Quality Assurance - Material Specialist
General Dynamics Information Technology · Pawcatuck, CT · 1 mo ago
Quality Assurance$29.75–$40.25/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if content present. Use for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
- Position Summary: "Responsible for verifying and handling raw materials in support of the metal fabrication shop, machine shop, and weld shop. Ensures all incoming materials meet purchase order and quality requirements by comparing vendor Certificates of Conformance (CoC) and mill certifications to purchase orders and specifications. Additionally supports the Quality Department by performing basic mechanical and electrical inspections and other QA-related duties as assigned."
That's prose; could be under About the role.
- Key Responsibilities: two subsections: Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs; QA & Inspection Support. Each has bullet points.
We need to put responsibilities under
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
- Position Summary: "Responsible for verifying and handling raw materials in support of the metal fabrication shop, machine shop, and weld shop. Ensures all incoming materials meet purchase order and quality requirements by comparing vendor Certificates of Conformance (CoC) and mill certifications to purchase orders and specifications. Additionally supports the Quality Department by performing basic mechanical and electrical inspections and other QA-related duties as assigned."
That's prose; could be under About the role.
- Key Responsibilities: two subsections: Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs; QA & Inspection Support. Each has bullet points.
We need to put responsibilities under Responsibilities
with - .
- What You’ll Need To Succeed: includes Education, Experience, Security clearance level, US citizenship required. Also mentions "Bring your quality assurance expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT." That's prose.
We can put under Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which headings to use based on content.
We have:
- About the role: position summary.
- Responsibilities: key responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe education, experience, clearance, citizenship.
- Qualifications: maybe skills? But we also have Skills section: "Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications". Also certifications none.
- Skills: list of skills.
- Benefits: total rewards description.
- Pay: hourly rate range.
- Schedule: scheduled weekly hours 40, travel required none, telecommuting options onsite, work location.
We must only include sections if posting has real specific content. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay section: we have hourly rate range; that's specific. So include Pay.
Schedule: we have scheduled weekly hours 40, travel required none, telecommuting options onsite, work location. That's specific. Include Schedule.
Benefits: we have total rewards description; include Benefits.
Skills: we have list of skills; include Skills.
Qualifications: maybe we can combine with Requirements? But we need to decide. The posting includes "Job Qualifications: Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications Certifications: None Experience: 3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes". Also earlier "Job Qualifications:" line. So we could put under Qualifications: list of those skill areas (maybe same as Skills). But we already have Skills section for those. To avoid duplication, we could treat Qualifications as education/experience/clearance/citizenship. But the instruction says we can use headings like Qualifications, Skills, etc. We need to avoid empty sections.
Let's map:
- About the role: position summary paragraph.
- Responsibilities: key responsibilities bullet list.
- Requirements: maybe education, experience, clearance, citizenship. Could also include "US Citizenship Required: Yes". Also "Ability to obtain and Maintain Secret clearance". Also "High School Diploma/GED". Also "3+ years of related experience". That seems like requirements.
- Qualifications: maybe the specific skill areas: Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications. Also certifications none (but we shouldn't include empty). Could list those as qualifications.
- Skills: maybe same as qualifications? Might be redundant. But we could put skills as the same list; but we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we treat Qualifications as education/experience/clearance/citizenship, and Skills as the specific technical skills list. That seems logical.
- Benefits: total rewards description.
- Pay: hourly rate range.
- Schedule: weekly hours, travel, telecommuting, location.
We must not include headings with filler. Ensure each heading has substantive content.
Now we need to strip boilerplate: remove lines about Equal Opportunity Employer, etc. Also remove navigation, legal, EEO, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: SCA Skills: Job Qualifications: ..." Actually that line includes some info we need: Clearance level must be able to obtain Secret, etc. We'll incorporate that into Requirements.
Also remove "Job Description: Position Summary" duplicate? We'll just use content.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Responsible for verifying and handling raw materials in support of the metal fabrication shop, machine shop, and weld shop. Ensures all incoming materials meet purchase order and quality requirements by comparing vendor Certificates of Conformance (CoC) and mill certifications to purchase orders and specifications. Additionally supports the Quality Department by performing basic mechanical and electrical inspections and other QA-related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs
- Review and compare vendor CoCs and mill test reports/certifications to purchase orders and applicable specifications.
- Verify material grade, heat/lot numbers, and mechanical/chemical properties match PO and drawing requirements.
- Ensure certifications are complete and accurate.
