QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the COMPLIANCE and QUALITY DEPARTMENT of FLTREADCEN EAST. INCENTIVE OFFERERED: Pay Retention may be authorized. TRAINING PLAN: PD has a training plan.

Major duties

• You will management and administrates the Naval Aviation Maintenance Discrepancy Reporting Program.
• You will plan and manage investigations to identify issues, problems, trends and opportunities to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, responsiveness and manage of the AIDR and PQDR
• You will develop and evaluate proposed initiates and process improvements.
• You act as a customer liaison for FRC East to Fleet quality community.
• You will identify customer issues and assists in implementation of process corrective actions and/or improvements to resolve customer issues.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Expertise in AS9110 Quality Management System Requirements, NAMP requirements, and AS standards/certifications; Understanding broad knowledge of engineering and logistics management theory as it relates to the effective establishment and monitoring of an aircraft industrial operations Quality management system, Business strategies, and Continuous Process Improvement; Developing statistical methods and analytical techniques to evaluate quality effectiveness of products produced and processes performed by FRC East. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series; https://www.opm.gov/polidy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualificiation-standards/1900/quality-asurance-series-1910 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience in fields such as quality control, quality inspection, contracting and purchasing, supply and storage, industrial or production planning, research and engineering, maintenance, and test and evaluation that provided (1) familiarity with quality assurance or related work, (2) pertinent product or process knowledge and skill, (3) ability to interpret and apply contract requirements and engineering specifications, and (4) skill in dealing with others in person-to-person work relationships. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge in monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in quality assurance, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas. Examples include: Reviewing production activities and capabilities in light of contract quality requirements. Reviewing written 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/inspection system. Verifying by test or inspection, using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, that products comply with requirements prior to acceptance. Identifying inadequacies and requesting corrective action. 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 blueprints, engineering drawings, product specifications, or technical manuals. Reviewing and evaluating supply systems operations and procedures through periodic audits and surveillance inspections. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.