Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist

You will serve as a Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist in the Voyage Repair Team (VRT), Fleet Readiness Center of FLTREADCEN DET MID ATLANTIC PAX RIVER.

Duties

• You will plan, direct, and coordinate the overall workload of the Division across both VRT sites.
• You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities, consideration of the relative difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of assigned employees.
• You will provide technical guidance regarding the prototyping, production, repair, assembly, disassembly, overhaul, alignment, and test of ALRE systems and components.
• You will develop Quality Characteristics Lists in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, technical manuals, drawings, blueprints, and input from NAWCAD Lakehurst Engineering, ensuring that all significant events are documented.
• You will verify product quality using sampling inspection, or when appropriate to the characteristics involved or pertinent to quality history, performs more intensive product inspection techniques.
• You will direct the performance of quality audits, investigations, and procedural reviews to improve product or service quality, turn-around-time and costs, and overall performance parameters.

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.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential.
• You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics.
• You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing some or all of the following duties:

• Ensuring the quality and reliability in Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) catapult and arresting gear system maintenance and overhaul processes aboard aircraft carriers, air capable ships and shore facilities;
• Leading an ALRE maintenance organization that includes conducting in-house audits, overseeing quality control processes, analyzing data, and developing strategies or policies to achieve higher quality;
• Interpreting statistical quality data that can depict the quality performance level of various critical processes;
• Analyzing and interpreting Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure personnel, processes, procedures, and other resources meet ISO 9001, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, and other applicable standards;
• Interfacing with customers and stakeholders to convey requirements and receive feedback on team performance.

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, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
• 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.
• Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements may vary.
• 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.
• Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ).

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.