You will serve as a Rigger Supervisor I in the Lifting and Handling Department, Rigging and Equipment Operations Division, Rigging Branch of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will serve as the first line Rigger Supervisor, charged with exercising supervision over subordinate workers in accomplishing refueling/defueling shop and/or mixed trade work. You will establish and conduct extensive mock up training for the qualifications of mechanics of various trades to perform refueling work. You will be responsible for the quantity and quality of the work performed by subordinates. You will provide performance evaluation and feedback to leaders and journeymen. You will plan the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials, and tools. You will establish deadlines, priorities, and work sequences.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.
• This position requires that the selectee have visual acuity and accurate color discrimination.
• This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• This position requires that the selectee be willing and able to work in small and/or confined spaces.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to Supervise Through Subordinate Supervisors such as: Performing duties including Direct work of subordinates; establish and conducting extensive mock-up for the qualification of mechanics of various trades to perform refueling work and carry out EEO policies and communicating support of these policies to subordinate; sand manage the repair and the work of nuclear reactors and reactor components for nuclear subs and/or nuclear surface ships. Record employees time, accidents, injuries and their causes, work progress and similar information; Plan work operation including obtaining and reviewing all applicable paperwork such as blueprints, Test Memorandum(TM), Design Memorandums (DM), Production engineering Memorandums (PEM) , Nuclear Power Engineering Authorizations (NPEA) and process instructions. Attend meeting and conferences of supervisors and disperses relevant information to subordinates; Ensure regulations are adhered to and introduces the necessary corrective action when a deviation occurs; Support the Equal Opportunity Program to assure and advance equal opportunity within the area for which he/she is responsible. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]