Quality Assurance Specialist
About The Position
Serves as the Contract Management Office (CMO) focal point, providing senior technical assistance and guidance to Operations Group team members on complex quality-control problems. Interprets and implements procedures concerning applicable requirements; determines the need for and develops procedural guidelines; investigates the need for and feasibility of changes to established procedures; and devises revisions to address problem areas. Assesses and reports adherence to strategies and procedures, recommends adjustments, or independently implements improvements. Determines the impact of changes on current and future quality-function operations and plans and prepares necessary implementing directives. Provides information and on-the-job training to team quality-assurance personnel, including refresher courses, new directives and policies, database changes, and lessons learned.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must meet the non-critical-sensitive security requirement with Secret access and receive a favorable suitability or fitness determination, unless reciprocity applies.
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
- For GS-12, one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in federal service, the military, or the private sector is required.
- Specialized experience must include applying quality-assurance program principles, concepts, and methodologies; establishing process measurement points and statistical techniques to analyze and continuously improve processes; applying statistical analysis, control and sampling, process proofing, and quality-data analysis to evaluate government and contractor data and compliance; and investigating defective material for cause and corrective action and initiating process improvements.
- Education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
- Must obtain DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management Foundational certification within required timeframes and achieve 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
- Financial disclosure is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior technical assistance and guidance on complex quality-control problems.
- Interpret and implement procedures concerning applicable requirements.
- Determine the need for and develop procedural guidelines.
- Investigate the need for and feasibility of changes to established procedures and devise revisions to address problem areas.
- Assess and report adherence to strategies and procedures; recommend adjustments or independently implement improvements.
- Determine the impact of changes on current and future quality-function operations and prepare necessary implementing directives.
- Provide information and on-the-job training to quality-assurance personnel, including refresher courses, new directives and policies, database changes, and lessons learned.
- Apply quality-assurance principles, concepts, and methodologies; establish process measurement points and statistical methods to support continuous improvement.
- Evaluate government and contractor data and determine contractor compliance with quality-control requirements using process-related practices and techniques.
- Investigate defective material to identify causes and corrective actions, and initiate process improvements with contractors as needed.
Benefits
- A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type and other factors.
- A recruitment, relocation, or retention incentive may be authorized at management's discretion.
- Permanent Change of Station expenses may be paid in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
