Quality Specialist (Associate or Mid-Level)

at  Boeing

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Quality Specialist (Associate or Mid-Level) to join our team located in Fort Greely, AK.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• The position supports technical activities in the area of product quality.in support of daily operational responsibilities in Fort Greely Alaska (FGA). This position requires the individual to perform work tasks in an operational defense complex or at operational facilities, which will require the individual to train, understand, and observe extensive safety and process controls to help protect persons and equipment.
• This position is for 1st shift, and supports a 24/7 operation and therefore, is subject to various work shifts and schedules, which change to support mission requirements and may include weekends and holidays. Mission requirements and/or workload may require both scheduled and unscheduled overtime.
• Travel may be required to support Boeing Team at other locations and off-site training up to 25% of the time, therefore must meet medical requirements for work in geographic areas with temperatures below -20 degrees F and lower.
• Must be able to ascend and descend vertical work ladders, travel in a silo basket (Maximum load capacity of 300 lbs.), work in confined spaces and work in and around ordnance.
• Position requires ability to perform manual labor inside or outside, throughout the year, in a variety of extreme weather conditions.

Additional Position Responsibilities:

• Leads multi-function, multi-site groups to develop company directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
• Leads stakeholders in analysis of process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions.
• Develops scope, schedule, plans and leads hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements, and reports results to management.
• Works under minimal direction and makes tactical decisions.
• Reviews and buys-off on material shipped or transferred from the site.
• Understands and applies job practices, techniques, standards, principles, and concepts to both production flight hardware and in maintenance operatio

TYPICAL EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Level 2:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 3 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+1 years’ related work experience , 7 years’ related work experience, etc.).

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Level 2:

• Assists in review of proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements to prepare quality assurance plans and tests for hardware and software products, processes and services.
• Maintains Quality directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed using established procedures.
• Collects and verifies data to support the identification of root cause routine problems. Provides ideas and concepts for corrective action development.
• Supports quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers’ ability to meet program quality requirements.
• Assists with hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Documents audit results in standard formats. Compiles data and provides recommendations for material review disposition.
• Works under general supervision.

Level 3:

• Reviews proposals, contracts, regulatory, program and customer requirements ensuring early quality involvement in program development.
• Prepares and maintains Quality directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed. Analyzes process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of problems.
• Participates with stakeholders to develop potential preventive or corrective actions and implementation.
• Conducts research, compiles and analyzes performance reports and process control statistics, to continuously improve process capability.
• Conducts quality source selection and process reviews of suppliers’ ability to meet program quality requirements and support business decisions, and develops a coordinated response for management review and approval.
• Conducts hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements and reports results to management.
• Analyzes data to provide material review dispositions for nonconforming materials, parts and equipment.
• Works under general direction.

Additional Position Responsibilities:

• Leads multi-function, multi-site groups to develop company directives, policies, processes, procedures and metrics to assure program, contract, customer, regulatory requirements, international standards and working agreements are deployed.
• Leads stakeholders in analysis of process data, metrics, models and flows to identify root cause of complex problems and development and implementation of preventive or corrective actions.
• Develops scope, schedule, plans and leads hardware, software and system level audits to determine compliance with quality management system standards, configuration assurance, related business, regulatory and customer requirements, and reports results to management.
• Works under minimal direction and makes tactical decisions.
• Reviews and buys-off on material shipped or transferred from the site.
• Understands and applies job practices, techniques, standards, principles, and concepts to both production flight hardware and in maintenance operati