These positions are located with the 149 MAI Group (MXG) located in San Antonio, TX. The purpose of this position is to supervise, establish and direct a planned, systematic approach of a quality assurance program designed to provide the maintenance managers confidence that aircraft, aircraft systems, products or supporting processes conform to technical, safety, work load and customer requirements. Texas is one of 9 states with NO state income tax.
As a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (Title 32) with the Texas Air National Guard, your duties will include, but will not be limited to: Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Quality Assurance Division. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and Quality objectives.
Establishes, revises, or reviews policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishment, promote team building, and implement quality improvements in response to concerns with regulatory compliance. Plans work for accomplishment by subordinates, sets and adjust short-term priorities if necessary. Evaluates requirements for additional resources.
Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate personnel. Establishes and develops performance standards. Evaluates subordinate personnel. Establish employee work schedules, deadlines, and production/inspection priorities based on aircraft maintenance status, aircraft mission requirements and other demand needs. Determine how many jobs can be accomplished concurrently with the available manpower and resources.
Develops methods and procedures, reviews the work of subordinates in progress and upon completion to ensure that they have met the defined quality and quantity standards. Resolve technical problems of subordinate personnel. Selects candidates for the Quality Assurance Specialist and Technical Order Distribution Office (TODO) positions, taking into consideration skills and qualifications, mission requirements, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) objectives.
Manages, reviews and develops 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 comprehensive knowledge and ability to interpret Air Force Instructions, Technical Orders, engineering drawings, product specifications, Air Force Occupational Safety and Health (AFOSH) environmental standards, public law, and locally developed policy.
Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP): Manages the Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program (MSEP), which provides the Maintenance Group Commander and maintenance managers the visibility to assess and improve the proficiency of the work force, facilitate continuous process improvement, and provide the customer with high quality aircraft and components on time.
Manages critical assessment programs such as; Unit Self Inspections, Maintenance Standardization, Operational Readiness, Unit Compliance Inspections, and Staff Assistance Visits (SAVs). Manages the organization's quality program and elements of the program to gauge compliance with directives, assess established processes, identify deficiencies, implement corrective measures, and improve processes to enhance mission effectiveness and efficiency.
Ensures personnel use proper data collection techniques and procedures for evaluation, inspection and audit programs and a number of related databases and spreadsheets to capture and catalog data elements for trending, cross-tell, and benchmarking. Directs and controls the management of the Technical Order Improvement Program and Suggestion Program for the wing.
Assesses unit Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) concerns to determine if reported R&M deficiencies are caused by unit factors and local conditions versus those beyond the unit's control.
Collaborates with the Maintenance Group Commander and other squadron commanders to plan, develop and implement numerous long term plans to include; Aircraft Modification Plan, Depot Input Plan, force management, weapon system conversions, base supplements, Aerospace Expeditionary Forces (AEF) participation, and others. Manages and plans a quality assurance program using a variety of accepted quality assurance procedures such as statistical computations and data collections.
Skill in using various computer and software applications to include but not limited to: word processing programs, spreadsheets, email services, databases and database management. Manages critical compliance and configuration management programs. Oversees the Wing Foreign Object Damage and Dropped Object Prevention Program (DOPP) to ensure a sound prevention program is in place to eliminate potential life safety hazards.
Oversees the Maintenance Complex responsibilities of the Functional Check Flight (FCF), Operational Check Flight (OCF), and High Speed Taxi-check, Foreign Object Damage, and Dropped Object Prevention Programs. Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education Requirements: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in fields listed below leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or university, meets the GS-5 level requirements.
Education - Undergraduate and 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.
jesse.allen.2@us.af.mil · 210-925-8168
This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.
The posted pay range is $90823 – $118072/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-09.
This position is open under the 'Nguard' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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