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Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition)

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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$87,061 - $113,185

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GS-9 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $51,332 - $66,732

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-8. Master's degree or 2 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves overseeing the safe handling, storage, and quality checks of ammunition and weapons systems for the Navy, ensuring everything follows strict safety rules and procedures.

You'll conduct audits, analyze data to spot issues, and manage inventory for multiple commands.

It's a great fit for someone with experience in logistics or quality control in high-stakes environments like military or industrial operations, who pays close attention to detail and safety.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-09 level or equivalent in quality assurance for ordnance operations, including ammunition handling, storage, and transportation
  • Ability to perform audits and analyze data to identify deficiencies or trends in compliance with regulations
  • Knowledge of developing and revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Standard Inspection Procedures (SIP) for ordnance
  • Experience ensuring inspections, inventories, and handling comply with approved procedures and specifications
  • Skills in oversight of qualification programs, training, magazines, and ordnance facilities
  • Proficiency in documenting discrepancies, managing corrective actions, and planning safe movement and accountability of ordnance
  • Ability to review inventory reports, perform data analysis, and summarize information on quality assurance and inventory management

Full Job Description

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (AMMUNITION) in the Ordnance Logistics/Handling Branch, Ordnance Operations Division of NMC CWD DET NORTH ISLAND/SCI ANNEX.

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: performing quality assurance audits of ordnance operations (e.g.

ammunition handling, storage, transportation) and analyzing data to identify deficiencies or negative trends to ensure ordnance processes comply with program parameters, rules, and regulations.

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 initiate, develop, revise, and submit for review and implementation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and Standard Inspection Procedures (SIP) for ordnance operations.
  • You will ensure that inspections, inventories, and processing and handling of ordnance are performed in accordance with approved procedures and in compliance with the specifications or individual test requirements.
  • You will perform oversight and audits on ordnance qualification and certification programs, training, magazines, ready service lockers, tenant commands, and ordnance assembly buildings.
  • You will document audit discrepancies and develop and maintain a corrective action system.
  • You will plan, manage, and direct the safe movement, stowage, and accountability of all ordnance in support of 16 tenant commands and over 200 fleet units and their ordnance personnel.
  • You will review and monitor inventory performance reports and perform data analysis and trending of inventory metrics.
  • You will compile, analyze, and summarize information related to ordnance quality assurance, inventory management, and receipt, segregation, storage, and issue functions.
  • You will identify and analyze relationships among organizational needs and objectives, costs, and requirements in supply guides and related information sources.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/11/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12884391-26-BLF