Total 68 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Fort Knox, Kentucky

• Serve under the general supervision of the Supervisory Fire Inspector (Captain), who makes assignments based on the overall policy and general content of the fire prevention program.
• Operate within an assigned inspection area to include high-risk, conducting comprehensive fire/safety inspections to identify and correct hazardous conditions.
• Identify complex unique hazards and devises corrective measures.
• Conduct public education classes post-wide as well as on-the-job training classes for fire department personnel.
• Provide training in general fire/safety subjects as well as issues unique to a particular activity.
• Conduct review of architectural drawings and specifications to determine compliance with fire/safety regulations and evaluates special features impacting the fire protection mission.
• Respond to emergency incidents as part of a firefighting team, performs a full range of firefighting duties at all types of emergency incidents, maintaining a degree of firefighting proficiency sufficient to perform firefighting tasks.

• Conduct investigations as required by appropriate authorities into allegations of mismanagement, fraud, waste or abuse, improper conduct, abuse of privileges or authority.
• Provide for the safeguarding of all testimony, evidence, and other sensitive data, and ensure the confidentiality of all individuals is properly protected.
• Manage correspondence, an IGARS case log, and a consolidated weekly case synopsis and conduct periodic review of the case log and open cases for regulatory compliance and meeting the office objectives.
• Conduct organizational assessments, sensing sessions and command surveys to determine compliance with regulatory guidance; analyze and prepare briefings and reports.
• Receive, process, and respond to requests for assistance emanating from any source such as the general public, military personnel, dependents or civilian employees assigned to organizations in the Reserve Division area of responsibility.
• Process Inspector General Action Requests (IGARS) to resolve issues and correct deficiencies affecting individuals and eliminating conditions detrimental to the efficiency or reputation of the Army.
• Take necessary action to resolve assistance requests or complaints, and recommend appropriate actions to the complainant, to include redress options with supporting regulatory guidance as required.
• Lead the planning and conduct of systemic inspections within the Division and assigned units as directed by the directing authority, to determine the root cause(s) of regulatory non-compliance.

• Conduct investigations as required by appropriate authorities into allegations of mismanagement, fraud, waste or abuse, improper conduct, abuse of privileges or authority.
• Provide for the safeguarding of all testimony, evidence, and other sensitive data, and ensure the confidentiality of all individuals is properly protected.
• Manage correspondence, an IGARS case log, and a consolidated weekly case synopsis and conduct periodic review of the case log and open cases for regulatory compliance and meeting the office objectives.
• Conduct organizational assessments, sensing sessions and command surveys to determine compliance with regulatory guidance; analyze and prepare briefings and reports.
• Receive, process, and respond to requests for assistance emanating from any source such as the general public, military personnel, dependents or civilian employees assigned to organizations in the Reserve Division area of responsibility.
• Process Inspector General Action Requests (IGARS) to resolve issues and correct deficiencies affecting individuals and eliminating conditions detrimental to the efficiency or reputation of the Army.
• Take necessary action to resolve assistance requests or complaints, and recommend appropriate actions to the complainant, to include redress options with supporting regulatory guidance as required.
• Lead the planning and conduct of systemic inspections within the Division and assigned units as directed by the directing authority, to determine the root cause(s) of regulatory non-compliance.

• Assigns, tasks, and provides guidance to staff offices in response to urgent and routine requests for information and recommendations on issues of operations, current events strategy and plans, and command and control.
• Ensures that Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) command projects are managed properly and completed in a timely manner while monitoring continuity and quality of actions.
• Provides guidance for the coordination of efforts and events to ensure that all resources are utilized properly and ensures that there is no duplication of effort and that all of the agency’s requirements are satisfied.
• Completes projects and studies, which require knowledge of the major issues, program goals and objectives, work processes, and administrative operations.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes the conduct of visits to the MSCoE by distinguished visitors, foreign delegations, officials from federal, state, and local government, and various community representatives.
• Serves as an aide to the Commander, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, Secretary of the General Staff, and staff officers on both technical and administrative matters.
• Serves as action officer and is responsible for the oversight of a variety of actions which are characterized by unique requirements which demand continuous oversight and provides administrative coordination for staff actions and correspondence.
• Assists with planning, developing, and supervising the execution of detailed visitor itineraries.
• Develops and maintains close association and sound working relationships with higher headquarters, to keep abreast of issues and concerns that may impact issues affecting the organization.

