Parts Management Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: http://www.redriver.army.mil
Major duties
Manage parts consumption data to support maintenance overhaul programs. Research cost variance reports from LMP to forecast program requirements. Recommend alternative material support sources to preclude production work stoppages. Maintain a comprehensive view of program material costs to provide recommendations of adjustments. Present trends or conditions in parts management phases from initial acceptance to program closeout phase. Review missing parts report and report to applicable personnel to improve parts support for ongoing programs. Maintain parts consumption data for bills of material based on consumption history for use in long-term planning. Analyze technical data such as: technical manuals, blueprints, listings, and reports to forecast parts consumption.
What you need to qualify
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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Specialized experience at GS-11: Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled such as 1) Monitoring parts consumption data in support of maintenance overhaul programs utilizing Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) to forecast material requirements; 2) Analyzing technical data such as: technical manuals, blueprints and reports to manage parts consumption ensuring compliancy with prescribed regulations; 3) Advising on the acceptance or rejection of overhaul programs based on required material and funding; 4) Providing leadership to personnel to carry out program functions such as: production planning, cost estimating, maintenance workload negotiation and forecasting of material requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next 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. 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).
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