attention to Detail Decision Making Planning and Evaluating Writing Major Duties:
THIS IS A T32 EXCEPTED SERVICE, PERMANENT POSITION.
The primary purpose of the QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST, GS-1910-11, is to establish and execute a planned systematic approach of quality assurance for all areas of aircraft maintenance, designed to provide the maintenance managers confidence that aircraft, aircraft systems, munitions, equipment, products or supporting processes conform to technical, safety, work load and customer requirements.
May make additional selections within 90 days of eligible(s) issuance.
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