Total 30 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Serves as a Front-Line Manager within the St. Louis FSDO who reports to a middle manager. Executes the Agency's aviation safety mission, while accepting responsibility for being active in communicating and building change coalitions, seeking out opportunities to involve their teams in supporting change across the organization, and employing best practices for sponsoring change and managing resistance.

Directs the work of subordinate employees at the organizational unit level creating appropriate expectations for achieving intended results. Managerial duties include planning, organizing, setting priorities; assigning and allocating work for a unit, group, or team; monitoring and evaluating performance; coaching and developing employee capabilities; approving leave; and taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action, as appropriate. Defines priorities as needed while meeting changing demands. Delegates the work that is appropriate for others under their direct supervision. Identifies relevant stakeholders associated with the work of the unit or branch and engages to receive feedback on unit performance, relationships and individual well-being. Creates partnerships exemplified by mutual respect, productive conflict, and effective action taking to address service issues. Encourages teamwork within the unit or branch exemplified by ensuring individuals are working with others beyond their area of expertise, specialty or job role to collect and consider other views and perspectives.

Applies a comprehensive knowledge of the technical aspects of the directed work, typically governed by Federal Aviation Regulations, established guidelines, policies, and procedures. Faces challenges or barriers, taking time to consider and discuss a range of relevant views from direct reports, peers and others. Takes actions to address impediments to success for individuals, unit, or team. Creates, communicates and reinforces clarity of direction for individuals. Views questions from direct reports as opportunities to clarify direction, learn, and grow. Builds and maintains external stakeholder trust and confidence. Works collaboratively to resource and achieve critical priorities effectively across functions and cultures. Works collaboratively with stakeholders and service providers in designing and providing a sound business case to next-level manager for fiscal and human resource needs that support individual direct reports and the unit, group, or team, aligning with the expectations of Flight Standards (FS).

Contributes views, perspective, and experience as a member of the office, branch, or division leadership team. Anticipates changes that affect organizational vision, and assists in developing new policies and procedures. Develops strategies to implement organizational change. Demonstrates a positive attitude to achieving results, quickly recovering from setbacks, and learning from experience. Models creative thinking and innovation. Selects or recommends selection of non-supervisory employees for positions in the unit. Ensures direct reports are competent in their role and range of responsibility. Provides guidance and mentoring to enhance employee’s knowledge and ability. Provides coaching for development and uses influence to support employee performance and growth while providing effective feedback. Demonstrates leadership and commitment to the FAA model EEO program. Ensures equal opportunity for all employees or applicants through compliance with applicable laws and regulations to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Cooperates fully and ensures the full cooperation of employees under his/her supervision in authorized EEO complaint processing. Seeks assistance
and/or guidance from the FAA Office of Civil Rights and other staff offices immediately as EEO questions arise and as the need for EEO training is identified. Demonstrates leadership and commitment to the FAA model EEO program.

Starting at $111,213 Per Year (FV J)

The primary purpose of this position is: To ensure quality characteristics are met for product quality verification on aircraft, systems, and products. Also to provide effective and comprehensive oversight and management of a government contract program located in the 301st Fighter Wing.

• Develops and implements a structured and systematic quality assurance surveillance program for all facets of integrated logistics support, providing maintenance managers with the assurance that propulsion system contractors, fleet maintainers, fleet operators, program office engineers and logisticians, and airworthiness authority delegates adhere to customer required specifications in technical, safety, deliverables, and reporting directives
• Consolidates data collection processes for clear and concise reporting, utilized by all levels in the management chain for evaluation, inspection, and audit programs. Independently evaluates the results and, where necessary, recommends the most appropriate corrective action to command level management
• Reviews aircraft field sustainment repairs and maintenance, gathers metrics and prepares reports to initiate corrective action if results indicate contract standards or performance requirements are not met
• Identifies and documents vulnerabilities within the inspection and acceptance of supplies/service to ensure safety of flight

Starting at $78,820 Per Year (GS 11)

Supervises staff of Air Traffic Control Specialists that is responsible for carrying out air traffic control assignments.

Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by subordinate employees. Sets work priorities and schedules. Approves leave; gives counsel, and instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Evaluates performance of employees and performance ratings. Hears and resolves complaints from employees and refers group grievances and more serious complaints to a higher-level manager. Identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of employees. Finds ways improve production or increase the quality of the work directed. Adjusts staffing levels and work procedures to accommodate decisions made at higher levels. Recommends goals and objectives for the area and tracks.

