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SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST
U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command
Department of the Army
Location
Salary
$89,508 - $138,370
per year
Type
Full-Time
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April 13, 2026
GS-8 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team to ensure high-quality standards in ammunition production and operations at a U.S.
Army facility, including managing staff, developing policies, and communicating with customers and leaders.
It requires supervising daily quality checks, giving updates on projects, and helping with hiring and training.
A good fit would be someone with experience in quality control or project management in a technical or manufacturing setting, who is organized and good at teamwork and presentations.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-08 level, including resolving project issues, planning technical activities, and contributing to reports
- Experience presenting briefings to update teams on organizational goals
- Skills in personnel management, such as interviewing candidates and supporting equal opportunity
- Ability to develop and provide technical expertise on quality assurance policies and internal processes
- Proficiency in conducting meetings, maintaining customer communications on contracts, and providing planning information to managers
- U.S. citizenship required
- Resume limited to 2 pages; transcripts if qualifying based on education
Full Job Description
Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This position is with the Joint Munitions Command located at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, IN.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience 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.
Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized Experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/levelNH-02 (GS-08 equivalent).
Specialized experience is defined as: 1).
Using varied approaches to resolve or collaborate on projects/programs issues; 2) Presenting informational briefings to keep employees up to date on organizations objectives; 3).
Planning functional technical activities for projects/programs; 4). Identifying and pursuing individual/team development opportunities AND 5).
Writes, or is a major contributor to, management/technical reports or contractual documents to support the overall mission.
Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:
- Execute personnel management functions to support equal opportunity
- Provide technical expertise on quality assurance policy
- Develop policy to improve internal processes
- Give briefings on the status of operations on a routine basis.
- Conduct formal meetings for final product conformance
- Maintain communication with customer regarding performance of a contract.
- Interview and recommend selections of candidates for position
- Provide high level managers and military planners with background information, planning rationales, and alternatives
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