QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING)
What you'd do
You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS & PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON.
Major duties
You will independently schedule, plan, and conduct quality program audits of various contractor systems and processes. You will assure that the Contractor's programs and products meet agency quality assurance policies in areas such as, quality management, material control and welding processes. You will plan and conduct scheduled procedure evaluations for compliance and program operation adequacy. You will maintain, analyze and evaluate data resulting from reviews, evaluations, product verification inspections and audits. You will review, analyze and evaluate Contractor generated data and reports. You will initiate appropriate level of corrective action including Corrective Action Requests (CARs) and corrective action letters for deficiencies identified during conduct of duties and plans for appropriate follow-up on corrective action.
What you need to qualify
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 conducting quality assurance (QA) inspections, assessments, audits, or surveys of contractor performance, facilities, systems, or processes to ensure compliance with established QA requirements and standards in support of shipbuilding operations. 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=GS-ADMIN AND Individual Occupational Requirement (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.
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