Tradework Auditor

Responsibilities for this Position

A Quality Auditor at Electric Boat is a driver of quality and regulatory compliance for manufacturing, construction, and overhaul of nuclear submarines.

The position affords the unique opportunity to work directly with all levels of management across the organization to develop, propose, and execute audit plans to ensure successful execution of work. A successful Quality Auditor will network with production communities and integrate themselves with the technical communities they oversee.

As an independent worker, the Quality Auditor is entrusted to review source documentation to identify key attributes for verification during the audit period. The auditor must be committed and driven to take on new challenges and acquire new areas of knowledge to provide oversight on a variety of topics.

By assembling observations of deficiencies and opportunities for improvement on the deck plate, the Quality Auditor is able to construct insightful problem statements that prompt meaningful change in the organization.

Audit and Assessment provides oversight of work in all areas of manufacturing, construction, and overhaul, giving auditors the chance to gain experience in an unrivaled scope of disciplines and evolutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops relationships with functional area supervision and management through regular touch points
• Keeps abreast of significant upcoming work
• Tours cognizant areas on a regular basis
• Routinely servilesin-process work and records detailed observations
• Develops summaries of performance to be compiled in periodic functional area reports
• Ensures summaries include quantitative, qualitative, and independent observations
• Interfaces with other functional area leads to identify cross-functional trends and problem areas
• Performs audits and issues detailed audit reports, presents findings to management, and manages commitments associated with audit responses
• Evaluates compliance with both regulatory and local requirements
• Interfaces regularly with the Government and all levels of management regarding problem area trends

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to identify trends, assess root causes, and recommend improvements
• Proficiency with technical writing
• Proficiency with technical documentation and reporting tools, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of auditing experience in internal audit activities within a private industry or internal audit department of a manufacturing facility
• Prior experience in quality oversight or regulatory role

Preferred:

• Prior experience with ISO Standards, particularly ISO 9001
• 8+ years of Electric Boat experience
• Experience in Electric Boat auditing functions
• Extensive quality background and regulatory experience

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