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Summary You will serve as a QUALITY ASSURANCE SPEC (AMMO) in the Sensors, Weapons, and Launchers Department of NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER. Responsibilities You will perform required QA oversight, inspections, and audits on the Detachment Seal Beach mission. You will ensure that processing, handling and storage of ordnance or ordnance-related material is performed in accordance with approved procedures and in compliance with the specifications or individual test requirements. You will develop, revise, and submit for review an annual, quarterly and monthly training plan. You will develop lesson plans, instructional guides and monitor employee training for NMC CWD, Detachment Seal Beach. You will develop and maintain a current listing of training required for each position. You will be designated as the Missile Division Seal Beach Training Officer and ORM Instructor and will work with the Fallbrook Annex Training Officer and ORM Instructor to carry out duties. You will develop plans for the control of product quality. You will perform on-site inspections to observe work and methods employed to assure compliance to established technical requirements, to ensure that safety practices are carried out, and to ensure that satisfactory performance is achieved. You will analyze and investigate adverse/unsatisfactory trends and conditions, customer complaints and initiate recommendations for corrective actions. You will determine characteristics which affect the quality of the process and the product and develop or apply existing inspection procedures including sampling plans to verify that the products and processes meet the required performance standards. You will ensure that quality ordnance standards are in place and operating according to the required specifications. You will review Supply Discrepancy Reports (SDRs), Reports of Deficiencies (RODs) Found in Material, Quality Deficiency Reports (QDRs) and other related documentation for trends and conditions which require corrective action. You will review quality historical data and calculate process averages for major projects, commodities, and functions for indications of the cumulative effects of an out-of-control conditions. You will initiate corrective action and verify that the action taken is effective. You will initiate, develop, revise and submit for review and implementation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as assigned and in accordance with quality assurance directives, and other applicable local directives. You will operate the Qualification Certification (Qual/Cert) Program by verification of individual qualifications, issuance of initial certification, control of expiration dates, and review of performance and re-certification. You will issue stamps which are to be used by employees on the travelers to authenticate the inspections or work performed. You will prepare reports, statistical and narrative, as required. You will make written and oral reports/presentations at various levels of management at this activity and outside activities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Overseeing quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with policies through inspections, audits, and training development, while addressing quality issues and implementing corrective actions for the improvement or optimization of an ordnance program. 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: Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR Possession of an LL.M., if related that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information 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 the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. 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 candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.