SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST (SHIPBUILDING) in the QUALITY ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON.

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.

Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 pay band (or GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading or conducting quality assurance audits or surveillance of submarine construction, maintenance or repair to identify procedure or process issues and develop or recommend corrective solutions.

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. Major Duties:

• You will comprehend and apply contract specifications, regulations, policy statements and other guidelines against contractor performance to ensure the Government is obtaining the maximum benefit from man-hours expended.
• You will have demonstrated knowledge of full range of principles, concepts, and methodology related to electrical, mechanical, and construction practices and procedures for shipboard and facility repair, maintenance, and construction.
• You will work with Contractor's QA Directors to ensure resolution of quality problems, negotiate correction of defects and underlying causes and negotiate the policies/practices to ensure quality assurance in inspection and work performance.
• You will direct the planning, management and ensure the effective execution and completion of work performed by the SUPSHIP Quality Assurance Department.
• You will provide policy and direction to Division Managers to ensure effective audit, surveillance and corrective action programs for identifying and correcting deficient areas of the Contractor's Quality Assurance System.
• You will represent the Command on all quality assurance matters.
• You will lead ship inspection, test techniques, inactivation, reactivation, and disposal work and regulations.