Factory Manager

Duties

The Factory Manager’s supervision encompasses planning, coordination and direction of all factory activities to best achieve the overall factory and UNICOR objectives. The incumbent is responsible for receipt, technical review, and acceptance of assigned contracts and for their integration into existing production schedules, training programs, facility usage, and for proper manpower utilization. The Factory Manager maintains close liaison with the UNICOR management staff at the facility and program management staff at the UNICOR corporate office to ensure a smooth and efficient factory operation.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education

GS-11:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M., if related.

NOTE: If you are using education to qualify, you MUST provide legible transcripts to receive consideration. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria,

Transcripts MUST be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (If you are selected for this position, you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.)

For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications at the U.S. Department of Education website.

GS-12:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this grade level.

OR

Experience

GS-11 and GS-12:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

GS-11:

• Experience with assisting in planning or supervising areas of production and coordinating effort with other areas to attain factory objectives.
• Experience making or developing production methods.
• Experience maintaining and adjusting the recycling process for products in a production environment.
• Experience in providing production data through SAP as it relates to cost and inventory.
• Experience in interpreting and processing contracts and specifications.

GS-12:

• Experience in planning, coordinating and directing all factory activities to best achieve the overall factory and UNICOR objectives.
• Experience in developing plans and revisions of existing production methods, procedures and processes.
• Experience in directing efforts which impact recycling operations.
• Experience in preparing, supervising, and monitoring the preparation of reports covering production, cost inventory, administration and other required technical records including financial, sales, earnings, and inventory reports needed to maintain production efficiency.
• Experience in analyzing monthly financial reports, assessing factory productivity and developing plans of action to improve efficiency where needed.

GS-11 Only:

Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.