Quality Assurance Specialist

You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Processing Management (N92), Corporate Operations (N9) of Military Sealift Command.

Duties:

• You will assist planning and performing audits and inspections.
• You will assist making proposals to leadership on how to improve ashore business operations.
• You will maintain program policies and procedures to support the efficient operation of the command while minimising the risk of fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement of government resources in accordance with Federal laws and regulations.
• You will be responsible for review of both the Safety Management System (SMS) and the Quality Management System (QMS) to resolve any potential conflict, upload documents to the portal and provide document control of SMS and QMS.

Requirements:

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level.
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications:

• 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 laws, policies, directives and instructions to quality assurance audits.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and coordinating internal and external command inspections and audits to meet the requirements of formal Inspection Programs.
• Experience preparing and presenting oral briefings containing technical audit information.
• Experience utilizing electronic databases to track and resolve audit findings and resolutions.

Education:

• In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

Additional Information:

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
• A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements.
• During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.
• Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.