QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Commanding Officer of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1.) Performing analysis by reviewing sketches, engineering drawings and data, pertinent specifications, and available equipment to identify characteristics critical to product acceptability.

2.) Conducting inspections and audits of materials, products, processes, and services for conformance to specifications and requirements.

3.) Analyzing data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality or verification program.

4.) Preparing technical reports documenting inspections, testing results, or deficiencies and recommending corrective action.

5.) Monitoring Explosives Ordnance Certification Program and serving as a member of Explosive Safety Committee.

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. Major Duties:

• You will read, interpret, and understand blueprints and specifications to identify product characteristics and process requirements.
• You will inspect, test, or measure products for conformance to technical requirements.
• You will perform process surveillance to support program managers and process owners to verify effectiveness of corrective actions and process improvement efforts.
• You will document issues warranting root-cause analysis and corrective action and include recommendations for process changes or improvements that may help prevent recurrence.
• You will identify and segregate products and materials that fail to meet specifications.