QUALITY ANALYST 4

Req ID: 40853 
Team: O04 QUAL ASSUR ENG 
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes 

Full-Time
Shift: 1st 
Relocation: No relocation assistance available 
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework 

Travel Requirement:  No 

Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start 

 

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

 

The Role

Develop and implement program quality plans, programs and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses.  Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.  Reviews, analyzes and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems.  Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.  Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.  Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications.  The candidate’s role is to ensure NNS procedures and processes meet government specifications, contractual requirements, program needs, and provide end users with a procedure that is easy to use and understand. Normal daily functions to include:

 

Update Major Quality Assurance Engineering material procedures that govern material requirements and material handling processes.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create robust material processes.
Perform continuous improvement actions to close gaps within NNS processes and procedures to ensure programs continue to meet requirements.
Review procedure updates performed within and outside of the team to verify requirement are satisfied.
Write letters to the government for significant material issues for various NNS programs.
Collect, Organize, and Maintain important documents and references for the Quality Assurance Engineering Materials Team.
Provide support during audits performed at NNS.
Ability to obtain a Confidential Clearance is required.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of relevant exempt experience; Master’s Degree and 8 year of relevant professional experience

One of the following may be used as equivalent to Bachelor's Degree to meet minimum qualifications:

• NNS Apprentice School graduate
• Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
• Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
• Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
• High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
• High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

Nice to Have

Understanding of various levels of material control

General knowledge of material storage processes

Understanding of receipt inspection requirements

Familiarity with material specifications and ship specification

Basic understanding of waterfront practices

Procedure writing experience

Excellent communication and writing skills

Strong knowledge of problem solving, root cause analysis and process management

Familiarity with SAP, SharePoint, MQS, ERS, and record retention process

 

Why HII
We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

 

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