Quality Advocate Program Rep - Site
Requisition ID
2025-14612
Location
US-PA-Philadelphia
Seat Location
Rhoads Industrial Philadelphia
Trade
Program Management
Shift
1st, 2nd
Security Clearance Required
Secret
Number of Openings
1
Overview
This position is located in Philadelphia, PA. This position will be reporting to the Focus Factory Program Supervisor. This position is for a Program Rep for Strategic Sourcing oversight in Audit and Assessment. This position is located on site at the Strategic Sourcing Focus Factory in Philadelphia, PA.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading quality efforts and serve as the secondary point of contact to Quality Management in Quonset Point and Groton for contracted work at a supplier's facility using Electric Boat processes and procedures. Assignments will include program quality oversight, and employing self-surveillance and self-assessment methods to monitor and maintain compliance with contractual requirements. The candidate must be familiar with structural fabrication processes, work completion documentation requirements and processes, and understanding of EB business systems for work completion and noncompliance documentation. The Program Rep will work with Quality Management, other onsite quality organizations including NDT and Welding Engineering, Inspection, Audit and Assessment, and various departments supporting the focus factory including operations, deckplate engineering, and strategic sourcing program office. The QA Program Rep will be expected to support Program Reviews and status meetings with the Program Office, the Government, and Supply Chain Management.
They will be in regular contact with and have highly interactive relationships with all of the quality support for the Focus Factory for all of Quality.
Assignment includes:
Lead for all Quality efforts at Focus Factory and act as a key contact to Quality management in Groton and Quonset Point
Report and provide recommendations on health of Focus Factory
Ensure procedural compliance in day-to-day work
Support mentoring and learning on the deckplate
Support Quality Briefings
Ensure qualifications are maintained, and procedure changes are appropriately rolled out
Support metrics development and reporting
Collaborate with Operations and Strategic Sourcing Program Office to understand project and work status
Attend daily Plan of Day meetings and Turnover or equivalent meetings
Collaborate with Operations to understand project and work status
Support unplanned event analysis and resolution
The QA Program Rep must:
Be an excellent communicator who is able to articulate thought processes, as well as critique the work of others
Work in a team environment representing quality to meet both the NAVY's and EB's goals
Be able to understand the overall business systems and construction requirements to recognize the potential downstream (or upstream) impacts that decisions may have on various areas of the business
Mandate exact compliance with requirements and quality standards
Motivated to say yes, but not afraid to say no
Maintain a questioning attitude
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years ship building/maintaining/operating experience
Experience leading cross-discipline teams
Ability to travel, once placed at site (current supplier is located in Philadelphia, PA) Travel could be significant as a Focus Factory is stood up then taper off as manning is adjusted.
Project planning experience
Preferred:
Understanding of EB Quality Manual and ISO 9001 requirements
Experience in audit and oversight
Experience working with SUPSHIP and NAVSEA
Master's degree
Familiarity with welding and NDT specifications
Prior submarine service
Skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products
Familiarity with Electric Boat business systems, processes and procedures that support ship construction
Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills
Position requires a self-motivated individual that excels in dealing with ambiguity
Strong analytical ability and attention to detail
Physical Qualifications
Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting
Environmental Attributes
Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet
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