Clarification from the agency

Open to NDNG Area III (See qualification section for list of Areas of Considerations)

The purpose of this position is to provide planning, scheduling and control of aircraft maintenance through a variety of support maintenance shops.

• Implements preliminary (advance) maintenance plans for assigned weapon systems and schedules immediate maintenance for transient aircraft.
• Monitors progress of job completion by dispatched personnel.
• Maintains visual aids depicting status of maintenance actions in progress, specialist availability and status of aerospace vehicles, aerospace ground equipment (AGE), training equipment, transportation and tow vehicles, munitions loads, arming of guns and munitions, and location of aircraft and dispatched AGE.
• Coordinates with Materiel Control on mission capable (MICAP) and non-mission capable status (NMCS) of parts, adjustments to in-shop work priorities, and verification of urgency of need designators.
• Coordinates with Quality Assurance on functional check flight (FCF) requirements, Air Operations on flying schedule, other maintenance shops for coordination of repair work and with other functional areas as required.
• Requests necessary support services such as fire fighting activity standby, fuel and defuel and civil engineer support.
• Makes required inputs to the automated data system and retrieves data and/or computer generated products as required.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the ND National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the ND National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the ND National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver’s license is mandatory.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; comp time may be required.

Qualifications

PCS STATEMENT: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS WILL NOT BE PAID FOR THIS POSITION.

NDNG Areas of Considerations (T32 Excepted Service)
Area I: All onboard NDNG Federal Employees (Tenure 1 & 2)
Area II: All onboard NDNG Federal Employee (Tenure 3)
Area III: All NDNG military members
Area IV: All Military Members
Area V: All U.S. Citizens

MAX MILITARY GRADES: MSgt
COMPATIBILE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS: 2AXXX, 2WXXX, 2R1XX
AFSC is not a disqualifying factor of eligibility, however, selected applicant must obtain the compatible AFSC.


QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE
Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position.
Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have the experience, education or training to reason in quantitative terms, communicate orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner, understand the terminology and data pertaining to repair operations and process characteristics of the production activity.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level or civilian equivalent which includes; 1) experience, education or training scheduling workflow in more than one area and responsible for coordinating products or materials from support activities; 2) experience in performing or supervising journeyman level work in a production facility; 3) experience preparing job or work orders; scheduling various phases of projects into the production facility; following up to see if work is progressing as planned and arranging for adjustments in materials, machine processes, and work sequencing allowing for changes; and 4) experience with current automation support programs to input data, provide status of equipment, and monitor job order status, monitor work priorities, requisition repair parts, track repair parts status, etc..

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

There are tools to assist with resumes and the federal application process located on the NDNG public website which will help with applying for jobs through USA Jobs - https://www.ndguard.nd.gov/job-opportunities.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
NOTE:Ensure you have removed social security numbers from all documentation.

1. YOUR RESUME MUST HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION. Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/DD/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position.

2. Other Supporting Documents. The following supporting documents may be required to support your claim: Transcripts, SF 50, Certifications, Course completion certificates, and at least three work related references.
Applicant may be asked to provide last three performance appraisals (if available).

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