Supplier Quality Advocate (Mobile, AL)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all Quality efforts at the Focus Factory and act as a key contact for Quality Management in Groton and Quonset Point
• Report on and provide recommendations regarding the health of the Focus Factory
• Ensure procedural compliance in day-to-day operations
• Serve as a mentor and facilitator for learning on the deckplate
• Participate in Quality Briefings
• Support development and reporting of quality metrics
• Collaborate with Operations and Strategic Sourcing Program Office to understand project and work status
• Attend daily Plan of Day and Turnover meetings
• Support analysis and resolution of unplanned events
• Maintain highly interactive relationships with all quality support functions within the Focus Factory

Qualifications

• Be an excellent communicator, able to articulate thought processes and provide constructive critique
• Work effectively in a team environment to support Navy and Electric Boat goals
• Understand business systems and construction requirements to anticipate downstream and upstream impacts
• Enforce exact compliance with requirements and quality standards
• Be solution-oriented but willing to say “no” when necessary
• Maintain a strong questioning attitude
• Have a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent with 5+ years of ship building/maintaining/operating experience
• Have experience in working with cross-disciplined teams
• Have the ability to travel, once placed at site (supplier is located in Mobile, AL)
• Have a bachelor's degree or higher, preferred
• Have understanding of EB Quality Manual and ISO 9001 requirements
• Have experience in audit and oversight
• Have experience working with SUPSHIP and NAVSEA
• Have familiarity with welding and NDT specifications
• Have prior submarine service, preferred
• Have proficiency in Microsoft Office products
• Have familiarity with Electric Boat business systems, processes, and procedures that support ship construction
• Have excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills

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

Physical Qualifications

• Climbing
• Color Vision
• Crawling
• Kneeling
• Light Lifting
• Moderate Lifting
• Pulling
• Pushing
• Reaching
• Stooping
• Twisting

Environmental Attributes

• Acids or Alkalis
• Cold
• Dry
• Dusty
• Fumes
• Hot
• Inside
• Noise
• Oily
• Outside
• Wet