Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist (Aircraft)

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command•Corpus Christi, TX

About The Position

The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) overhauls, repairs, modifies, retrofits, tests, and modernizes helicopters, engines, and components for U.S. services and foreign military customers. As the Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Rotary Wing Aviation Maintenance, CCAD also provides worldwide on-site maintenance services, aircraft crash analysis, lubricating oil analysis, and chemical, metallurgical, and training support. The Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist directs quality assurance oversight of aircraft production operations to ensure compliance with established depot maintenance concepts. The role evaluates organizational operating efficiency, monitors work-center program execution to identify cost overruns or schedule variances, assigns projects and operational tasks to subordinate supervisors, and formulates resource allocation plans based on projected workload. It also provides technical and administrative guidance to supervisors and staff and establishes subordinate performance standards for appraisals, training requests, and award recommendations.

Requirements

At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent, including quality assurance and quality control oversight for maintenance, repair, and overhaul of rotary-wing aircraft, assemblies, and sub-assemblies to ensure compliance with aviation maintenance standards.
Experience analyzing production schedules, work processes, and cost variances to detect quality deficiencies and initiate corrective action plans.
Experience providing technical guidance and interpreting technical specifications for production personnel to ensure work meets airworthiness and safety regulations.
Meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement: applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at GS-11 or equivalent.
Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter to demonstrate continued fitness for the duties.
Complete a background investigation, including a credit check, for the moderate-risk Public Trust position.
Occasional travel is required for temporary duty or business travel.
Complete a one-year supervisory probationary period if prior service does not satisfy the requirement.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Responsibilities

Direct quality assurance oversight of aircraft production operations to ensure compliance with established depot maintenance concepts.
Evaluate organizational operating efficiency in support of depot mission objectives.
Monitor work-center program execution to identify cost overruns or schedule variances before project completion.
Assign projects and operational tasks to subordinate supervisors to balance workloads across active work units.
Develop resource allocation plans to meet long-range production commitments based on projected workload forecasts.
Provide technical and administrative guidance to subordinate supervisors and staff on rotary-wing aircraft overhaul standards.
Establish individual performance standards for subordinates to support annual appraisals, training requests, and award recommendations.