QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPS)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPS) in the Quality Assurance (QA) Department (Code 130), CAQAP Waterfront Quality Assurance Div (Code 131), Non Combatant Branch (Code 131B) of MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL MAINTENANCE CTR.

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: Experience applying principles, concepts and methodology related to ship repair/shipbuilding quality assurance programs.

Experience interpreting the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM) and NAVSEA's policies and direction.

Experience investigating, analyzing and effecting corrective action on complex quality problems.

Experience applying Navy contract clauses, ship specifications, military specifications, contract drawings, shipbuilding practices and special processes.

Experience reading and interpreting contract specifications and engineering drawings, preparing written reports, and making oral presentations.

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 plan, develop, organize, administer, evaluate, and manage a comprehensive contract quality assurance program for confirming the contractor’s quality systems conformance to contract requirements.
• You will identify and provide contractor availability quality and management performance assessments to the contracting officer for use in determining future awards.
• You will negotiate and coordinate complex issues pertaining to quality assurance for manufacture and repair of complex components and systems.
• You will review work specifications and other contract documents to assure adequate quality requirements are specified.
• You will develop inspections system plans, instructions, and checklists to evaluate the effectiveness of contractors ‘quality assurance programs.
• You will investigate costumer complaints and deficiency reports and provide identification of causes to other activities.