Summary Serves as the Supervisory Engineering Technician for the Automation Engineering Department at the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) located in Leavenworth, KS. The CMOP is responsible for the provision of the technical dispensing of outpatient prescriptions processed through the mail. The CMOP Leavenworth services the Veteran population from VISNs 15, 19, and 23 as well as ChampVA nationwide and approximately 60 Indian Health Service (IHS) Health Care Facilities. Responsibilities Major duties include, but are not limited to: Studies and analyzes work operations and makes changes in workflow, methods, priorities, etc., to assure uninterrupted service. Supervises and provides comprehensive technical advice on rebuilding, overhauling, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, modifying, calibrating, aligning, and maintaining of the CMOP multiple integrated automation system and all interrelated and interdependent systems included within the overall system. Prepares and issues written instructions and procedures and special instructions on new developments and automation equipment. Ensures adherence to current environmental laws and regulations. Reviews and approves scopes of work, initial budgets, schedules, and monitors work adherence to criteria, scope, schedules, budget and safety and environmental regulations. Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM (tour of duty to be determined based on facility needs) Compressed/Flexible: May be available, based on facility needs Telework: This position may be authorized for telework in accordance with agency policies. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Engineering Technician/PD020320 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Qualifications To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/11/2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): Possess practical knowledge of the methods and techniques of engineering or architecture and construction, application, properties, operations, and limitations of engineering systems, processes, structures, machinery, devices, and materials. -AND- Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 or equivalent and above): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. Specialized Experience, GS-13: Applicants must also meet the specialized experience for the GS-13 grade. You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Comprehensive technical knowledge and the ability to advise and lead the automation engineering staff on all CMOP automated equipment systems. Experience in the development of long-range master plans for future new generation automation equipment. Ability to provide comprehensive technical advice on rebuilding, overhauling, installing, troubleshooting, repairing, modifying, calibrating, aligning, and maintaining the CMOP automation system. Personnel management and supervisory experience. Experience and technical knowledge of complex the Automation Engineering Section and the ability to manage technical work 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Education There is no educational substitution at this grade level. Additional Information Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
