Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a Quality Control/Training Manager to provide Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Level C Instruction and instructional support services to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy, Special Warfare Center & School (USAJFKSWCS). The SERE Course is conducted during the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC); training is intended for those soldiers whose duties place them at a high risk of isolation or capture, as defined by DODI O-3002.05. The mission of the Special Forces SERE Level C Course is to ensure each student graduates with the confidence and appropriate proficiency level to employ SERE and individual Personnel Recovery (PR) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) necessary to survive, evade, resist, and escape across all spectrums of captivity and return home with honor.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Shall be responsible for the Contractor’s Quality Control Program.
• Shall act as liaison with Government Quality Assurance personnel (The Training Cell and COR) on matters relating to Contractor employee performance and evaluations.
• Shall also be responsible for Contractor personnel training and progression, as well as overseeing the Training Support efforts.

Required Qualifications:

• Shall have a minimum of five (5) years of documented and verifiably successful experience managing a Quality Control Training Management in a SERE Resistance Training Program.
• This position requires full certification IAW ICP and a graduate of a DOD SERE Level C course.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be a graduate from an approved DOD SERE Level “C” High Risk Course.
• Shall have a minimum of four (4) years of service from any military branch, having attained the minimum grade of E-5 within their respective military branch, and an honorable discharge as noted on Copy 4 of the DD 214.
• Possess the physical skills and abilities necessary to perform under this work, which involves high levels of physical and mental stress in the performance of normal duties.
• Able to lift/carry 50 pounds, walk up to four (4) miles per day with 35lb rucksack, climb several flights of stairs multiple times during assigned shift, and provide up to ten (10) consecutive hours of instruction.
• Able to conform to the following physical requirements to be considered suitable for duties:
  • Full active range of motion (FAROM) and muscle strength of 5/5 with strong resistance against gravity and examiner of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, and ankle joints;
  • FAROM of the cervical and lumbar spine; perform upper body pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight;
  • Perform upper body lateral pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight;
  • Lift, lower, and reach overhead while holding up to 10 pounds of equipment;
  • Lift and carry 50 pounds up to 50 meters/10 minutes;
  • Lift and lower up to 75 pounds of supported weight vertically from shoulder height to ground, or from ground to shoulder height;
  • Stand for 50 minutes with a 10 minute break; navigate uneven terrain, unassisted, for up to 2,000 meters.
• Able to operate in austere field environments.
• Possess a complete physical exam within the last 12 months administered by a medical doctor or physician’s assistant that attests to the employee’s ability to comply with the physical requirements of the contract.
• Receive a favorable psychological evaluation that will be performed by the Government’s SERE Psychologist.

Clearance: Must possess a Secret security clearance.

Location: Camp Mackall at Fort Liberty, NC

Travel: Travel may be required to support training events called Post Training Events (PTEs) located at Fort Bliss, Texas; Joint Base Lewis McCord, Washington; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Carson, CO; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; AP Hill, VA; and other CONUS locations.