Supervisor, Qa

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a premier provider of ordnance weapons and tactical systems to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied nations, has an opening for a Continuous Improvement Sr. Specialistto join our Wilkes Barre, PA Team. We take pride in supporting the mission of the warfighter by delivering the best, to the best. Our products can be found with every U.S. military branch and with allies around the world. We are looking for a motivated and creative leader to help shape and support our mission.

GD-OTS in Wilkes Barre offers great benefits including Medical, dental vision, 401k and many other benefits.

Develops policies, procedures, and methods to evaluate and improve the quality of products, materials, components and/or operations | Develops, assures and maintains the quality of products and processes through standard procedures & systems (e.g., ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 & AS9100 standards), quality audits/ review process, etc. Responsibilities are within the Quality Assurance Methods Function as a generalist or in a combination of Disciplines

• Supervises quality assurance analysis to ensure consistent and reliable operation in a laboratory setting.
• Implements quality control procedures for the laboratory.
• Performs routine analysis to ensure the integrity of data, processes, and results and provides recommendations to improve quality standards.
• Reviews and interprets test results to ensure accuracy, precision, and repeatability.
• Performs calculations and determinations to validate results or specifications.
• Validates and verifies methods and identifies issues that may affect the accuracy and integrity of test results.
• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has some responsibility for personnel actions related to hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions with concurrence from the HR Directors & General Managers.

  General Profile

  • Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment
  • Working supervisor of a team (spends a portion of time performing the work supervised) or supervises the daily activities of production team members
  • Must have one or more of any direct report type

Required Education: Associate's Degree OR Equivalent Combination of Relevent Education & Experience

Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree

Discipline/Major: Quality, Engineer or related degree preferred.
Years and Area of Experience (required for the role): 3-5 years experience in a relevant function

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Calibration, Laboratory Practice Quality Assurance (LPQA), Laboratory Results Reporting, Precision Measurement, Quality Assurance Process, Quality Control/Testing, Quality Improvement, Reliability Analysis, Analyze Lab Results, Laboratory Equipment Maintenance, Validation Protocols

Critical Professional Related Technical Skills; Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

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