GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST

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This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position:

GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST

Location: 141st Logistics Readiness Squadron

Fairchild AFB, Washington 99011-9413

Air National Guard Units

Appointment Type: Permanent, excepted service

Advertised as: Title 5

May be used to fill one or more vacancies.

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Duties

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A GS-2001-9, GENERAL SUPPLY SPECIALIST:

• Conducts annual organizational visits to all equipment accounts on/off base to verify custodian accountability for capital, nuclear-related, COMSEC, and sampled assets.
• Ensures pilferable GPC items are tracked.
• Issues written reports to responsible officers and commanders.
• Maintains suspense and follows up on corrective actions.
• Briefs visit schedule effectiveness to Materiel Management Flight Chief and LRS/CC.
• Ensures accountability for equipment purchased via GPC/Base Contracting, including budget code 9 NFx assets over $5,000 and pilferable items.
• Maintains Consolodated Inventory Report (CIR) and annual/change-of-custodian inventories.
• Supports deployments by identifying deploying units/equipment.
• Coordinates with Equipment Custodians on deployment requirements.
• Uses ELMS listings to place items in deployed status.
• Trains and appoints deployed custodians.
• Coordinates transfers with home station EAO and higher headquarters.
• Processes transactions to return assets from deployed status.
• Manages War Readiness Materials (WRM) and mobility equipment requirements.
• Ensures authorizations are on hand, on order, or in budget.
• Ensures valid UTC, Use, and WRM codes are assigned.
• Oversees Block III/IV ELMS training for Equipment/SPRAMS custodians.
• Monitors item accounting procedures and provides additional training.
• Briefs new squadron commanders on property accountability and relief of accountability.
• Assesses and administers training for full-time and drill-status personnel.
• Serves as base Equipment Review Approval Authority, validating equipment requests per ASC and EAID rules.
• Uses ELMS to determine and verify equipment authorizations.
• Analyzes equipment allowance criteria and changes for missions and weapon systems.
• Interprets ASC and related data to validate requirements and prepare change requests.
• Conducts annual ASC update reviews.
• Manages the equipment excess program.
• Evaluates unserviceable assets for repair or contract maintenance.
• Plans equipment changes for new weapon systems or mission shifts.
• Processes disposition of property when no longer needed or authorized.
• Manages all non-vehicle equipment.
• Provides technical and administrative support to Accountable Officers, Commanders, and custodians for Class II, VII, IX assets (AFEMS/ECSS).
• Advises authorities on policy and procedures for lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed property.
• Coordinates deployment and redeployment of Class VII assets per DAFMAN 23-300.
• Ensures unit requirements are correctly coded as Critical/Important in ERL with matching requisitions.
• Keeps custodians informed of ERL changes.
• Reviews and analyzes data used for equipment budget estimates.
• Reviews and corrects rejects and variances when not handled by the SCOS.
• Verifies capital assets over $10,000,000 in ELMS for CFO reporting.
• Oversees semi-annual COMSEC reconciliations and annual small arms reconciliations.
• Coordinates with SCOS to reconcile COMSEC and weapons control files and assets.
• Ensures COMSEC and small arms inventories and documentation comply with DAFMAN 23-300 and MAJCOM directives.
• Creates computer inputs and maintains Master CIR and Master SPRAM jacket files.
• Corrects errors identified on equipment listings.
• Schedules and reviews organizational equipment/SPRAMS accounts with custodians' annual inventories.
• Ensures annual ELMS CIR are produced and signed by custodians and commanders.
• Maintains a suspense system for supply system validations and cancellations.
• Develops, implements, and performs administrative functions for the element.
• Researches and replies to messages, letters, and inquiries.
• Assembles and analyzes information for equipment reports for higher headquarters.
• Generates specialized equipment management reports using BLADE.
• Maintains appointment letters, allowance documents, registers, vouchers, and files.
• Clears departing personnel.
• Provides Cargo Movement and Customer Support Liaison Element with current lists of equipment custodians.
• Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with MAJCOM CEMO, SCOS, supported organizations, and higher headquarters.
• Meets with customers to assess satisfaction, explain policy and procedures, and resolve significant or potential problems.
• Provides customer guidance and training.
• Identifies needs and participates in special projects, milestones, and goals.
• Evaluates, analyzes, and responds to higher headquarters taskings.
• Determines and recommends actions for unresolved or questionable problems and performs follow-up.
• Researches and recommends interpretations for issues impacting supported organizations.
• Other duties as assigned. (temporary, minor, or incidental tasks)

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Conditions of employment

• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A resume and supporting documents must be submitted (see "How to Apply").
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
• Must be able to obtain, within one year of appointment, and maintain the appropriate SECRET security clearance of the position.
• 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.
• Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
• Duties and responsibilities may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state driver's license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE :

Experience, education or training involving administration of supply management, storage, cataloging, packaging and distribution or other work which provided the applicant with a general knowledge of one or more aspects of the supply field. Experience using computer and automation systems.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :

Must have at least 24 months, or experience, or 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, in the GS-2001 General Supply occupational series, that demonstrates all of the following:

• Ability to research documents or other resources to coordinate inventory requirements;
• Knowledge of stock levels, inventory, shipping, receiving, requisitioning, and requirements of supplies and equipment;
• Experience involving the control of supply stocks and accounting for equipment;
• Knowledge of supply management, cataloging, maintenance, and disposal procedures;
• Experience requiring person-to-person contacts to convey information and the ability to compile reports, letters, memoranda, and similar documentation;
• Demonstrated experience with cost estimates, budgets, or funding management; and
• Experience conducting extensive searches for required information, reconstructing records for complex supply transactions, and/or providing supply operations support for supply activities.

***Note: To qualify under the one-year Specialized Experience (SE) provision (when stated in the SE section), you must provide either:

Two SF-50s (or equivalent) showing you were in the same occupational series at the next lower grade for at least one full year. The two SF-50s must span that full one-year period, from the older SF-50 to the newer SF-50 and reflect employment with the same federal agency.

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One SF-50 (or equivalent) if your resume shows at least one year of continuous employment in the position reflected on the SF-50 (or equivalent).

Education

Education Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED

Degree Required: N/A

Degree Required to qualify with Education Only (No Specialized Experience):

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

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

If you are selected for a vacancy that requires a specific degree and/or coursework you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment.

If applicable, Combination of Specialized Experience and Education :

Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, 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-9.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (

- Certain incentive(s) may be available pending funding and approval but are not guaranteed.

- Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) categories below are eligible to apply with this preference . (See Required Documents section)

• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees
• Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

REEMPLOYED ANNUITANT:

In accordance with Section 9902(g) of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), annuitants reemployed in the DoD will receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They will not be eligible for retirement contributions, participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, or a supplemental or redetermined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e., retired in accordance with Section 8336(d)(1) or Section8414(b)(1)(A) of Title 5, U.S.C.) appointed to the DoD may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment as appropriate.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:

The WA National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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