• Determines test method, and prepares fluids and parts for nondestructive inspection.
• Performs nondestructive inspection on structures, components, and systems.
• Applies magnetic particle and/or liquid penetrant inspection to detect and interpret the relevancy of flaws in a variety of parts.
• Uses and maintains tools. Maintains bench stock levels of parts, materials, tools, and equipment at prescribed levels.
• Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Maintains records and documents actions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Perform munitions inspections in accordance with the Ammunition Surveillance Procedures Manual.
• Assist with the coordination of in and out shipments, receipts, warehousing, and all movements within the Ammunition Supply Point.
• Issue ammunition to military units.
• Assist with cyclic, quarterly and special inventories of ammunition.
• Operate forklift truck to load/unload, transfer, transport, stack/unstack palletized goods, boxes, crates, merchandise, materials, and supplies from one location to another.

• Plans and organizes all air traffic control tower activities; responsible for administration, operation, and training for the facility and assigned personnel.
• Assigns duties to subordinate air traffic controller personnel.
• Recommends assignment of, define and delegate authority to, shift supervisors.
• Subordinate air traffic controllers are relied upon to perform their duties independently with general supervision from the Supervisor.
• Reviews standards, decisions, and operating methods of subordinates and minimizes inequities among crews.
• Performs duties in all control tower and radar/non-radar approach control positions.
• Works rotating shift in any of the above facilities as necessary.
• Ensures adequate separation of all air traffic; issue clearances and information in accordance with current regulations to aircraft operating under visual and instrument flight rules.
• Serves as Technical On-Site Representative (TOR) to the terminal NAS Radar Approach Control facility.
• Responsible for overall management of the tower automation system within the facility, being the primary contact in dealing with the radar facility/FAA organizations and activities in matters dealing with system automation.
• Ensures the Huachuca tower NAS automation system operates in accordance with current FAA configuration management directives, procedures and technical standards.

WHAT IS THE SMALL BUSINESS SELF EMPLOYED(SBSE) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Small Business Self-Employed Campus Exam/AUR Ops

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you

• Plans and conducts independent limited examinations and related investigations of a variety of individual and business taxpayers involving complex tax issues and accounting records and typical methods.
• Classifies and screens individual and business tax returns and allowance cases showing changes in tax liability and selects those which have the highest potential for audit.
• Classifies returns received as the result of transfer, special handling requirements, or collateral requests.
• Reviews Collection referrals and Criminal Investigation referrals for examination potential.
• Advises taxpayers of his/her rights as defined in the examination and appeal guidelines, the actual examination procedures, and an explanation of current tax and reporting responsibilities and the importance and benefit of meeting future responsibilities.
• Identifies issues to be pursued based on large, unusual or questionable items that produce a significant tax or compliance effect and utilizes the tax law and facts needed to resolve them. Recognizes indicators of fraudulent activity and develops appropriate referrals.

• Responsible for the security and safety of the facility, barracks, and Soldiers.
• Serves as the Personnel Control Facility and United States Army Garrison 24-hour Information, Knowledge and Support staff duty desk officer in support of 1000 assigned personnel and their families
• Ensures accountability of all personnel assigned to the US Army Personnel Control Facility.
• Escorts military personnel to and from all associated appointments for purposes of release from military service or further processing.
• Enter and retrieve data from various automated equipment using various software programs.

• Develop and provide educational programs, training sessions, and consultations focused on safe healthcare practices for patients with blood-borne infectious diseases and biological warfare agents (such as Smallpox and Anthrax).
• Foster awareness among healthcare professionals regarding infection prevention and control measures.
• Conduct well-designed epidemiologic investigations to assess disease patterns and identify potential outbreaks.
• Determine the existence of epidemics and promptly initiate appropriate control measures.
• Ensure strict compliance with regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and The Joint Commission.
• Regularly review and update infection control policies to align with current guidelines.
• Implement infection control surveillance tracers across diverse clinical areas to monitor adherence to national and state standards.
• Perform in-person infection control audits during surgical and dental procedures.
• Report findings to section leadership and maintain electronic records for analysis and continuous improvement.

• Performs Fire Inspections of facilities, grounds and operations to identify and facilitate the correction of violations of fire codes and regulations and other identified fire hazards.
• Conducts inspections of buildings and facilities throughout the installation.
• Assists in reviewing plans for new construction and alteration and extension of existing structures recommending changes and additions to ensure compliance with fire code and regulation requirements.
• Develops, delivers and conducts fire and life safety education to secure client involvement in fire prevention, detection, and suppression safety and evacuation emphasizing fire prevention topics.
• Performs other duties in support of the fire operations and prevention protection program.

