Industrial Specialist (General)

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Duties

• Schedule/Manufacturing and Delivery Surveillance, and Physical Progress and Performance Based Payment Reviews.
• Performs contract review to identify contractual technical requirements and develop required tasks for the execution of the surveillance plans.
• Identifies frequency and intensity of production surveillance required to perform on assigned contracts.
• The incumbent develops surveillance plan(s) as a result of the contractor risk assessment and/or guidance provided in agency policy, resource documents or procedures.
• Assesses and oversees contractor capability to produce and deliver products, services and systems to contract schedule and within cost.
• Promptly notifies buying activities of potential or actual schedule delays and their causes.
• Provides concise and definite recommendations.
• Actively defines strategies to improve contractor on-time delivery performance.
• Uses written Corrective Action Requests (CARs) to notify the suppliers of contracts non-conformances.
• Reviews cost proposals for sustainment and production items’ reasonableness of manufacturing direct labor hours, other direct costs and materials.
• Determines physical progress and performance milestones to support progress and performance-based payment requests.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

How You Will Be Evaluated

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

Required Documents

• Required documents for submission vary based on the authority you are using to apply (e.g., applying as a veteran, a current permanent Federal employee, a reinstatement, etc).
• Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
• If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• The following documents are REQUIRED: 1.
• Your resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.
• If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.
• The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.
• Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.
• If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.
• The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages.
• We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX).
• We do not accept PDF portfolio files.
• Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible.
• Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text.
• We recommend using a font like Lato, if available.
• Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center – How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started.
• To ensure full credit for time worked regarding qualifications determinations your resume must include your work schedule.
• You are strongly encouraged to ensure your resume contains the number of hours worked per week and the specific dates of employment (i.e.,"40 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – 1/14/2022" or "30 hrs per week; 1/15/2020 – Present"). 2.
• Veteran's Documents: If applying using veteran's preference or under a Veteran's hiring authority you must submit the following documents: DD214 showing character of service, SF-15 Form and VA letter showing final percentage, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty.
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoD MRNG): In order to receive this preference, you must choose the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibility, and fill out and submit the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist and copies of the appropriate documentation. 3.
• Current Federal Employees: You must provide a SF-50 (most current Gen Adj or WGI actions are best), or other equivalent official "Notification of Personnel Action" (Note: Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) is NOT acceptable.) Your SF-50 must reflect Tenure (Block 24) and Position Occupied (Block 34).
• Please review the link for ICTAP, ALL PPP ELIGIBILITIES AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS needed for proof of eligibility: Supporting Document.