ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will develop plans and programs for achieving and maintaining product quality throughout the item's life cycle. You will monitor operations to prevent the production of defects and to verify adherence to quality plans and requirements. You will be responsible for analysis and root cause investigation of adverse quality trends or conditions and initiation of corrective/preventative action(s) and their long term effectiveness. You will collaborate with production, engineering, and other technical and administrative activities in developing plans and procedures for assuring quality and reliability of products. You will be responsible for review of work instructions, technical data to identify characteristics critical to product acceptability, and provide inspection and test procedures. You will monitor the quality of materials and supplies required to support production activities. You will participate in audits of products/processes for conformance to specifications and to detect processing/technical documentation deficiencies. You will recommend corrective actions, post audit, to include establishing acceptable quality levels and statistical techniques. You will verify product quality using sampling inspection or, when appropriate to the characteristics involved or pertinent quality history, more intensive product inspection techniques. You will investigate customer complaints and deficiency reports, and provide identification of causes to appropriate activities. You will evaluate procedures for maintaining control of drawings and technical data. You will coordinate the disposition of nonconforming material. You will monitor programs for controlling the accuracy of test and measuring equipment.
What you need to qualify
NT-04: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-03 (GS-09/10) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: strong attention to detail and applied proficiency in Quality Assurance processes and SUBSAFE program requirements, consistently ensuring adherence to established repair standards, documentation, and procedural specifications. Leveraging effective oral and written communication skills, this individual works collaboratively within technical teams and coordinates seamlessly with internal management, Fleet personnel, and senior quality personnel to support NAVSEA audit readiness. NT-05: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-04 (GS-11/12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: meticulous attention to detail and extensive expertise in Quality Assurance processes and the SUBSAFE program, consistently ensuring strict adherence to complex repair standards, documentation, and procedural specifications. Leveraging strong oral and written communication skills, this individual effectively leads and mentors diverse technical teams while coordinating seamlessly with internal management, Fleet personnel, and external NAVSEA audit authorities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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.
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