Communicates and reinforces diversity and EEO policies and programs in all areas of responsibility, including selections, training, transfers. Supports and participates in the labor management partnership process and fosters a work environment where all are treated in a fair and equitable.

Starting at $179,976 Per Year (AT LJ)

• Serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist for munitions or munitions-related items in support of the acquisition planning, procurement, production, testing acceptance or storage of assigned items during the production/deployment life-cycle phase.
• Perform audit and analysis functions to include conformance, product and process audits at government and commercial facilities.
• Perform analysis of manufacturing and statistical process controls.
• Serve as a resource for supporting answers concerning audits and analysis of contractor operations.
• Provide necessary quality assurance (QA) support, policy, and guidance to government or commercial facilities.
• Assists in performance of Quality Assurance (QA) engineering portion of Government Owed Contractor Operating (GOCO) configuration management support activities.

Starting at $73,690 Per Year (GS 11)

• Serve as a Quality Assurance Specialist for munitions or munitions-related items in support of the acquisition planning, procurement, production, testing acceptance or storage of assigned items during the production/deployment life-cycle phase.
• Perform audit and analysis functions to include conformance, product and process audits at government and commercial facilities.
• Perform analysis of manufacturing and statistical process controls.
• Serve as a resource for supporting answers concerning audits and analysis of contractor operations.
• Provide necessary quality assurance (QA) support, policy, and guidance to government or commercial facilities.
• Assists in performance of Quality Assurance (QA) engineering portion of Government Owed Contractor Operating (GOCO) configuration management support activities.

Starting at $73,690 Per Year (GS 11)

Directs a highly technical workforce, including functionally integrated teams of operational and support personnel, that provides air traffic control services throughout a geographic area. The work impacts the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of aircraft as well as segments of the aviation industry.

Continuously reviews work processes to assure that results meet the agency's mission and the customer's needs, add value to facility services, and are efficiently achieved.

Provides training, coaching, and guidance to subordinates, and is responsible for team building throughout the facility.

Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. Sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities. Approves leave; prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities; evaluates work performance of subordinates ensuring equity of performance standards and ratings; gives advice on work and on administrative matters; makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinates; hears and resolves group grievances and serious employee complaints; effects disciplinary actions; recommends/ approves selections and transfers; recommends awards or bonuses; approves expenses for overtime, equipment, and personnel within the facility; and identifies and arranges for developmental and other training needs of subordinates.

Communicates and reinforces EEO policies and programs in all areas of responsibilities, including selection, training, and transfers. Supports and participates in the labor management partnership process and fosters a work environment where all employees are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Meets or has contact with high-ranking military and civilian managers, representatives of the aviation industry, key staff of public interest groups, union representatives, local government managers, professional organizations, and contractors.

The Air Traffic Manager reports to a General Manager and/or Assistant General Manager.

Starting at $119,267 Per Year (AT GL)

• Contribute senior leadership and participates in regional business processes such as strategic planning, workload sharing, and quality management for engineering and construction.
• Serve as Division senior technical advisor to the districts in their discipline on engineering activities, responsible for the competence of projects designed and built in the Division.
• Provide leadership for solutions of advanced, unprecedented engineering problems to key managers, counterparts at the districts, higher headquarters, Corps research and development laboratories, and other Corps, government, and private interests.
• Participate in Regional and national-level meetings, workshops, committees, professional conferences, inter-agency panels, and boards for exchange of technical information and advice on matters regarding engineering.

Starting at $143,559 Per Year (GS 14)

• Plans, coordinates, and/or conducts all aircrew and flight inspection technician familiarization training for assigned military personnel in accordance with FAA approved courses of study and the Aircrew Training Program (ATP).
• Continually monitors the maintenance program, looking for trends, which could adversely affect the operational mission of facilities worldwide by causing extended down time or create a safety hazard to the military and civilian flying public.
• Performs airborne flight inspection of ground based National Airspace System (NAS) navigational aids (NAVAIDS) using airborne electronic flight inspection equipment and specialized test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE).
• Performs comprehensive Air Traffic Service (ATS) equipment quality assurance inspections at Army airfields and facilities worldwide.
• Monitors the operational status of navigational aids, landing, lighting, and communications systems throughout the Army and establishes and maintains comprehensive flight inspection report data for all Army owned systems.
• Coordinates initial and follow-on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) training from inception through to certification as a flight inspection technician.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

