Quality Assurance Specialist

Job TitlePlanner, Director, and Coordinator for Division WorkloadJob DescriptionDuties:Plan, direct, and coordinate the overall workload of the Division across both VRT sites.Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, consideration of the relative difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of assigned employees.Provide technical guidance regarding the prototyping, production, repair, assembly, disassembly, overhaul, alignment, and test of ALRE systems and components.Develop Quality Characteristics Lists in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, technical manuals, drawings, blueprints, and input from NAWCAD Lakehurst Engineering, ensuring that all significant events are documented.Verify product quality using sampling inspection, or when appropriate to the characteristics involved or pertinent to quality history, performs more intensive product inspection techniques.Direct the performance of quality audits, investigations, and procedural reviews to improve product or service quality, turn-around-time and costs, and overall performance parameters.Requirements Conditions of employment:Must be a US Citizen.Must be determined suitable for federal employment.Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.You will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.Qualifications:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing some or all of the following duties: 1) Ensuring the quality and reliability in Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) catapult and arresting gear system maintenance and overhaul processes aboard aircraft carriers, air capable ships and shore facilities; 2) Leading an ALRE maintenance organization that includes conducting in-house audits, overseeing quality control processes, analyzing data, and developing strategies or policies to achieve higher quality; 3) Interpreting statistical quality data that can depict the quality performance level of various critical processes; 4) Analyzing and interpreting Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure personnel, processes, procedures, and other resources meet ISO 9001, NAVAIR, NAVSEA, and other applicable standards; 5) Interfacing with customers and stakeholders to convey requirements and receive feedback on team performance.Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement.