QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Job Description

* Per OPM: "With President Trump's Executive Order, all resumes must be two pages in length."

Starting Pay*: $55,602- $98,630 (GS-07/09/11/12)

Resume alignment to Job Description will determine initial salary grade. Promotion to the full performance level or any intermediate level is contingent upon meeting time-in-grade, experience requirements, successful completion of training requirements, and demonstration of acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed at the higher level.

Type

Full Time, 1st shift. This is a non-supervisory position.

Location

Naval Foundry and Propeller Center, Philadelphia Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PA

About NFPC

The Naval Foundry and Propeller Center (NFPC) is a modern manufacturing facility that occupies a 17-acre site at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with more than 750,000 square feet of industrial and administrative floor space. NFPC employs a highly skilled and versatile workforce of engineers, trades people and support personnel who specialize in advanced engineering, castings, and precision machining.

NFPC is a low volume, large size, sand-cast foundry that primarily pours non-ferrous alloys from induction furnaces. NFPC completes all machining operations in house and ships completed products to our internal Navy customers. See more about NFPC at our website:

Description

The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist in NFPC’s C1430.1 Quality Assurance Program Administration Branch of its Quality Division will provide quality system oversight in a modern manufacturing facility to ensure process and/or product requirements are being satisfied while proactively identifying areas in need of potential continuous improvement. The incumbent utilizes various systems to monitor the health of various programs and utilizes multiple quality tools in identifying the root causes of unplanned events and identified deficiencies. You will serve as the designated quality assurance supporting a versatile workforce of engineers, trades people, and support personnel. Tasks may include conducting audits, inspecting work, identifying deficiencies, and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

· Reviewing production processes and capabilities for compliance to established quality requirements.

· Reviewing established quality or inspection procedures for adequacy and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of quality/inspection systems, including sampling plans.

· Analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality system.

· Identifying inadequacies of processes and requesting corrective action for continuous improvement initiatives

· Computing data, summarizing results, and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods.

· Investigating customer complaints and deficiency reports and providing identification of causes to appropriate authorities.

· Reading, interpreting, and applying technical data such as schematics, engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical manuals.

· Reviewing and evaluating systemic operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections

· Possesses in-depth knowledge of process analysis and improvement initiatives

· Complying with all NFPC policies and procedures related to occupational safety, health, and environmental compliance

Qualifications required for the position:

• Work experience related to Quality Management Systems in a manufacturing environment and/or Process/Systems Engineering

• Development, implementation and maintenance of a manufacturing centric quality management system conforming to standards (ISO 9001 / AS9100)

• Application development and utilization in SharePoint and/or MS Teams environment

• Collaboration between multiple trades and engineering disciplines

• Excellent communication skills through various medium with attention to detail

Security Clearance / Background Check required. Your candidacy is subject to approval and acceptance.

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.
• 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 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,052.00 - $97,653.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person