You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the Quality Assessment Division, Quality Assurance Department, of TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR.

Duties

You will plan and coordinate the Trident Refit Facility (TRF) Quality Assurance (QA) audit, surveillance and evaluation program. You will prepare, plan for, and revise the distribution and balance of work assigned to improve effectiveness of accomplished work, increase productivity, meet auditing requirements, and ensure resources are identified and prioritized. You will generate and assess trend analyses, benchmark data, and special reports in support of process improvement efforts. You will conduct in-depth review and analysis of processes related to the maintenance and re-certification of critical submarine systems (e.g. SUBSAFE/hull integrity, Level 1, Controlled Work Packages (CWPs)), distributed or worked by TRF. You will establish milestones to achieve project goals, audit functions, coordinating with NAVSEA, providing technical guidance, and coordinating the efforts of TRF personnel. You will audit certification work performed for the Optical (Periscope) Regional Repair Center (ORRC) Corporate Component Repair Program (CCRP). You will provide training and/or guidance regarding audit, surveillance, and evaluation matters to subordinate personnel and verify the certification criteria for personnel conducting or assisting in quality audits, such as SUBSAFE certification. You will investigate, evaluate, and assess quality assurance controls, review procedures, Maintenance Control Records (MCR) and in-process work to ensure Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) generated will support ship re-certification. You will handle, store, maintain, and ship various QA records to Federal Record Centers.

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 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.
• 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.

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: performing quality assurance audits and surveillances of shipbuilding procedures and processes; analyzing quality data to identify operational or procedural quality deficiencies; and recommending corrective action to ensure ship overhaul, repair, or conversion projects meet quality and certification requirements. 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: 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 TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY, BANGOR 7000 Finback Circle Silverdale, WA 98315 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]