SUPERVISORY TEXTILE TECHNOLOGIST

Description:

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the Certain Competitive Service / Modified Direct Hire Authority
Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Requirements:

There is a Basic Requirement for a Textile Technologist position in the federal service, See the "Education" section of this announcement for details.

To qualify for the position, in addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience at the or equivalent to the next lowest grade (GS-13) or pay band in the Federal Service, which has equipped me with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Such specialized experience is applying professional knowledge of protective clothing and equipment design and fabrication, fabrics and materials, fabric construction, and production methodology to develop protective clothing, and equipment which meet required levels of performance or mission compatibility/requirements to perform the following:
1.) Advising on the adequacy of materials, and designs based on test and evaluation results, specification, and pattern modifications to provide final approval and transition items for procurement or production.
2.) Planning, developing, directing, and preparing new and modified protective clothing designs and/or specifications.
3) Reviewing specifications against requirements to coordinate pattern and sample development.
4) Using project/program management skills/tools analyze, evaluate, and conduct studies which identify project/program requirements.
5.) Directing others in the use of applicable analysis, testing and evaluation methods, techniques, and procedures, such as those from ASTM International, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorist, the International Organization for Standardization, and Federal Standard Test Methods, scientific manuals, and handbooks.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/textile-technology-series-1384/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.