Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: http://www.redriver.army.mil.
Major duties
Assist in administering quality assurance programs by supporting quality planning, analyzing defects, recommending corrective actions, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Support supervisory quality control operations by coordinating inspection activities, helping manage workloads, providing input on performance matters, and ensuring compliance with established quality procedures and policies. Conduct quality audits, documented deficiencies, recommend corrective actions, and collaborate with team members to help ensure issues were addressed and quality standards were met. Review technical data and quality requirements, support production and procurement activities, evaluate inspection and test results, and provide technical guidance to help ensure compliance with depot specifications.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Making recommendations for process improvements and efficiency; 2) Monitoring quality programs and organizations for compliance; 3) Reviewing technical data to support production and procurement and to verify compliance with quality requirements; 4) Coordinating inspection activities and helping manage QC workloads to meet mission requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Planning and Evaluating Quality Assurance Quality Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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