Procurement & Quality Control Specialist (PTC)

The Test Facilities Operation, Maintenance and Engineering (TFOME) contract at the NASA Glenn Research Center, Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio is searching for a Procurement Quality Control Specialist to provide procurement, logistics, inventory management support, and quality control oversight.

• Supports and facilitates activities relating to procurement, logistics, inventory, and quality control.
• Assists with procurement to expedite the process of getting information from vendors.
• Works with engineers to get Purchase Requisitions (PRs) submitted quickly.
• Works with vendors, engineers, and buyers to review quotes ensuring they meet all specifications.
• Performs technical writing and ensures the quality, accuracy, and integrity of all technical documentation, reports, and deliverables comply with NASA standards, project plans, and policies.
• Responsible for maintaining building access records and tracking access requests.
• Coordinates logistics, such as, movement of equipment within or between facilities and maintenance of hardware records including flight hardware, engineering unit hardware, test hardware, tools, and supplies.
• Manages inventory of tools, hardware, and resources used within the facility.
• Troubleshoots and resolves logistics or inventory related issues.
• Interfaces with vendors, engineers, buyers, customers, and other organizations for facility maintenance and upgrades.
• Coordinates facility usage conflicts between customers.
• Monitors and enforces adherence to quality assurance, configuration management, and safety requirements throughout procurement, logistic, and inventory processes.
• Supports internal audits, facility readiness reviews, and quality assessments.
• A minimum of an associate’s degree and at least 6 years of related experience.
• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills and ability to work well within a large team and direct personnel as required.
• Knowledge of inventory and records management.
• Strong skills with documentation, recordkeeping, and attention to detail.
• Proficient in resolving technical and schedule issues in order to ensure deliverables are met on schedule.
• Ability to assess complex issues, recommend resolutions to the team and management, and implement resolutions.
• Proficiency in exercising discretion and independent judgment in evaluating potential approaches and solutions to critical problems and determining appropriate resolutions.
• Ability to work independently with no or limited direction.
• Proficiency in recommending nonconformities from established policies and procedures.
• Experience and ability to comply with all NASA quality assurance, configuration management, and safety policies and procedures.
• Experience performing quality inspections, reviewing vendor documentation, and supporting corrective action processes.