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The DLA Energy provides world class fuel support to the Department of War. As a Quality Assurance Specialist, it will be your duty to ensure fuel provided to the warfighter and other customers meets quality control requirements.
• Performs supply chain management quality functions for DLA Energy.• Evaluates contractor’s quality processes, procedures, and documentation for completeness, adequacy, and accuracy.• Performs oversight functions at assigned facilities without direct supervision and reports progress of work to respective supervisor/commander.• Ensures contractor conformance (through reviews, audits and other surveys) of the contractor’s systems, documentation and other qualitative and quantitative evidence of quality performance in accordance with sound quality management practices, quality provisions of DLA Energy solicitations/contracts, product specifications or other contractual requirements.• Inspects conveyances (tankers, barges, pipeline setup, trucks, railcars, etc.) utilized for transporting petroleum, chemicals, lubricating oils, missile fuels and gases to determine their suitability for intended use.• Observes key operations throughout the procurement process that include manufacturing, production, processing, blending, storage, sampling, testing, shipping, loading, calibration, and documentation.• Analyzes solicitations, contracts and other specialized documents to implement DLA Energy Quality Assurance (QA) procedures to verify that products/services offered by the contractor comply with contractual requirements.• Assists in the development of, and monitors Memoranda of Understanding, and Memoranda of Agreement with foreign nations, and/or foreign Contractor Owned-Contractor Operated (COCO) facilities.• Reviews contingency plans/orders and prepares/provides input to quality surveillance annexes.• Performs ancillary functions as Property Administrator and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at Government Owned-Contractor Operated (GOCO) and COCO intermediate Defense Fuel Support Points (DFSP)s.
If selected into the SkillBridge program, you will embark on a valuable training opportunity, and it is essential to understand the requirements for a seamless and successful experience.Your first step is to pre-coordinate with your unit to ensure you have a Government Travel Card (GTC), a Common Access Card (CAC), and an active Defense Travel System (DTS) account. These items are critical and must remain active for the entire duration of your training, as they are key to your participation.Upon acceptance into the program, you will arrange and fund your own transportation to the SkillBridge location. Throughout your training, you will be responsible for all personal living expenses, including housing, food, and local transportation. Please budget accordingly, as DLA Energy will not cover any of these living costs.While in the program, you may be selected for additional funded Temporary Duty (TDY) assignments designed to further support your training. In these cases, DLA Energy will fund the travel for these specific opportunities. To take advantage of such assignments, it is imperative that your GTC, CAC, and DTS accounts remain active and ready for use throughout your time with SkillBridge.
The DLA Energy SkillBridge program is designed for dedicated professionals with extensive backgrounds in petroleum quality control who are interested in becoming DLA Energy Quality Assurance Specialists. Our organization has numerous opportunities that become available throughout the year, and this program is your pathway to joining our world-class team. Our primary goal is to provide you with a solid foundation, enhancing your existing skills and preparing you for a successful career with us. To ensure a smooth and efficient training experience, all participating members must arrive fully prepared. It is mandatory to have a valid Government Travel Card (GTC), a Common Access Card (CAC), and an active Defense Travel System (DTS) account. You must coordinate with your unit beforehand to guarantee these are active and available for the entire duration of the program.This role is physically demanding and requires a high level of fitness and agility. A Quality Assurance Specialist can expect to perform considerable and strenuous physical exertion daily. These tasks frequently include:• Climbing tall ladders to access storage tanks, some of which exceed 60 feet in height.• Crouching or crawling in restricted spaces.• Boarding petroleum marine vessel tankers via gangways or Jacobs Ladders.• Stooping and bending for extended periods, sometimes for several hours, while conducting thorough inspections of storage tanks. Additionally, some tanks may require cleaning, which involves further periods of standing and climbing.The work of a Quality Assurance Specialist regularly and recurrently takes place in potentially dangerous and challenging environments. Work is primarily conducted outdoors and is subject to all hours of the day and night, in and out of inclement weather conditions.Your safety is our top priority. You will work in close vicinity to explosive petroleum products, toxic laboratory chemicals, and various fuel additives. Therefore, you are expected to rigorously observe and enforce all applicable safety precautions at all times. This includes the mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as specialized protective clothing for handling toxic chemicals.
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