• Plans, coordinates, and/or conducts all aircrew and flight inspection technician familiarization training for assigned military personnel in accordance with FAA approved courses of study and the Aircrew Training Program (ATP).
• Continually monitors the maintenance program, looking for trends, which could adversely affect the operational mission of facilities worldwide by causing extended down time or create a safety hazard to the military and civilian flying public.
• Performs airborne flight inspection of ground based National Airspace System (NAS) navigational aids (NAVAIDS) using airborne electronic flight inspection equipment and specialized test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE).
• Performs comprehensive Air Traffic Service (ATS) equipment quality assurance inspections at Army airfields and facilities worldwide.
• Monitors the operational status of navigational aids, landing, lighting, and communications systems throughout the Army and establishes and maintains comprehensive flight inspection report data for all Army owned systems.
• Coordinates initial and follow-on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) training from inception through to certification as a flight inspection technician.

Starting at $103,409 Per Year (GS 13)

• Performs preliminary, in-progress, and final technical inspection of assigned construction contract work including the larger and more complex projects.
• Attends pre-design conferences and reviews proposed scopes of work for constructability.
• Daily inspects materials, equipment, work methods, practices, and progress.
• Maintains daily logs of the project, recording facts concerning work activity, workforce, equipment in use, inspection activities, accidents, visitors, weather conditions, and unusual happenings.
• Coordinates facility access and contractor's schedule with using agency.

Starting at $68,908 Per Year (GS 10)

• Performs preliminary, in-progress, and final technical inspection of assigned construction contract work including the larger and more complex projects.
• Attends pre-design conferences and reviews proposed scopes of work for constructability.
• Daily inspects materials, equipment, work methods, practices, and progress.
• Maintains daily logs of the project, recording facts concerning work activity, workforce, equipment in use, inspection activities, accidents, visitors, weather conditions, and unusual happenings.
• Coordinates facility access and contractor's schedule with using agency.

Starting at $68,908 Per Year (GS 10)

• Performs preliminary, in-progress, and final technical inspection of assigned construction contract work including the larger and more complex projects.
• Attends pre-design conferences and reviews proposed scopes of work for constructability.
• Daily inspects materials, equipment, work methods, practices, and progress.
• Maintains daily logs of the project, recording facts concerning work activity, workforce, equipment in use, inspection activities, accidents, visitors, weather conditions, and unusual happenings.
• Coordinates facility access and contractor's schedule with using agency.

Starting at $68,908 Per Year (GS 10)

• Serve under the general supervision of the Supervisory Fire Inspector (Captain), who makes assignments based on the overall policy and general content of the fire prevention program.
• Operate within an assigned inspection area to include high-risk, conducting comprehensive fire/safety inspections to identify and correct hazardous conditions.
• Identify complex unique hazards and devises corrective measures.
• Conduct public education classes post-wide as well as on-the-job training classes for fire department personnel.
• Provide training in general fire/safety subjects as well as issues unique to a particular activity.
• Conduct review of architectural drawings and specifications to determine compliance with fire/safety regulations and evaluates special features impacting the fire protection mission.
• Respond to emergency incidents as part of a firefighting team, performs a full range of firefighting duties at all types of emergency incidents, maintaining a degree of firefighting proficiency sufficient to perform firefighting tasks.

Starting at $54,292 Per Year (GS 8)

