You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the Crane/Rigging Shop, Production Resources Department of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will develop/revise audit plans, assemble and train audit team members, direct audit evolutions, prepare and reports and conducts follow-ups to assure that corrective/preventive actions have been implemented. You will conduct investigations of reported equipment/system failures to identify responsible parties, root causes and corrective actions needed to prevent recurrence. You will conduct studies of work processes by collecting, sorting, grouping and analyzing process data for quality trends You will review/comment on shipyard instructions related to quality assurance policies and program requirements. You will prepare various monthly/quarterly reports such as: process quality indicators and rework identification.

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.
• 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.

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: 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. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 assisting in developing and implementing an effective, economical Weight Handling Equipment (WHE) quality assurance program. Experience assessing compliance with directives and developing sound recommendations for program and process improvements. Experience conducting 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 assisting in facilitating WHE on-site inspections of failed systems/components and promote ease of communications with cognizant civilian and military personnel. Experience interpreting drawings, plans and a large variety of WHE specifications. 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

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

GS-09:
master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related

GS-11:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

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

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]