You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Ships) in the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Bath (SSB) of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH.

Duties

You will provide primary contractual and quality oversight of the Navy-contracted Littoral Combat Ship. You will be the primary SUPSHIP Bath Quality representative throughout the Post- Shakedown Availability process. You will coordinate all Quality oversight of work conducted at commercial contractor facilities remote from SSBA support. You will monitor the capability of the builder’s processes, regularly audits their in-process execution, and inspects the final products produced. You will retrieve and analyze group recorded quality data to analyze trends, populate assessments, and support recommendations. You will prepare and monitor surveillance plans, and sampling criteria, for the fabrication, installation, activation, testing and trials of numerous shipboard systems. You will monitor corrective actions undertaken to assure the product delivered adheres to referenced standards. You will provide detailed, comprehensive and complete objective quality evidence (OQE). You will coordinate the production and test oversight efforts of Ship's force, Government and Builder QA personnel. You will monitor progress and assess the readiness of a variety of systems to interact in support of the increasingly complex ship’s activation program. You will continuously review and provide assessment on the acceptability of the Contractor's QA program.

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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector providing oversight to quality assurance processes and procedures for ships. 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 SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING BATH 574 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530-1905 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]