Quality Improvement:to include level of responsibility for: 1.1 Assist in the development and oversee a rolling programme of quality improvement initiatives based on the priorities of the maternity service specialty specific and the trust priorities.1.2 Take the lead on identifying problem areas or areas for improvement and facilitate the planning and documentation of actions required to achieve the required standard.1.3 Plan and organise activities to implement the quality agenda, promoting a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to quality improvement. Work with clinicians, area leads and matrons to identify quality improvement opportunities in all areas.1.4 Review and adjust existing strategies for quality monitoring and improvement as services develop in the context of service delivery changes, developing new strategies as required.1.5 Assist with gathering evidence and action plans for the department safety strategy and keeping this up to date.1.6 Promote best practice and implementing innovations in care.1.7 Track and follow up on actions devised following incidents.1.8 Assist with action planning following 72 hour reviews, serious incident reports and HSIB reports.1.9 Participate at the Maternity Investigation Group and assist with investigations within scope of responsibility including term unexpected admissions to NICU and re-admissions to NICU1.10 Prepare thematic reviews from cases and disseminate learning. ATAIN2.1 Compile a monthly review of all neonatal admissions/readmissions in collaboration with the lead neonatal sister and Paediatric Consultant and record on the ATAIN Audit Tool.2.2 Oversight of CNST action 3 in collaboration with the SCBU Matron and clinical leads2.3 Review all neonatal readmissions in collaboration with the Community Midwifery Manager and Operational Leads as required.2.4 Present monthly admissions/readmissions trends at Directorate perinatal meetings.2.5 Prepare the yearly ATAIN Project Plan to meet CNST requirements and ensure robust communications in order to achieve required outcomes.2.6 Prepare and present quarterly updates of the ATAIN Project Plan at the Directorate perinatal meetings.2.7 Ensure regular communication and collaboration with senior neonatal staff and the Community Midwifery Manager.2.8 Escalate to the relevant midwifery manager, operational lead and /or infant feeding specialist midwife when concerned about the care plans or professional practice relating to women/babies being cared for; ensuring safe services are maintained.2.9 Promote evidence based practice within the maternity serviceSafety Champions3.1 Devise and track a safety dashboard for use in the division and update following the safety champion meetings. Guidelines4.1 Review all guidelines in line with NICE monitoring forms to ensure compliance4.2 Escalate non-compliance via correct pathway4.3 Review new NICE guidelines against current guidance and identify changes required4.4 Track guideline dues dates and send to authors when required4.5 Circulate guidelines and collate comments4.6 Chair Guideline Group meeting4.7 Send approved guidelines for publishing Sustainability5.1 Ensure all service improvements are sustainable and valuable5.2 Work with the senior maternity and financial teams to have oversight of SIP5.3 Work with all members of the maternity and gynaecology team to identify areas for service improvement and savings5.4 Work with the multidisciplinary team to reduce wastage in the service Clinical Responsibilities: to include level of responsibility for:6.1 Report any untoward incidents. Maintain security.6.2 Maintain the supply and custody of drugs, medicines etc, including keeping of agreed register.6.3 Ensure that measuring, administration and recording of all drugs and medicines is carried out in accordance with the rules of the NMC, and as laid down in Trust policy.6.4 Support accurate and contemporaneous records of all care by all staff.Managerial responsibilities: to include level of responsibility for:7.1 Participate in regular meetings of ward / unit staff, attends as a representative at other meetings when required.7.2 Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, etc and local policies. Comply with the departments fire regulations. Ensure the proper reporting of all accidents / incidents.7.3 Participate in investigations of any complaints.7.4 Understand and carry out NHS Trust Policies as contained in Ward / Unit.7.5 Participate in the development of Clinical Governance initiatives in conjunction with the Clinical Governance Midwifery Manager and monitor implementation and performance.7.6 Attend Directorate/Board/external meetings in the absence of the Clinical Governance Midwifery Manager and update/present cases as required. The post holder will also attend debrief meetings as required7.7 Prepare progress and update reports for Maternity, Divisional and Board meetings The post holder will work clinically across the Maternity Service to maintain own competence and credibility.

• Conduct investigations as required by appropriate authorities into allegations of mismanagement, fraud, waste or abuse, improper conduct, abuse of privileges or authority.
• Provide for the safeguarding of all testimony, evidence, and other sensitive data, and ensure the confidentiality of all individuals is properly protected.
• Manage correspondence, an IGARS case log, and a consolidated weekly case synopsis and conduct periodic review of the case log and open cases for regulatory compliance and meeting the office objectives.
• Conduct organizational assessments, sensing sessions and command surveys to determine compliance with regulatory guidance; analyze and prepare briefings and reports.
• Receive, process, and respond to requests for assistance emanating from any source such as the general public, military personnel, dependents or civilian employees assigned to organizations in the Reserve Division area of responsibility.
• Process Inspector General Action Requests (IGARS) to resolve issues and correct deficiencies affecting individuals and eliminating conditions detrimental to the efficiency or reputation of the Army.
• Take necessary action to resolve assistance requests or complaints, and recommend appropriate actions to the complainant, to include redress options with supporting regulatory guidance as required.
• Lead the planning and conduct of systemic inspections within the Division and assigned units as directed by the directing authority, to determine the root cause(s) of regulatory non-compliance.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)