You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the Lifting and Handling Department of PSNS and IMF.

Duties

You will conduct quality audits, surveillances and studies and present program results and analysis to management. You will research, determine and interpret audit and surveillance requirements in support of lifting and handling operations. You will perform oversight of assigned critical functions of the department to assess the quality performance of processes. You will coordinate audit and surveillance training and provide guidance to personnel conducting or assisting with quality on and off station audits and surveillances. You will conduct all actions associated with chairing critiques, including preparing internal and external reports. You will review Quality Assurance audit and surveillance programs, instructions, methods, and techniques for adequacy, with emphasis being placed on compliance with higher level requirements with recommendations for improvement. You will provide audit team members with guidance on audit techniques, review and preparation of findings, and editing audit findings prepared by team members to ensure they are valid, concise, technically, and administratively correct. You will provide management with advice and guidance when dealing with the quality assurance aspects involving crane engineering, inspection, test, maintenance overhaul, and repair processes.

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.
• 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: experience conducting quality assurance audits and surveillances; analyzing findings to identify operational or procedural deficiencies; and recommend corrective action to ensure procedures meet quality and certification requirements that support lifting and handling operations. 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: 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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