You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Shipbuilding) in the Quality Assurance Department, Non-Destructive Test Division - Code 630 of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR.

Duties

You will develop and execute surveillance and audit plans, schedules, and attributes to sample and evaluate Nondestructive Testing (NDT) technical and administrative operations' conformance to procedural, technical and quality assurance requirements. You will collect data from surveillances, audits, deficiency reports and examinations and utilize statistical analysis techniques to evaluate effectiveness of inspection systems, detect trends, and identify areas for improvement. You will Identify causes of trends and potential problems and provide recommended corrective or preventive action plans to address weaknesses and prevent undesirable condition of NDT programs. You will develop and maintain training plans, course content, training aids, mock-ups, schedules and exams. You will deliver training to production NDT inspectors and other command inspection personnel to ensure adequate knowledge and proficiency to perform NDT inspections in accordance with technical requirements.

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.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: planning and administering quality assurance surveillances or audits of Nondestructive Testing (NDT) processes and techniques; analyzing findings to identify negative trends; and developing new processes or techniques to remedy NDT quality deficiencies in support of the overhaul, conversion or repair of ships or submarines. 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 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]