Job Description

Responsibilities for this Position

Electric Boat utilizes thousands of suppliers to help build the most complex submarines in the world. Electric Boat suppliers are located throughout the United States and supply varied products that meet our rigorous standards. The In-depth Supplier Assessment (ISA) Team performs risk based assessments to ensure our critical suppliers meet our standards to keep our sailors safe at unforgiving depths and pressure.

Electric Boat is seeking team-orientated and self-motivated candidates to join our Supplier Quality Audit program. The candidate will be traveling once or twice per month during the business week to vendors throughout the US. This is a team oriented position that incorporates subject matter experts in all areas of the business, from supplier quality and purchasing personnel to systems engineers and government auditors. As a member of the team, this position will utilize numerous business systems to prepare for an assessment and lead a small group in areas of risk and past weaknesses. Advancement opportunities for candidates motivated to lead larger teams exists. The need for this risk based assessment approach has been recognized by senior leadership as essential to the development and sustainment of supply chain performance.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Planning and execution of risk based in-depth assessments and process audits
• Perform extensive deep dives into supplier data utilizing numerous business systems
• Coordinating cross functional teams with SMEs from Engineering, Procurement, Quality, and special processes (welding, NDT, materials, etc.) to aggressively investigate identified areas of risk and past weaknesses
• Determining schedule for the performance of assessments while at the supplier
• Preparing evaluations and audit attribute lists
• Assessing adequacy of preventive and corrective actions
• Documenting problems and ensuring they are understood by the supplier and Electric Boat
• Providing guidance to team members during the conduct of in-depth assessments
• Participating in assessment out-briefs to supplier management, EB supply chain management and key stakeholders
• Utilize Oracle systems for record retention and tracking

Travel 30% is required. There are opportunities for increased travel up to 50%.

Hybrid in-office and work-from-home may be available when not on travel after an initial training period and dependent upon performance.

• Must be able to read and interpret company policies and procedures
• Ability to perform in a role that required a high level of trust and integrity
• Ability to continuously improve self and core business processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Work effectively on teams and independently
• Critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Ability to identify risks and opportunities
• Excellent time management to effectively prioritize competing priorities
• Adaptable to changing situations and quickly adjust approaches
• Public speaking experience
• Ability to work cross-functionally internal & external customers including: Suppliers, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, and government stakeholders

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• 4+ years of experience in contract compliance, quality management, production/technical compliance, supply chain management and/or related military experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (including but not limited to: Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PPT, etc.)

Preferred:

• BS/BA degree (e.g. technical, Quality/Regulatory Compliance, or a related field)
• 5+ years of experience in Quality, Audit and Assessment, or related field
• Formal training in quality auditing and/or quality management is highly desirable
• Prior experience in manufacturing of common assessment areas (welding, NDT, machining, electronics, etc.)
• Naval Nuclear experience is highly desirable
• Knowledge of supply chain management
• Previous experience with Oracle systems

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