LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army-owned and -operated manufacturing center located in New York. It is the oldest, continuously active arsenal in the United States having begun operations in 1813.

Duties

• Establishes and maintains communication with contractor/government entity functional managers in production, engineering, and quality early in production cycle.
• Prepares reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation, and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
• Tracks the status of open actions, receives and reviews responses, enforces timely completion of corrective action(s) by working with team members, other directorates, or process owners.
• Monitors verification of rework adequacy.
• Coordinates issues within the directorate and with customer to secure agreement/approval.
• Manages measurement and reporting of critical quality management information and data. Extracts, collects, and analyzes quality management information and data.
• Reviews and evaluates contractor prepared Requests for Waiver/Deviation (RFW/RFD) and Engineering Changes (ECP) for accuracy, adequacy, produce ability, quality, reliability, and cost.
• Provides technical assistance to sub-contractors having difficulty in producing component parts.
• Assures recommendations for disposition are in the best interest of the Government.