Ammunition Engineer Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Summary
About the Position: Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) mission is to safely receive, inspect, store, ship, renovate, demilitarize, and manufacture conventional ammunition, missiles, and related components to support Army and Joint Force readiness. CAAA remains nested with Army/AMC/JMC strategic priorities of Readiness, Future Force, People, and Reform.
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Duties
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• Serves as the Master Scheduler responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring capacity requirements plan for Crane Army Ammunition Activity.
• Develops the master schedule for production, fabrication, and procurement of products to be stocked or planned for, before shipment or prior to final assembly.
• Plans and programs operations in the production/demilitarization/issues and receipt divisions and verifies capacity for feasibility and completion of the schedule before release of the master schedule to the shop floor.
• Ensures customer satisfaction within established parameters; ensures timely delivery of end items; measures and reduces production backlog; provides visibility into all demands from customers, and ensures the depot has accurate data to work with.
• Investigates discrepancies to forecasts, and conducts audits of shop orders for correctness and that due dates are reliable and realistic.
• Provides advice and recommendations on efficiency of projects throughout the Activity.
• Provides information to the Division Manager for developing policies and procedures relating to operations of all divisions within the assigned production shops.
• Researches, learns and applies a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods to identify, analyze and improve effectiveness, efficiency and work products.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• U.S. Citizenship is required. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Personnel security investigation required.
• This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management Practitioner certification within 60 months as of entrance on duty.
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings and weekend. May require overtime work.

Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NJ-03). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Determining the status of various aspects of ammunition production to support the overall mission (e.g., funding, procurement, tracking components or raw materials required, manufacturing, scheduling); 2) Analyzing work processes to recommend production process improvements and/or recommending methods/procedures to improve the efficiency/quality of operations; and 3) Maintaining Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to assist with accurate scheduling, reporting and timelines.
Education cannotbe substituted for experience.
Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Additional information

• Position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance/conduct; agency needs/interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational/Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Logistics Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/.
• Pay band NJ-04 includes GS grades equivalent to GS-12/13. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities.
• This non-supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-13, step 07 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-13, step 07 level the incumbent's salary may be put on a salary control point at the incumbent's existing salary.
• Superior qualifications and special needs pay setting may be authorized at managements discretion for eligible candidates.
• Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Relocation and Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.
• Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) may be authorized.
• Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized.
• All selections under an announcement must be made within 90 days from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a RA for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information
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