QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST with Security Clearance

Summary You will serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist in the Industrial Quality Department of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. Help Overview * Accepting applications * Open & closing dates 02/28/2025 to 03/07/2025 * Salary $77,192 - $100,344 per year * Pay scale & grade GS 11 * Help Location 1 vacancy in the following location: * Kaneohe, HI * Remote job No * Telework eligible Yes-This position is eligible for situation or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management. * Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. * Relocation expenses reimbursed No * Appointment type Permanent * Work schedule Full-time * Service Competitive * Promotion potential 11 * Job family (Series) * 1910 Quality Assurance * Supervisory status No * Security clearance Secret * Drug test No * Financial disclosure No * Bargaining unit status Yes - This is a bargaining unit position. * Announcement number ST-12701182-25-CGP * Control number 832273400 Help This job is open to * Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. * Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants. * Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. * Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference * Military spouses Military spouses relocating under PCS orders or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty. * Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. * Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path. Clarification from the agency Current permanent employees, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles. Help Duties * You will document corrective actions needed for continuous improvement in cost, schedule, and quality. * You will read, interpret, and understand blueprints and specifications to identify product characteristics and process requirements. * You will observe task sequence, procedures, and methods to verify alignment to the process plan and technical requirements. * You will review work documents prior to release, and upon completion of work to verify all processing and documentation requirements have been fully executed. * You will administer test and evaluation requirements along with providing pre-production samples to ensure conformance to contract specifications. * You will act as a point of contact for internal/external customers to collect data for analysis in order to determine the adequacy of quality operations. * You will detect program weaknesses and report major causes of failure through analysis and make corrective recommendations to senior management. Help Requirements 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. * This is a bargaining unit position. * 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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes. * You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift. * Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs. * 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. Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: (1) Documenting corrective actions needed for continuous improvement in cost, schedule, and quality as well as providing information into the Continuous Process Improvement Management Tool for periodic entries to update information; (2) Serving as a leader on a team to improve quality and production of work along with offering guidance and recommending new policies and/or revisions to procedures and instructions to improve the team and its products; (3) Developing and maintaining comprehensive Quality Assurance management plans based on knowledge of quality methods, practices, and processes pertinent to the assigned weapon system serviced; (4) Administering testing and evaluation requirements along with providing pre-production samples of materials that are submitted for test and evaluation to ensure conformance to contract specifications; and (5) Acting as a point of contact for internal/external customers to collect data for analysis in order to determine the adequacy of quality operations, detecting program weaknesses, and reporting major causes of failure through analysis and to make corrective recommendations to senior management. 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 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: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
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3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
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LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional information This position requires rotating shift work. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. Physical exertion requires moderate lifting and carrying under 40 pounds. Incumbent will be required to climb work stands or aircraft and work at heights of 40 feet for periods of one to two hours. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candid