Quality Assurance Specialist

Defense Contract Management Agency • Corinne, UT

15h

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Specialist ensures contractor compliance with requirements related to the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of a variety of items for contractor and customer activities worldwide. The role independently applies quality-control methods, principles, and practices—including statistical analysis, control and sampling, and quality-data analysis and evaluation—to determine contractor compliance. It also uses thorough QA knowledge to investigate complex quality problems, analyze their causes, and ensure corrective action. The specialist develops and implements surveillance plans with clear objectives and a master schedule that identifies contractor and subcontractor production needs, and independently audits and surveils contractor processes to verify customer and contractual requirements are met.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must obtain Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security access; the position has a Special Sensitive security requirement.
• Must have one year of specialized experience related to the position.
• For GS-12, must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in federal service, military, or the private sector.
• Specialized experience must include applying quality assurance program principles, concepts, and methodologies; establishing process measurement points and statistical methods; applying quality-control practices such as statistical analysis, control and sampling, process proofing, and quality-data analysis; evaluating government and contractor data for compliance; and investigating defective material and initiating corrective action or process improvements.
• Must meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for GS positions, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service.
• Must complete a favorable suitability or fitness determination; an unfavorably adjudicated background check is grounds for removal.
• Education may not substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
• Must obtain DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management, Foundational 1 certification within required timeframes.
• Must achieve 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
• May be required to serve a trial or probationary period.
• Financial disclosure is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contractor compliance with requirements for design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization activities.
• Apply statistical analysis, control and sampling, and quality-data analysis and evaluation to determine contractor compliance.
• Investigate and analyze complex quality problems and ensure corrective action.
• Develop and implement surveillance plans with clear objectives and a master schedule identifying contractor and subcontractor production needs.
• Independently audit and surveil contractor processes to ensure customer and contractual requirements are met.
• Establish process measurement points and statistical techniques to measure, analyze, and continuously improve processes.
• Investigate defective material to determine cause and corrective action, and initiate process improvements with contractors as needed.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a range of benefits; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed