Industrial Specialist

To qualify for a Industrial Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the methods, materials, machinery and facilities used in industrial production operations (which may include exploration, extraction, refining, manufacturing, or processing). To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Management or supervision of production operations Industrial planning, industrial engineering, or plant engineering, involving determination of facilities and layout Process or methods development involving production practices associated with chemical, mechanical, electronic, textile, or food industries Development of specifications to define product requirements Sales engineering or buying that required a comprehensive knowledge of production operations Planning and administering industrial quality control and inspection systems and programs Comprehensive survey and analysis of industrial operations, organization, capacity, etc. Interpreting and applying contract clauses and government acquisition regulations Development of plans to determine material requirements and/or schedules for production management. B. Education Substitution: Undergraduate and graduate education must have major study in business administration, industrial management, engineering, applied sciences, or other fields related to the position. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: – -A bachelor’s degree AND meet Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) based on one of the following: (1) class standing (upper third standing in graduating class); (2) grade-point average (2.95 overall or over the last two years of bachelor’s degree -or- 3.45 in your major field or over the last two years in your major); or (3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. OR – One full year of graduate level study, or possess a master’s or higher degree, e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade level GS-07, and may be computed by first determining the applicant’s total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant’s education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-07. 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). 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, including volunteer experience.
See below for important information regarding this job. Selected applicants will serve as entry-level trainees in the DLA Pathways to Career Excellence (PaCE) Program performing a series of progressively responsible General Supply Specialist (Resolution Specialist) functions, along with formal and on-the-job training (OJT). Positions are for DLA Troop Support.