You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Quality Assurance Department Code 706 of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR. This announcement is for an Upward Mobility Program position.

Duties

You will monitor Strategic Weapons System (SWS)s and Combat Control Systems (CCS), support equipment, documentation, procedures, work center management systems and protective measures necessary to ensure product quality. You will development, implement and maintain effective surveillance plans designed to evaluate the TRIDENT SWS and CCS production shops, product assurance, maintenance, alterations, repair quality, and processing systems. You will monitor processing operations to verify Government and contractor adherence to processing requirements and confirm hardware is processed in a consistent manner and in accordance with approved procedures. You will verify performance of manual and computerized operational and environmental checks of electronic, hydraulic, and electromechanical systems, subsystems, assemblies and components, to confirm conformance with the applicable requirements. You will verify the performance and results of hydrostatic, non-destructive, and weight tests are compliant with applicable standards, specifications and requirements. This effort includes inspections utilizing sophisticated and complex equipment. You will analyze procedures for technical accuracy, applicability, clarity and usability, and makes recommendations for corrections or improvements when necessary, to work center managers and outside engineering agencies. You will review and evaluate conformance to characteristics by observing and analyzing test data results, accompanying documentation, and quality records to verify compliance with specifications.

Requirements

• 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. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• 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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• 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.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• 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.

Qualifications

The Upward Mobility Program is a unique job opportunity. This program is designed to provide Department of Navy employees career growth opportunities who have potential but do not presently meet the Office of Personnel Management qualification requirements for this position. The entry level for this position is GS-09 with a full performance level of GS-11. Knowledge of employees selected may vary and will require the development of an individually tailored training plan to assist them in qualifying for the full performance level of this position. Eligibility requires that the employee be performing satisfactorily, complete all training requirements, acquire the requisite qualifications and have met time-in-grade eligibility for career ladder promotions. This recruitment is open to current UIC 4523A employees who possess the basic knowledge, skills, and ability at or equivalent to WG-10 or GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent in the private or public sector interpreting or utilizing technical engineering documents, instructions, drawings or sketches for the repair or maintenance of ships or industrial equipment. Employee Participation Requirements: Must be a current permanent employee serving under a competitive appointment, or under a time-limited or excepted appointment that provides for noncompetitive conversion to a permanent appointment (e.g., VRA, Schedule A) Employees must be WG-10 or GS-09 (or higher) to be eligible for this opportunity Have a current annual performance rating of fully successful or equivalent rating Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR 7000 Finback Circle Silverdale, WA 98315 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]