QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (MATERIALS & PROCESSES)

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You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (MATERIALS & PROCESSES) in the NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING DIVISION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL BRANCH of PSNS and IMF.

Salary Range GS-11: $83,935 - $109,122 GS-12: $100,602 - $130,786 GS-12- 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.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: assisting in the development of NDT procedures, participating in surveillances, and reviewing inspection records and processes to ensure compliance with established technical specifications.

Experience should demonstrate a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

GS-11- 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: applying quality assurance principles to NDT programs.

Experience should demonstrate a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

1910 Series IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ 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 be responsible for ensuring the correctness and quality of technical work documents and other correspondence directing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to be accomplished by the shipyard as implemented by local written procedures.
• You will be responsible for quality control and training functions of NDT methods in the shipyard.
• You will modify lesson plans consistent with the needs and make-up of the class, to meet the current state-of-the-art and professional developments within the NDT method.
• You will develop, maintain, prepare and review official correspondence, formal technical and training reports, status reports and schedules as required to verify product quality, inspector certification status, and to complete project assignments.
• You will develop, refine, revise and adapt inspection techniques, lesson plans, and procedures.
• You will serve as technical and training subject matter expert concerning the interpretation and application of technical manuals and specifications as they relate to NDT of ships and shipboard components.
• You will be responsible for assuring materials, processes, inspection techniques, procedures, and lesson plans meet specifications.