Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist

• You will plan, organize, and direct the activities of assigned Compliance and Quality Department section or Branch, ensuring the assigned area complies with legal and regulatory requirements, and meets customer needs.
• You will develop goals and objectives that integrate into the organization and the Compliance and Quality Department objectives.
• You will provide technical advice and assistance on all matters related to quality, including verification of materials, products, processes, documentation etc.
• You will ensµre the accomplishment of QA functions related to verifying, monitoring, investigating, auditing, and resolving quality problems through all phases of production/rework and manufacturing in all areas of assigned responsibility.
• You will schedule and review quality audits, ensuring proper documentation of deficiencies and that corrective/preventive actions are accomplished to preclude recurrence.

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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes the following: 1)Utilizing knowledge of QA methods, principles, and practices, as well as NAVAIR, OPNAV, COMFRC, and local instructions related to QA methodology; 2) Performing work related to complex product characteristics with complicated inspection, test, and evaluation requirements. Knowledge of aircraft and related systems, components, depot-level maintenance, production processes, equipment, and technical data. Knowledge of regulations and practices associated with special process certification and production certification programs; 3) Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, work orders, and other technical materials associated with the production process; 4) Conducting quality audits and investigations, analyze findings, and develop recommendations for improvements; 5) Identifying and classifying quality characteristics of aerospace products and processes.

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.