You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (MATERIALS AND PROCESSES) in the WELDING ENGINEERING DIVISION, CODE 026, in the Production Resources Department of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will conduct evaluations for the welding shop using Quality Performance System (QPS) data, Deficiency reports, Discrepancy Logs, Audit Action records, and other inspection Verification Reports in support of process improvement programs. You will conduct program compliance surveillances; plans, schedules, and conduct studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work or training operations, and program effectiveness. You will analyze, validate, and identify ways to improve the function and activities associated with QA data collection. You will make recommendations on appropriate actions to resolve instances of program non-compliance and reverse adverse trends based on the required welding knowledge and monthly worksite surveillances. You will be responsible for projects, studies, reviews, shop quality analyst (SQA) interface, welding supervisor interface, and investigations to resolve welding shop management issues or concerns.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing Quality Assurance (QA) surveillances or audits of Welding processes and techniques to identify negative trends or non-compliance and recommend corrective actions for support of ship overhaul, conversion or repair. 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 1910 IOR: Quality Assurance Series 1910 (opm.gov) 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education with a major study in quality assurance, statistics, mathematics, production management, industrial management, computer science, engineering, engineering technology, physical sciences, textiles, or other fields related to the position.

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]