Supplier Quality Advocate (Mobile, AL)

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Supplier Quality Advocate (Mobile, AL)

US-AL-Mobile

Job ID: 2026-20710
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Program Management
Austal USA

Overview

Program Representative Supplier Quality Advocate

Location: Mobile, AL
Reports To: Focus Factory Program Supervisor

Position Overview:

This onsite role at the Strategic Sourcing Focus Factory in Mobile, AL is responsible for providing quality oversight for contracted work performed at a supplier facility using Electric Boat processes and procedures. The Program Representative will serve as the secondary point of contact to Quality Management in Quonset Point and Groton and will lead quality initiatives, ensure compliance with contractual requirements, and support program reviews and status meetings.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of structural fabrication processes, work completion documentation requirements, and Electric Boat business systems related to work completion and noncompliance documentation. This role requires close collaboration with Quality Management, onsite quality organizations (including NDT, Welding Engineering, Inspection, Audit and Assessment), Operations, Deckplate Engineering, and the Strategic Sourcing Program Office.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead all Quality efforts at the Focus Factory and act as a key contact for Quality Management in Groton and Quonset Point
Report on and provide recommendations regarding the health of the Focus Factory
Ensure procedural compliance in daytoday operations
Support mentoring and learning on the deckplate
Participate in Quality Briefings
Ensure qualifications are maintained and procedure changes are communicated and implemented correctly
Support development and reporting of quality metrics
Collaborate with Operations and Strategic Sourcing Program Office to understand project and work status
Attend daily Plan of Day and Turnover meetings
Support analysis and resolution of unplanned events
Maintain highly interactive relationships with all quality support functions within the Focus Factory

Qualifications:

The QA Program Representative must:

Be an excellent communicator, able to articulate thought processes and provide constructive critique
Work effectively in a team environment to support Navy and Electric Boat goals
Understand business systems and construction requirements to anticipate downstream and upstream impacts
Enforce exact compliance with requirements and quality standards
Be solutionoriented but willing to say no when necessary
Maintain a strong questioning attitude

Responsibilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products
• Familiarity with Electric Boat business systems, processes and procedures that support ship construction
• Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills
• Position requires a self-motivated individual that excels in dealing with ambiguity
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
• 10+ years ship building/maintaining/operating experience
• Experience in working with cross-disciplined teams
• Ability to travel, once placed at site (supplier is located in Mobile, AL) Travel could be significant as a FocusFactory is stood up then taper off as manning is adjusted.
• Project planning experience

Preferred:

• Understanding of EB Quality Manual and ISO 9001 requirements
• Experience in audit and oversightExperience working with SUPSHIP and NAVSEA
• Familiarity with welding and NDT specifications
• Prior submarine service

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