Job Title: GMD Quality Systems Specialist 4
Location: Fort Greely, AK
Zip Code: 99731

Description:

Location
Fort Greely, AK

Virtual Office/Telecommute?
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Virtual Work Not Available

Shift
First

Business Unit
Integrated Defense Sys

Division
Networks & Space Systems

Program
Missile Defense Systems

Occupation Title
Quality

Skills Management Title
Process - Quality

Job Classification
JACDP4

Job Type
Non-Management

Experience Level
Mid Level (5-15 years of experience)

Exemption Status
Exempt

Union
No

Security Clearance Required?
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Ability to Obtain Interim Clearance (Pre-Start) and Final Clearance (Post Start) - US Citizenship Required

Work Eligibility Required?
Yes

US Person Status Required?
Yes

Export Control Required?
Yes

Relocation Money Available?
Yes

Date Posted
09/17/2008

Closing Date
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10/17/2008

Position Description
Position is to support the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Program in Ft. Greely, Alaska. Position will provide quality support for Hardware/Software Quality in support of operational, development and sustainment activities, provide construction and field support, hardware and software audits including verifying configuration control is properly maintained. Create and maintain site quality processes and procedures and ensure they are followed at all times. Provide support to on-site supplier activities to contract quality and program requirements. Provide direct support to on-site customer representatives. Experience with Material Review Boards and extensive experience with root cause and corrective action processes. Ability to work under minimal supervision. Some travel in support of other sites may be required. Both permanent and temporary assignments are available. Permanent assignment relocation plans may include relocation incentives, allowances, and benefits based on eligibility with Delta Junction being the preferred community. On base housing, single and shared, may also be available. Temporary assignments are also available and include a variety of incentives, allowances, and benefits including per diem, periodic company paid travel return to home base trips, and on site housing.

Competencies
General/Leadership
[ + ] Adaptability

Fully understands changes in own and fellow senior employees' work and situations; is frequently called upon to explain the logic or basis for change to other employees; is generally seen as an expert on information about changes affecting own and fellow senior employees' jobs; occasionally mentors fellow employees around the change. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow senior employees and external customers. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
[ + ] Collaboration

Consistently works effectively and cooperatively with team members and fellow project team leaders, other employees and external customers. Establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving less experienced employees and/or other project team leaders and external customers and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide assistance and/or project team leadership to other teams and/or employees when doing so would benefit the organization.
[ + ] Communication

Consistently clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Consistently keeps the audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Consistently frames even complex messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Consistently seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used; attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Advises fellow project leads and other internal employees in effective communication techniques.
[ + ] Continuous Improvement

Consistently and proactively reviews complex and/or specialized processes to identify gaps between requirements and current outputs within own work group, throughout the organization, and with external customers. Identifies potential conditions that contribute to gaps or key variances; explores complex relationships between conditions and effects; distinguishes causes from symptoms and identifies primary causes. Consistently and proactively generates ideas for solutions; analyzes the effect or impact of each solution; selects appropriate solutions; tests solutions; and gathers feedback from fellow project leads, internal employees and external customers on effectiveness. Reviews impact on baseline measures and modifies solutions as appropriate to ensure effectiveness.
Technical
[ + ] Analysis and Corrective Action

Extensive knowledge of root cause analysis and corrective action of non-conformances to reduce scrap, minimize rework, reduce cost and improve quality to meet all requirements. Develops, reviews and approves product definition data including emergent design changes.
[ + ] Compliance Regulations

Extensive and specialized knowledge of relevant laws and regulations impacting flight training and business processes. Routinely recognizes the need to research and investigate laws and regulations for applicability to flight training curriculum. Ensures company-training products are in compliance with laws and regulatory standards. May be identified as a focal for compliance audits of the training program and leads corrective action. Educates other trainers regarding compliance regulations.
[ + ] Configuration/Data Mgmt

Extensive and specialized knowledge of drawing/data systems (e.g., ""used on"" drawings, part relationships, product data management) and configuration management principles and processes (e.g., part number control, revision level, naming conventions, product identification numbering systems).
[ + ] Customer/Supplier Knowledge

Extensive knowledge of customer's/supplier's organization, processes, policies and procedures, products, requirements, capabilities, practices, support resources, preferences, constraints, etc.
[ + ] Effective Written Comm

Extensive understanding of the effectiveness of different communication materials (e.g., proposals, papers, user guides, reports, articles, promotional materials, brochures, web sites, presentations, speeches), to select and direct the preparation of materials to satisfy a variety of customer requirements.
[ + ] Quality Systems/Standards

Extensive and specialized knowledge of the quality system (e.g., Boeing Quality Management System (BQMS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO9001), Aerospace Standard (AS91001).

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree and typically 10 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 8 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Job related information
Prefer previous experience in DOD large scale integration programs and experience at remote sites. Desire American Society for Quality (ASQ) certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE).

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