You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPS) in the Quality Assurance Division (Code 300) of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH. You will be responsible for contractor and internal quality assurance planning and execution, internal and external auditing, technical directorate quality metrics and other key quality-related business processes.

Duties

You will provide quality-engineering expertise with regards to oversight of the contractor’s shipbuilding Quality Assurance programs. You will review the performance of quality assurance program elements by analyzing quality assurance data, corrective actions, defect rates, problem reports and external audits. You will develop surveillance programs and methods based on product/process criticality, failure rates and statistically based sampling plans. You will utilize risk management techniques, develop planning tools and guidelines to prepare a comprehensive surveillance program to be implemented by other team leaders. You will provide training to quality assurance personnel statistical tools and methodologies. You will prepare quality data evaluation metrics to assure contractors performance is measurable and quantifiable; and can be used for shipyard performance evaluation purposes. You will investigate and evaluate technical, procedural and manufacturing process problems, which occur during the design, construction and testing of Naval ships. You will provide technical quality assessment, guidance and consultant services to the quality assurance directorate managers and employees. You will lead and conduct audits on contractor products and processes in accordance with previously developed standardize procedures. You will lead and conduct internal audits and provide assessment of internal performance and recommend improvements to internal management systems.

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-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: conducting quality assurance functions (e.g. contractor surveillance, audits, inspections, etc.) to support construction, repair, or overhaul of ships or ship systems. 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 Classification Standard: 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 SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH 574 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530-1905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]