Quality Assurance Specialist
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 specialist independently applies quality-control principles and practices, including statistical analysis, control and sampling, and quality data analysis and evaluation, to determine contractor compliance. The position applies detailed quality-assurance knowledge to investigate and analyze complex quality problems and ensure corrective action. It also develops and implements surveillance plans with clear objectives and master schedules that identify contractor and subcontractor production needs, and independently conducts audits and surveillance of contractor processes to verify customer and contractual requirements are met. This is a GS-12 federal position based in Corinne, Utah, with an actual duty station in Promontory, Utah. The position requires a U.S. citizen and a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security access. A favorable suitability or fitness determination is required. The position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management Foundational 1 certification within required timeframes and 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points every two years. Financial disclosure is required, and a trial or probationary period may apply.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Obtain Top Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security access; appointment requires a favorable suitability or fitness determination where reciprocity cannot be applied.
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under another pay system in federal service, the military, or the private sector.
- Experience applying quality-assurance principles, concepts, and methodologies to quality assurance functional programs.
- Experience establishing process measurement points and statistical techniques or methods to measure, analyze, and continuously improve processes.
- Experience applying statistical analysis, control and sampling, process proofing, and quality-data analysis to evaluate Government and contractor data and determine contractor compliance.
- Experience investigating defective material to identify causes and corrective action, and initiating contractor process improvements as needed.
- Meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for General Schedule positions and time-after-competitive appointment, by the announcement closing date.
- Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
- Pass required drug testing.
- Obtain DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management Foundational 1 certification within required timeframes.
- Earn 80 Continuous Learning Points every two years.
- Financial disclosure is required.
Responsibilities
- Ensure contractors comply with requirements for the design, manufacturing, repair, overhaul, and modernization of items.
- Apply quality-control principles and practices, including 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.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