- Maintain material traceability through proper tagging, labeling, and recordkeeping.
- QA & Inspection Support
- Perform basic mechanical inspection of raw materials and manufactured parts as directed by the QA Supervisor.
- Use mechanical measuring tools: tape measure, calipers, micrometers, height gauges, etc.
- Perform basic electrical inspection and testing using: Digital multimeter, Ohm meter, Insulation resistance tester (megger).
- Read and interpret mechanical drawings/blueprints (dimensions, tolerances, notes).
- Read and interpret electrical diagrams/schematics for verification of wiring, continuity, and component identification.
But we need to keep simple: maybe just top-level li for each responsibility group, with sub-bullets. That's okay.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 3+ years of related experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Qualifications
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
Skills
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
But that duplicates Qualifications and Skills. Maybe we should not duplicate; we could combine them into one section, but we need to decide which heading to use. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having both Qualifications and Skills with identical content is thin and duplicate. Better to have only one of them. Which is more appropriate? The posting lists "Job Qualifications: Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications Certifications: None". That seems like qualifications. Skills maybe not separately listed. However earlier there is "Skills: Job Qualifications:" weird. Actually the line: "Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able To Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: SCA Skills: Job Qualifications: Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications Certifications: None Experience: 3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes". This seems to mash Skills and Job Qualifications together. So we could treat that as Skills/Qualifications combined. To avoid duplication, we can have a single section titled "Skills & Qualifications" but we only allowed headings from list; we cannot invent new heading. We could use either Skills or Qualifications. Which one better captures the list? The list is of specific functional areas; could be considered Skills. The Qualifications heading might be more about education/experience. But we already used Requirements for education/experience/clearance/citizenship. So we can put the list under Skills. Then we don't need Qualifications heading. That seems good.
Thus we will have:
- About the role
- Responsibilities
- Requirements
- Skills
- Benefits
- Pay
- Schedule
Check each for substantive content.
Skills: list of Material Receiving, Materials Control, Materials Handling, Material Specifications.
Benefits: total rewards description paragraph.
Pay: hourly rate range.
Schedule: weekly hours 40, travel required none, telecommuting options onsite, work location USA CT Pawcatuck.
We should also include maybe "Additional Work Locations:" none? Not given. So ignore.
Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like "Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans". Remove.
Also remove "Our Identify Verification Process:" etc. That's boilerplate? It's about identity verification; could be considered part of hiring process but maybe not essential? The instruction says remove application instructions. Identity verification process could be considered part of hiring process; but it's not a core job description. Safer to remove.
Also remove "About Our Work:" paragraph describing GDIT; that's boilerplate about company; maybe not needed. Remove.
Also remove "OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY" etc.
Now craft final HTML.
Make sure to use proper nesting.
We'll output:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs
- ...
...
- QA & Inspection Support
- ...
...
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 3+ years of related experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Skills
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
Benefits
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Pay
The likely hourly rate for this position is between $29.75 - $40.25. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Schedule
About the role
Responsible for verifying and handling raw materials in support of the metal fabrication shop, machine shop, and weld shop. Ensures all incoming materials meet purchase order and quality requirements by comparing vendor Certificates of Conformance (CoC) and mill certifications to purchase orders and specifications. Additionally supports the Quality Department by performing basic mechanical and electrical inspections and other QA-related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs
- Review and compare vendor CoCs and mill test reports/certifications to purchase orders and applicable specifications.
- Verify material grade, heat/lot numbers, and mechanical/chemical properties match PO and drawing requirements.
- Ensure certifications are complete and accurate.
- Maintain material traceability through proper tagging, labeling, and recordkeeping.
- QA & Inspection Support
- Perform basic mechanical inspection of raw materials and manufactured parts as directed by the QA Supervisor.
- Use mechanical measuring tools: tape measure, calipers, micrometers, height gauges, etc.
- Perform basic electrical inspection and testing using: Digital multimeter, Ohm meter, Insulation resistance tester (megger).
- Read and interpret mechanical drawings/blueprints (dimensions, tolerances, notes).
- Read and interpret electrical diagrams/schematics for verification of wiring, continuity, and component identification.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 3+ years of related experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Qualifications
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
Skills
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Documentation, CoCs & Mill Certs
- ... ...
- QA & Inspection Support
- ... ...
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- 3+ years of related experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Skills
- Material Receiving
- Materials Control
- Materials Handling
- Material Specifications
Benefits
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Pay
The likely hourly rate for this position is between $29.75 - $40.25. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.