Job summary

You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST in the NUCLEAR PRODUCTION MANAGER DEPARTMENT, NUCLEAR REGIONAL MAINTENCE DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Major duties

You will serve as the Quality Assurance surveillance and quality assessment program manager. You will be familiar with applying agency guidance, practices, and standards to ensure that quality requirements are proportional to the associated risks. You will maintain strong problem-solving skills, particularly in identifying and addressing quality issues. You will have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing to document quality findings and propose improvements. You will need to demonstrate proficiency in using computer tools for data analysis, reporting, and managing quality control processes.

Qualification

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: Experience planning, preparing, initiating, and coordinating improved quality and process nuclear-related projects as they relate to NRMD PL. Experience developing, planning, and implementing quality assurance requirements for products, services, processes, and systems relating to nuclear and reactor plant work. Experience applying a broad and comprehensive knowledge of quality principles and practices and have an extensive understanding of production management, inspection, and quality control processes. Experience leading failure analysis team investigations to determine cause of quality problems and to propose appropriate preventative actions. Experience collecting, monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting nuclear and non-nuclear statistical quality data, audit findings, and rework expenditures to detect unsatisfactory, common trends, and serious quality problems or conditions. 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/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1900/quality-assurance-series-1910/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN 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.

Evaluations

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork COMPUTER LITERACY WRITTEN COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVING QUALITY ASSURANCE This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: USA Hire and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.