SUPERVISORY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

DLA Careers; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers seeks a supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist to lead and coordinate teams, ensuring efficient operations across technical, QA, and administrative functions.

The role emphasizes planning, directing, and implementing improvements to branch programs, with a focus on performance metrics, customer service, and compliance with DoD requirements. Candidates must meet federal qualifications and security standards.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in QA, inspections, or related fields.
• Experience investigating defects and recommending corrective actions.
• Ability to forecast personnel needs and allocate resources.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, coordinate, direct, and integrate the work of subordinate staff.
• Manage and direct subordinate technical, QA, and administrative personnel.
• Develop, present, and promote recommendations for changes to branch programs to improve customer service.
• Manage studies and projects affecting Supplier Operations plans, goals and initiatives.

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

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• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and integrating the work of subordinate staff.
• Manages and directs subordinate technical, quality assurance, and administrative personnel.
• Develops, presents, and promulgates recommendations for changes in/enhancements to branch programs to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Manages studies and special projects regarding and affecting Supplier Operations plans, goals and initiatives.
• Monitors the collection, consolidation, and analysis of metrics and data used to inform operating officials regarding the viability, effectiveness, and efficiency of Team programs.
• Identifies and implements initiatives to eliminate or reduce inefficient and/or ineffective work practices and provides technical guidance to subordinates to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Reviews decisions made by subordinates and/or team leads, assuring application of all personnel management programs.

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Supervisory Probation: Required
• Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
• Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certifications and other requirements. See Addtl Info.

Qualifications

Quality Assurance Specialist your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies tosuccessfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-13level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent underother pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirementsincluding time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimumqualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditablespecialized experience includes:
• Verifying by test or inspection, using sampling inspection or intensive product inspection techniques, thatproducts comply with requirements prior to acceptance.
• Investigating customer complaints and deficiency reports, and providing identification of causes to appropriateauthorities.
• Forecasting/identifying impact of changing mission requirements and prepares documents necessary to justify and change human resources authorizations.
• Approving expenses involving within grade increases, extensive overtime, employee travel and awards and bonuses for subordinates, and hearing and resolving informal employee/group complaints/grievances.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to:

http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Acq Workforce - Non-CAP:

Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Tech Management (N) / ETM, Practitioner acquisition certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.

Information for Veterans

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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