Port Muskogee Job Board (2024)

Myjobalerts

Seventeen (17) positions are available in Overland, Missouri.

The incumbent develops and uses various types of quality assurance analysis techniques and is required to develop and incorporate current procedures and procedural changes to keep pace with the organization in the fluctuating workload environment.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/14/2024.

Note: 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience you document, to include volunteer experience.

Time-In-Grade Restrictions
Applicants who held a General Schedule (GS) position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch in the past 52 weeks must also meet Time-In-Grade requirements.

For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07 level. To support your claim of Time-In-Grade, you must submit your most recent Appointment, Promotion, or Within Grade Increase SF-50 (do not submit an Award [NOA Code 840, 841, 842] or General/Pay Adjustment SF-50 [NOA Code 894]). Some applicants may have to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate their eligibility If you are applying using your status as a VEOA candidate (who is a current federal employee) you must submit an SF-50. See the required documents section below for more information.

Individual Occupational Requirements
This position has an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) and applicants are qualified under Quality Assurance Series 1910 which requires:

GRADUATE EDUCATION: Major study -- quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.

OR

EXPERIENCE

Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas. Examples include:

• Reviewing written quality or inspection procedures for adequacy, and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans.
• Analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system.
• Verifying by test or inspection, using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, that products comply with requirements prior to acceptance.
• Identifying inadequacies and requesting corrective action.
• Computing data, summarizing results, and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods.
• Investigating customer complaints and deficiency reports, and providing identification of causes to appropriate authorities.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
In addition to the Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR), applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below under Specialized Experience.

Specialized Experience (GS-09)
To qualify, applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized Experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant to perform at the journeyman level of this position with little to no training or supervision. The experience should demonstrate the following:

1. Safeguarding the security and integrity of records by ensuring PII information is redacted to protect privacy.
2. Utilizing Electronic Records Systems for record retrieval.
3. Reconstructing lost files or records by obtaining official documents and properly disposing of redundant information.
4. Receiving request for information and releasing based on laws, policies and/or procedures.
5. Creating and maintaining file logs by using office automation programs such as Word and Excel.

OR

Applicants may substitute education for the experience required. To qualify at the GS-09 level, you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR

Applicants may combine education and specialized experience to qualify for the position. If you have some, but not all, of the graduate education AND specialized experience described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable education and experience that you do have. To do so, first calculate the percentage of qualifying education you have as a percentage of the education required. Next, calculate the percentage of specialized experience you have as a percentage of the experience required. Then, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% for you to qualify for the position at the GS-09 grade level. If you qualify based on a combination of graduate education and specialized experience, you must submit a copy of your official college transcript with your application.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for federal employment. You can verify your education here. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Applicants who do not fully address the specialized experience needed for the position (as described above in the job announcement) in their resume or who do not possess the education to substitute for it will not be referred for consideration.

Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are eligible and report that you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the occupational questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):

1.Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work & conscientious about attending to detail.

2. Auditing - Knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards & procedures for conducting financial & compliance, economy & efficiency, & program results audits.

3. Technology Application - Uses machines, tools, or equipment effectively; uses computers & computer applications to analyze & communicate information in the appropriate format.

4. Quality Assurance - Knowledge of principles, methods, & tools of quality assurance & quality control used to ensure a product fulfills functional requirements & standards.

5. Education and Training - Knowledge of the concepts, principles, & theories of instructional methods such as teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, & testing.

Only the best qualified merit promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job-related information, which may include, but is not limited to responses to the knowledge, skills, and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or an interview.

Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Notice to Applicants: It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

To apply for this position, you must complete the https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12495723 and submit the documentation specified in the required documents section. Documents will not be accepted after the closing date of the announcement.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/14/2024 to receive consideration.

1. To begin, click apply online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.

2. Click submit my answers to submit your application package.

Note: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the application status link and then select the more information link for this position. The details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS accountand click update application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

Phone

515-323-7575

Email

Mark.Abecia@va.gov

Address

St Louis Regional Benefit Office
9700 Page Ave
Overland, MO 63132
US

After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. During our review, if your resume and application package do not support your questionnaire answers, we will adjust your rating accordingly. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email (if provided). Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking on \"Application Status.\" For a more detailed update of your status, click on \"more information.\" Information regarding applicant notification points can be found in the USAJOBS Resource Center.