What are the responsibilities and job description for the quality assurance specialist position at Air National Guard Units?
Job Summary:
This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Position. The New Mexico Air National Guard requires that you be a permanently employed, presently excepted federal technician in the New Mexico Air National Guard to be eligible for this position.
The primary purpose of this position is to establish and execute a planned systematic approach of quality assurance for all areas of aircraft maintenance, designed to provide the maintenance managers confidence that aircraft, aircraft systems, munitions, equipment, products or supporting processes conform to technical, safety, work load and customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for wing maintenance policy, advising supervisors and employees on both general policy and specific maintenance matters.
- Makes decisions and recommendations on technical concerns presented by supervisors.
- Utilizes a comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specifications, Air Force Occupational and Health (AFOSH) and environmental standards, public law, and locally developed policy.
- Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP): Administers, evaluates, and coordinates a comprehensive quality assurance, maintenance standardization, and inspection program for all areas of the maintenance organization, all maintenance disciplines, job series and Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs).
- Executes the evaluation program and accumulates data using Inspection and Evaluation techniques such as Task Evaluations, Quality Verification Inspections, Special Inspections, Personnel Evaluations and Management Inspections.
- Monitors and assesses the organization's quality program and elements of the program to gauge compliance with directives and established processes.
- Identifies deficiencies, implements corrective measures, and improves processes to enhance mission effectiveness and efficiency.
- Collaborates with the Maintenance Group Commander, Maintenance Squadron Commanders, and Quality Assurance Supervisor to plan, develop, implement, inspect, and report numerous critical compliance issues and review the Configuration Management (CM) programs.
Requirements
- Must possess experience, education, or training involving planning, developing, or administering quality assurance programs.
- Experience using computer and automation systems.
- Specialized experience: Must have experience, education, or training involving a thorough knowledge of product or range of products involved, the manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, test and performance requirements; and skill in developing plans and programs.
- Military Grades: Enlisted (SMSgt or promotable MSgt)
- Compatible Military Assignments: AFSC: 2AX7X
