Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for maintaining the QA Program, including the QA Manual, Procedures, and Policy. The QA Manager is a Qualified Lead Auditor and is responsible for the maintenance of the Evaluated Suppliers List, which includes performing all required supplier and internal audits.  The QA Manager is responsible for maintaining the Corrective Action Program, Nonconformance Logs, Supplier Evaluations, Management Assessment Log, and the Audit/Surveillance Log. The QA Manager is responsible for VNS Federal Services NQA-1 activities. 

Responsibilities

 

• Procedure development
• Maintains Audit Schedules
• Performs Audits and Surveillances, both scheduled and unscheduled; both external and internal
• Maintains NCR and CAR Logs
• Maintains Lead Auditor Qualifications
• Trains and Qualifies Inspectors and maintains their qualifications
• Maintains VNSFS' NQA-1 Program
• Maintains VNSFS' QA Manual and Procedures and Policy
• Reviews and approves applicable engineering and procurement documents

 

Key Competencies:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Planning and organization
• Prioritizing
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones.

 

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required (or 10 years equivalent experience)

Experience & Requirements:

• ASME NQA-1 Lead Auditor Qualification
• Well-developed communication skills are required
• Must be proficient with general computer use, e-mail, electronic calendars, Word processing applications, spreadsheet applications, etc.
• Department of Energy experience is desired

Other Duties:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment Type: OTHER