Overview

Work Where it Matters

Akima Support Operations (ASO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ASO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders , ASO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers , ASO delivers comprehensive services for facilities, maintenance, and repair and critical services required to operate and sustain facilities and equipment of all sizes.

As an ASO employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Job Summary:

The Quality Assurance Specialist provides immediate support to the mission in monitoring activities with MHE processes to ensure overall compliance with the established Standing Operating Procedures, as well as all applicable local, state, federal requirements. This role will ensure compliance to training needs, SOPs, processes and other regulatory or company directives are adhered in order to support the operations and quality requirements for business operations. The Quality Assurance Specialist, Material Handling Equipment (QAS, MHE) maintains and implements controls for hazards.

Job Responsibilities:

• Documents inspection results, hazard assessments, training, etc.

• Identifies gaps and opportunities, improves performance, and promotes compliance

• Communicates the expectations regarding safe operating procedures and behaviors

• Monitors and enforces safety procedures to ensure the employees understand the safety aspects of their MHE, such as the relevant manuals and standards

• Ensures MHE operators are fully trained and experienced

• Maintains clean efficient work environment

• Complies with all Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies and procedures

• Conducts routine internal procedure and documentation audits, as applicable

• Creates a safe environment for moving goods, minimizes or eliminates pedestrian traffic on loading docks

• Ensures that all lighting is functioning and sufficient for the tasks at hand, and that occupancy sensors trigger lighting promptly

• Employs proper lockout and tagout procedures for machinery and equipment

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 year experience in quality assurance or a similar field

• Knowledge of inspection, test, and measurement techniques in material handling equipment

• Strong critical reasoning, decision-making and problem solving skills to analyze situations

• Organizational skills and attention to details to handle multiple tasks, short deadlines, frequent interruptions, and shifting priorities in support of changing situations

• Understand Quality Systems and/or regulated training requirements

• Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening

• Valid Driver’s License

• Ability to receive a favorable TIER-1 Investigation result and obtain a CAC

• High School Diploma / GED

Desired Qualifications:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree

• Certificate in quality assurance

Physical Demands:

• Physical requirements include (but are not limited to) the ability to lift 60 pounds, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, bending, squatting, and reaching. Work environment includes periodic overtime, exposure to heat, dust, cold, and inclement weather conditions.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).

Job: Quality

Travel: None

Organization: ASO - Akima Support Operations

Clearance: Not Applicable

Work Type: On-Site

Remote: No

ReqID: 2024-3832