SUPPLIER QUALITY ANALYST 3

Huntington Ingalls•Pascagoula, MS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supplier Quality Analyst plans, organizes, directs, and reports on supplier quality activities involving materials, service providers, contract manufacturers, and laboratories to ensure contract and purchase-order requirements are met. The role translates engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements; verifies suppliers meet customer-imposed technical requirements and maintain quality systems; and conducts programs to improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation. The position prepares, maintains, and reviews procurement quality-assurance procedures for compliance with customer and government requirements. It reviews corrective-action reports and purchase orders to reduce or eliminate defects, monitors quality-control activities at supplier and subcontractor facilities, and maintains feedback loops. The role may administer certified-supplier or receiving-inspection programs, audit third-party manufacturers, support due diligence and vendor selection, and investigate quality deviations. The analyst applies general knowledge of industry practices and standards in electrical, machinery, structural, HVAC equipment, and quality inspection. The role involves fairly complex assignments, planning and arranging one’s own activities under very general supervision, and frequent contact with internal colleagues and external supplier manufacturing representatives. The analyst may represent the organization on specific projects. This position is based at Ingalls Shipbuilding, is full-time, is on first shift, and is not eligible for telework. No travel or relocation assistance is offered. U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
One of the following education and experience combinations: high school diploma and 10 years of experience; associate degree and 8 years; bachelor's degree and 6 years; master's degree and 4 years; or Ph.D. and 1 year.
General knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards in electrical, machinery, structural, HVAC equipment, and quality inspection.
Ability to perform fairly complex tasks and participate in determining assignment objectives.
Ability to plan schedules and arrange activities to accomplish objectives under very general supervision.
Frequent internal company and external supplier manufacturing contact experience or capability.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office products.
Experience working with cross-functional teams.
Experience interfacing with internal and external customers.
Ability to inspect confined spaces and, when required, stoop, crawl, bend, and climb ladders and stairs.
Ability to read a blueprint.
Journeyman experience in electrical, machinery, or hull work in a shipyard or marine setting.
Technical skills, experience, and inspection experience in shipboard electrical and electronics, and/or graduation from a marine/commercial electrical apprenticeship with additional technical skills and experience in HVAC equipment systems installation and operation, machinery, structural work, and piping.
Quality experience in inspections and audits.
Proven leadership, communication, and relationship skills, including the ability to work effectively with Ingalls, customer, and supplier representatives at all levels.
Experience in a marine setting and environment.
Outside certification in a shipyard or marine discipline.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, direct, and report on supplier quality activities involving materials, service providers, contract manufacturers, and laboratories.
Translate engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements and ensure suppliers meet customer-imposed technical requirements and maintain quality systems.
Conduct programs to improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation.
Prepare, maintain, and review procurement quality-assurance procedures for compliance with customer and government requirements.
Review and analyze corrective-action reports and purchase orders to reduce and eliminate defects.
Monitor quality-control activities and systems at supplier and subcontractor facilities, and maintain feedback loops.
May administer a certified supplier program or related receiving-inspection programs.
May audit third-party manufacturers and participate in due diligence and vendor selection.
May investigate quality deviations.
Represent the organization on specific projects.
Plan and arrange work activities to accomplish objectives under very general supervision.
Interact frequently with internal company contacts and external supplier manufacturing contacts.