SUPPLY TECHNICIAN (Title 32)

Summary

This position is located in 147 Attack Wing located in Houston, TX. This is an Air National Guard (ANG) Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership, compatible military skill assignment, and classification. Its purpose is to provide coordination between the GSU and the host base supply function in support of the GSU mission.

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As a SUPPLY TECHNICIAN (Title 32) with the Texas National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Organizes the materiel control activities required to ensure effective organizational supply support (to include expendables and non-expendables) to the Combat Communications Squadron. Determines, analyzes, coordinates, plans and formulates annual budget submissions for operations and maintenance funds. Forecasts future supply and equipment requirements based on coordination with plans and programs personnel and higher management echelons. Receives and validates funds allocations for the unit. Records expenditures and maintains current on-hand balances. Reconciles Project Funds Management (PFMR) documents for the unit and provides financial accounting data, expenditure rates, forecasts of financial accounting data, expenditure rates, and forecasts of financial position to the commander. Validates one-time buy forecasts and requests. Serves as the focal point for zero overpricing monitoring and maintains records, documentation and final determination of price challenges.
• Serves as the unit single point of contact for the depot level supported programs. Establishes procedures, monitors, corrects, and provides oversight to the unit's managed supply programs. Maintains current financial data and balances of managed supply programs. Maintains current financial data and balances of supply program status, to include critical items, that impact the equipment's ability to deploy, and overall unit's readiness. Ensures real-time pricing updates are maintained at depot administrative pricing agencies. Forecasts unit supply costs based upon pricing options within a managed supply program. Advises supervisor, on financial status of the managed supply program and ensures adequate funding is available to support the maintenance complex. Advises maintenance work center personnel on the status of items and traces turn-ins to due-outs to effect optimization of available funding and spares within the supply system. Analyzes each transaction to ensure proper credit/debit balances have been applied. Tracks status to ensure timely receipt of items impacting equipment readiness. Acquires requirements that identify increased operational tempo and analyzes managed supply program financial position to provide required support. Serves as a member of unit resource advisory panel/group.
• Establishes and implements procedures to effectively provide for all maintenance requirements. Provides organizational supply support in matters pertaining to unit equipment transactions and requirements. Establishes, institutes, and monitors follow-up systems to ascertain current status of priority demands and follow-up requests. Coordinates and verifies consumable requirements and researches alternative locations to satisfy supply demand. Analyzes and takes required follow-up action with identified outside agencies regarding delayed discrepancies which require parts that are identified on support system documents. Provides alternative solutions, in accordance with applicable directives, when action is in the overall best interest of the mission. Serves as the focal point for maintenance complex supply and supply related activities. V
• Manages, implements, and executes programs in support of the mobility support requirements. Designated as the single point of contact between mobility work centers and the materiel management branch of servicing base supply. Manages, directs, and analyzes the operation of the units' mobility storage facilities. Coordinates all Asset Management materiel requirements with work centers, unit mobility personnel, Flight Chiefs, unit commander and base supply. Validates addition, removal, and deletion of Asset Management items in accordance with guidance from higher management echelons in order to satisfy Mission Capability (MICAP) priority requirements, lateral support requirements, and other nonstandard requests.
• Coordinates and maintains written correspondence with appropriate supporting base supply activity to establish bench stock determination and composition of supply points and establishment and adjustment of levels on items within the base supply to support maintenance complex requirements.
• May supervise one full-time employee. Grants leave, counsels, prepares and writes performance appraisals, and initiates disciplinary action. Schedules work production and training for 1 to 3 drill status guardsmen. Makes necessary adjustments to work plans, assignments, and methods of accomplishing assigned tasking.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Conditions of employment

Appointment Factor(s): This is an Excepted Service position that requires active membership in a compatible military assignment in the Texas Air National Guard and wear of the military uniform.

Areas of Consideration: In-State Excepted. This includes:

• All currently employed full-time permanent, indefinite and temporary personnel of the Texas Military Department.
• All current members of the Texas National Guard.

Incentives: Acceptance of a military Federal technician position may result in termination and / or repayment of military incentives. Please check your contract and contact your servicing Education Services (Incentives) office or the Recruiting/Retention office.

Remarks:

• The Texas National Guard is an Equal Opportunity employer.
• Veterans' preference is not applicable to this position.
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.
• Texas Air National Guard Membership is required.
• Direct deposit is mandatory.
• Trial period required (see additional information)
• This is a Bargaining Unit position.

Military Requirements

For Dual-Status Technician positions service affiliation under Title 32 USC 709 is required. Military skill set is determined by AFSC/MOS requirements. Upon selection, individuals must be assigned to a compatible military AFSC/MOS in accordance with statutes and National Guard Bureau regulations and must obtain/maintain all requirements of the AFSC/MOS.

Rank Spread: E-5/SSgt not to exceed a E-6/TSgt

Compatible MOS/Branch/AFSC: 2S071

Other Requirements:

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.

For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

Qualifications

In describing your experience in your resume, please be clear and specific. Assumptions regarding your experience will not be made. To be considered for qualification, your resume must include relevant experience with beginning and ending dates of employment/experience reflecting the following:

Specialized Experience Required

At least 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-05). Knowledge of governing supply regulations, policies, procedures, and instructions applicable to the specific assignment. Experience conducting searches for required information; reconstruct records for supply transactions; and/or provide supply operations support for activities involving specialized or unique supplies, equipment, and parts. Experience performing various aspects of supply specialist work based on practical knowledge of standard procedures, where assignments include individual case problems related to segments in one or more major areas of supply management. Experience which required person-to-person contacts to convey information and ability to compile reports, letters, memoranda, etc.

Additional information

Trial Period:

As a condition of employment, you will be required to serve a 1- 2 trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

- your performance and conduct;

- the needs and interests of the agency;

- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and

- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.

2. Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

3. May be required to travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportation as appropriate to perform temporary duty assignments.

4. Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.

5. The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver's license is mandatory.

6. 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

7. Dual-status positions require military membership and adherence to professional development requirements, including training and certifications, to ensure readiness and compliance with National Guard standards.

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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