As a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC INSPECTOR-TITLE 32, WG-5801-11, you will inspect a large variety of heavy-duty mobile equipment and automotive vehicles. Inspect heavy artillery, small arms, powered support and other equipment or components of equal or lesser complexity. Assist higher-graded inspectors to perform inspections on equipment repairs. Inspect complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electrical systems, equipment and their components while in operation or in a standby condition. Inspect and perform tests to braking, steering, large engines, intricate fuel injection systems, turret stabilization systems, and other systems combined in a single, complex mechanical assembly. Use specially designed testing methods and test equipment to assure that tolerance and safety factors have been met. Inspect equipment to determine repairs needed. Utilize established Maintenance Expenditure Limits (MEL) to evaluate economic feasibility of repair(s). Consider a variety of factors such as cost and availability of parts, man-hours, and impact of time constraints on the mission to assess whether repair is economical. Recommend to a higher echelon to condemn equipment when the repair costs exceed the established MEL. Prepare lists of needed repairs, parts, and man-hours authorized. Perform in-process inspections to assure that equipment is being repaired in accordance with pertinent requirements. Perform final inspection, certifying that equipment is in satisfactory operating condition, or reject the work and return the equipment to the repair shop with specific reports prescribing additional repairs. Serve as inspector on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams (COMET) and/or as a member of Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Teams (MAIT). Perform other duties as assigned.
A more comprehensive detailed description of the position may be found in Position Description PDD1285000 on file in the employing unit or in the Human Resources Office. Contact the KY HRO Staffing Section via email for additional information, ng.ky.kyarng.mbx.hro-technicianstaffing@army.mil.

• Responsible for surveillance of the installation food service contract and military food service operations.
• Determine contractor and/or military effectiveness and conformance to contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Review performance of contractor and/or military personnel and address any defects or failures in accordance with special conditions and technical specifications.
• Evaluate quality assurance program effectiveness by reviewing food service technical data.
• Evaluate dining facility operations to include purchase and receipt of rations, inventory control, food preparation, production, serving, sanitation, equipment usage, administration and management, to ensure an acceptable quality level is maintained.

• Responsible for oversight of the management of the Laundry and Dry Cleaning contract.
• Monitor contract operations to detect and prevent production deficiencies.
• Evaluate the quality assurance programs effectiveness using various technical data and guidelines.
• Develop new procedures to achieve new/revised approaches, technologies, and/or methods for productivity enhancement.
• Develop detailed short range and mid-range financial programs for laundry and dry-cleaning requirements.
• Prepare and submit receiving reports for contract payments.
• Serve as the approving official for contractor submission of service orders and work orders for the maintenance/repair of the Laundry and Dry-Cleaning facility and equipment.

• YOU WILL/MAY:
• Ensure that regulated establishments produce a safe product by executing appropriate inspection methods, determining non-compliance with regulatory requirements, documenting noncompliance and initiating enforcement action, where warranted.
• Verify that meat and poultry slaughter and/or processing establishment's Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans meet regulatory requirements.
• Execute Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans effectively to prevent unsanitary conditions and adulteration of product.
• Review records, observe plant operations and conduct hands-on verification to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and prepare detailed documentation (Non-Compliance Records) of non-compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Determine when regulatory control action is necessary. You will assess whether the plant's corrective or preventative actions are acceptable and effective, if there are trends in non-compliance, or if enforcement action is warranted.
• Conduct regulatory oversight activities inside plants in matters relating to other consumer protections (e.g., economic adulteration and misbranding).
• Have contact with plant managers, owners and others to explain legal and regulatory requirements, discuss operation of the plant's SSOP, HACCP plan and other food safety programs.
• Communicate and defend determinations on non-compliance issues and discuss plans for addressing non-compliance.
• Work with a variety of individuals to resolve problems, clarify differences of interpretation concerning HACCP and other food safety or consumer protection requirements.
• Advise other Agency inspectors, supervisors and officers on inspection and enforcement matters for which you are involved.
• Conduct various samplings, surveys and tests to obtain pertinent data on potential problem areas, industry trends, or other issues of current interest to the Agency.
• Be involved in performing health and safety verification sampling and tests for detection of specific microbes (e.g., salmonella, listeria, etc.), residues or contaminants.
• Assure that products approved for import are in full compliance with all applicable Federal regulations governing the importation of meat and poultry products.
• Authorize entry of all meat or poultry products considered to comply with Federal regulations or refuse entry of any products which violate any of the requirements for admission into this country.
• Coordinate with other Federal agencies (e.g., the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on such matters as animal health restrictions and refused entry lots.