Group Chief at Washington

JOB SUMMARY:

Come be a part of one of the largest digital information facilities in the world!

This position is located in Security and Intelligent Documents, Office of Operations Manager, in Washington, DC.

The selectee will work shift 3 and have a tour of duty of 10:30pm to 7:00am. The selectee will recieve $39.67 PH, plus 10% night rate.

This position is located in the Security and Intelligent Documents Business Unit. This position involves supervising and overseeing daily secure production and manufacturing operations at the first-line supervision level. The primary responsibility is to assists the Foreperson and Assistant Foreperson in supervising the Bookbinders, up-rate Journeyperson Bindery Workers, and Printing Plant Workers who work in the Secure Productions sections and are engaged in the Bindery process.

WHO MAY APPLY:  Permanent GPO Employees only.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a current, career or career-conditional GPO employee to apply.
• Selectee may be subject to serving a one (1) year probationary period.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

DUTIES:Back to top

• Protects security work by assuring: only authorized personnel have access to area/work; product batch is reconciled; monitoring classified work printed outside the security area; and ensuring finished products are delivered in accordance with security regulations.
• Provides leadership and training to employees to perform ongoing safety checks and efficient performance of production processes. Ensures that all work is performed according to the Business Units and facilitys ISO procedures and/or work instructions.
• Conducts periodic audits of production and support operations to assure that all security protocols are in place and are being followed.  Reports any and all suspicious security situations to a Manager.
• Enforces, and ensures subordinates are engaging in appropriate conduct, safety, and other GPO rules and regulations.  Applies Equal Employment Opportunity rules, regulations, and affirmative action principles.
• Supervises daily production of work to ensure good housekeeping per the Business Unit and facility 5S Program; checking quality of product output at various production stages; operation of equipment; progress against schedules; and potential for miscellaneous production problems. Publishes and communicates periodic production and waste reports
• Schedules the work with the assistance of Managers and Support staff, in accordance with Lean tools and the effective use of employees and resources: Supervises production progress and communicates any potential issues to appropriate Managers.
• Acts as Assistant Foreperson when called upon, and performs all duties of that position, monitors and reports on OWCP cases, performs other related duties as assigned.
  

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following requirements:

Applicants must meet the following screen out element to be considered eligible for this position: Ability to supervise the work of others.  To meet this screen out, applicants must have completed a formal recognized apprenticeship or possess substantially equivalent practical experience in the bookbinding trade.  In addition, applicants must have at least two years of subsequent journeyperson experience and have served at least one year in the Government Printing Office under a career or career-conditional appointment.

OR

1) have a Baccalaureate Degree or three (3) years of responsible experience in the printing industry equivalent, at a minimum, to the Government Printing Office journeyperson level; and 2) have two (2) years of experience in the printing industry of a scope and quality sufficient to carry out the duties of the position – one (1) year of which was at or comparable to the PG-12 level; and 3) have served a minimum of one (1) year in a career or career-conditional appointment in the Government Printing Office.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement Tuesday, July 09, 2013.

   

NOTE:Selectee may be subject to serving a one (1) year probationary period as prescribed by GPO Instruction 610.9A, “Probationary Period for Newly Appointed Managers and Supervisors.”

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

If you meet the qualifications listed above, you will be further evaluated on your answers to the occupational questionnaire.  Your answers to the occupational questionnaire will allow Human Capital to evaluate you on the following factors (job elements) which are considered to be essential for successful job performance in this position.You will be evaluated on your responses to the assessment questionnaire then we will compare it against your resume and supporting documentation. 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. 

You will be further evaluated on the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) and/or Competencies required for the position:

• Ability to lead or supervise the work of others (SCREEN OUT)
• Knowledge of the procedures, processes, and methods related to printing and binding production operations.
• Knowledge of the safety equipment and procedures.
• Ability to identify and solve scheduling, personnel and equipment problems.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work assignments to meet production deadlines.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

We DO NOT require a separate narrative statement responding to the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and/or competencies, however your resume should CLEARLY show possession of these competencies.

If you meet the qualification requirements listed above, your application will be rated based on your online questionnaire and supporting documents. If your final rating places you among the top candidates, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement Tuesday, July 09, 2013.

Merit Promotion Eligibility:

This position is open to current, career or career-conditional GPO employees only. You must submit your most recent performance evaluation and SF-50 to be considered.  GPO Employees may obtain a copy of their SF-50 and most recent Performance Appraisal from their EOPF or HC Operations, Room C-604.

Country: USA, State: Dist of Columbia, City: Washington, Company: Government Printing Office.