Quality Analyst 4

Ingalls Shipbuilding•Newport News, VA

1d•$107,000 - $134,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Analyst develops and implements program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control, lean manufacturing concepts, and Six Sigma tools and analyses. The role ensures performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards; reviews, analyzes, and reports quality discrepancies involving assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems; investigates recurring problems; and develops dispositions and corrective actions. The analyst interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met, and recommends corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications. The role provides continuous oversight of work completion and progress across projects to improve shipbuilding proficiency and reinforce the importance of signatures. Key work includes assessing closed and open work control documents, selecting work packages and/or inspection reports (IRs), gathering applicable drawings and supplemental IRs and engineering requests (ERs), verifying work completion on submarines, carriers, and/or in shops, entering surveillance results in SharePoint, writing major and minor findings, and verifying corrective actions are complete. This is a first-shift, full-time position at Newport News Shipbuilding. It is not eligible for telework, and relocation assistance is not available. U.S. citizenship is required; clearance is not required to start. The posted salary range is $107,000 to $134,000.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience, or a master's degree and 8 years of relevant professional experience.
One of the following may be used as an equivalent to a bachelor's degree to meet minimum qualifications: NNS Apprentice School graduate; Navy Nuclear Power School graduate; associate's degree or other formal two-year program plus 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience; military experience at paygrade E-5 or above; high school/GED plus 4 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant exempt experience; or high school/GED plus 8 years of combined manufacturing, shipbuilding, trades, military, or other relevant non-exempt experience.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Experienced shipbuilder with proficiency in conveying design intent for their discipline.
Knowledge of or experience as a foreman, general foreman, and/or construction supervisor.
Willingness to spend over 75% of the day on the deckplate.
Planning and/or scheduling experience.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; the role involves constant interaction with deckplate personnel, engineering, and planning.
Experience with electrical and/or visual work instructions.
Knowledge of DDMS, SAP, SWiMS, SharePoint, and COGNOS.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control, lean manufacturing concepts, and Six Sigma tools and analyses.
Ensure performance and quality products conform to company and regulatory standards.
Review, analyze, and report quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical, and electro-mechanical systems.
Investigate problems and develop dispositions and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.
Interface with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.
Recommend corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications.
Provide continuous oversight of work completion and progress across projects to improve shipbuilding proficiency and emphasize the importance of signatures.
Assess closed and open work control documents, including selecting work packages and/or inspection reports.
Gather applicable drawings and supplemental documents, including inspection reports and engineering requests.
Verify work completion on submarines, carriers, and/or in shops.
Enter surveillance of work control documents in SharePoint.
Write major and minor findings.
Verify that corrective actions are complete.