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Quality Assurance Specialist (Supplier Quality)

Oak Ridge, United States

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Quality Assurance Specialist (Supplier Quality)
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Job Specialty: Quality Assurance

What You'll Do

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for ensuring the implementation of procurement quality assurance requirements, including supplier assessments, source verifications, and non-destructive examinations (NDE).

This is accomplished through review of procurement documents for flow down and inclusion of quality requirements; performing quality related assessments, first article inspections, and in-process and final product inspection at suppliers; assisting in developing inspection and test acceptance criteria; assisting in the resolution of non-conformances; developing audit plans and/or checklists; leading supplier audits and surveillances; providing input for fabrication issues; and applying sound systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving supplier quality issues.

Responsibilities include working with line organizations to write, edit, route for review, and resolve comments on process documents/procedures, work instructions, and/or instructional guidance and manuals; identify quality problems; recommend/develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity, which requires ingenuity and innovation; evaluate processes and/or products to determine if requirements have been appropriately applied and takes corrective action if necessary; represent the organization on specific projects and activities; and/or interact with senior internal and external personnel on matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

What You Can Expect

Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
Career advancement and professional development programs
Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
OR Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
OR 12 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting

Preferred Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline, plus 7 or more years of relevant experience
Demonstrated skills in reviewing procurement, and reading and interpreting engineering drawings, procedures, codes, and standards
Working knowledge of quality assurance programs, such as ASME NQA-1, ISO-9001, NAP 401.1 and DOE Order 414
Familiar with commercial grade dedication, as well as suspect/counterfeit program elements
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of computer software, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Certification as a Lead Auditor to ASME NQA-1 standard is desirable, and will be required if hired for this position.

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.

CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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