USAJOBS · 1 week ago

Quality Assurance Specialist

Naval Base, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop/revise audit plans, assemble and train audit team members, direct audit evolutions, prepare and reports and conduct follow-ups to assure that corrective/preventive actions have been implemented.

Conduct investigations of reported equipment/system failures to identify responsible parties, root causes, and corrective actions needed to prevent recurrence.

Conduct studies of work processes by collecting, sorting, grouping, and analyzing process data for quality trends.

Review/comment on shipyard instructions related to quality assurance policies and program requirements.

Prepare various monthly/quarterly reports such as process quality indicators and rework identification.

Qualification

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Quality AssuranceNaval Shipyard PoliciesAuditInvestigative AnalysisConfigurationsOn-Site InspectionsInterpreting Drawings

Required

Must be a US Citizen.

Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.

Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

This is a bargaining unit position.

You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

Experience in quality assurance concepts in order to develop and implement an effective, economical Weight Handling Equipment (WHE) quality assurance program;

Experience understanding naval shipyard policies and procedures on WHE to utilize for assessing compliance with directives and developing sound recommendations for program and process improvements;

Experience audit, investigative analysis methods to conduct effective audits and investigations of Weight Handling Equipment (WHE) programs, processes and products and analyze results on a cumulative basis to identify quality trends;

Experience in configurations and systems to facilitate WHE on-site inspections of failed systems/components and promote ease of communications with cognizant civilian and military personnel;

Experience oral and written communication in order to conduct effective personal interviews and training classes and prepare clear, informative written reports;

Experience interpreting drawings, plans and a large variety of WHE specifications to assess product conformation to established design parameters.