Quality Assurance​/ Quality Control Specialist

Position:Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Specialist

Location: Aiken, SC

Job :503

# of Openings:4

Strategic Management Solutions (SMSI)provides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private-sector clients. SMSI has built a strong reputation for client-focused performance, delivering innovative solutions and measurable results that help clients achieve their goals, meet critical commitments, and successfully reach key milestones.

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC is seeking a Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Specialist (QA/QC). The QA/QC Specialist provides civil supplier quality surveillance at assigned supplier facilities and job sites. Follows management instructions, project procedures, and corporate procedures. Ensures that project is provided with effective surveillance inspection service. Performs supplier surveys to ensure the overall organizational effectiveness among all functions.

• Maintains direct working relationships with Project Management, Project and Field Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Procurement personnel to ensure mutual understanding, development, and attainment of objectives.
• Maintains contacts with inspection agency representatives to ensure that their service will conform to standards.
• Maintains relationships with supplier's management personnel for resolution of quality problems as disclosed by surveillance inspection and audit activities and recommends corrective action to prevent recurrence.
• Performs supplier quality functions to ensure that quality surveillance activities are planned, coordinated, and implemented in a timely and effective manner. Analyzes the effectiveness and of established quality surveillance systems and techniques. Makes improvements when necessary.
• Takes direction and management guidance from Supplier Quality Manager, follows project and supplier quality procedure and working close with project personnel.
• Reviews the project schedule, performs detailed supplier hold, witness and in-process surveillance points, and actual progress of each process point to confirm that materials/equipment meet the highest quality standard. Reviews any schedule revisions for impacts and participates in the development of contingency planning.
• Works with project SQ and Quality Management, Procurement Representatives, Expediting, and Responsible Engineers.
• Monitors suppliers effectiveness of operations to determine that materials and equipment produced by suppliers conform to technical quality requirements of the applicable specifications.
• Ensures adherence to government property control provisions and to ensure implementation of any requirements in this regard with project personnel.
• Performs review of Supplier Quality assurance programs. Reviews with Quality personnel at the project regarding suppliers and their quality assurance programs. Reports out to Project Supplier Quality when issues arise.
• Exercises authority in conjunction with Project Supplier Quality to require correct action by a supplier to repair (or replace) defective work.
• Monitors the performance at supplier's facilities and submits reports after each supplier visit.

• Must possess at least 5 years of method experience.
• Possesses or able to possess Level II Supplier Quality/Inspection certifications for Civil knowledge.
• Extensive Knowledge of ACI 117, ACI 318, ACI 349, ISO and/or ANSI, 10
  
  CFR
  50 and NQA-1 quality management requirements.
• Experience with high degree of skill in surveillance and civil inspection techniques.
• Knowledge of policies, directives, management instructions, and procurement procedures.
• Knowledge of interface relationships with functional groups such as Engineering, Construction, Project Management.
• Training in Quality, Procurement and Engineering administration, process improvement initiatives, as well as the legal aspects of procurement.
• Knowledge of major suppliers equipment and materials used on project.
• Possesses multi-project experience performing surveillance and inspection activities.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, and applicable Agency Supplements.
• Understanding of Governmental Contracts and the flow-down of applicable clauses and requirements.
• Experience in Government property control.
• Knowledge of applicable Government and commercial regulations and practices.
• Knowledge of Field Engineering and Construction activities, and knowledge of Standard Work Process Procedures related to materials management functions.

• High school diploma.

• Position does not require extensive travel to and from office to supplier's shops depending on location. This position will be stationed at the customers location with the possibility of day trips to supplier facilities.
• Position duration is 4-6 months with the possibility to continue based on performance.

Strategic Management Solutions, LLC (SMSI) is an Equal Employment Opportunity…