Quality Assurance Specialist

Army National Guard Units; Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Army National Guard is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for a Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. This temporary, obligated indefinite, excepted service vacancy is advertised as ENLISTED.

The role centers on analyzing production activities for contract quality requirements, reviewing inspection procedures, and recommending corrective actions to assure product quality.

Qualifications

• Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions.
• Plan and organize work; communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Must have at least 24 months experience involving quality assurance, applying sampling techniques and preparing technical reports on quality levels to identify problems.
• Experience applying theory of specialization using applicable publications.
• Experience preparing technical reports on quality levels to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action.
• Experience monitoring, controlling, or maintaining the quality of products or services in QA, procurement, inspection, production, or related areas.

Job description

Washington Army National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service Unit Technician position: QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Location:

Army Aviation Support Facility 1 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington 98433

Army National Guard Units Appointment Type: Temporary, Obligated Indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: ENLISTED May be used to fill one or more vacancies.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions; Plan and organize work; and Communicate effectively orally and in writing.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Must have at least 24 months experience includes experience, education, or training, involving principles, techniques, and accepted practices of quality assurance work (i.e., the application of statistical sampling techniques sufficient to perform assignments or preparation of technical reports on quality levels to identify specific problems).

Experience in the application and theory of specialization using applicable publications.

Experience in the preparation of technical reports on quality levels to identify specific problem areas and to recommend corrective action.

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.

OR 1-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade.

***Note: To qualify under the one-year Specialized Experience (SE) provision (when stated in the SE section), you must provide either: Two SF-50s (or equivalent) showing you were in the same occupational series at the next lower grade for at least one full year. The two SF-50s must span that full one-year period, from the older SF-50 to the newer SF-50 and reflect employment with the same federal agency. -or- One SF-50 (or equivalent) if your resume shows at least one year of continuous employment in the position reflected on the SF-50 (or equivalent).