You will serve as an Industrial Equipment Mechanic Leader (Expert) in the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. You will serve as an Expert Industrial Equipment Mechanic (IEM) Leader, in Shop 99, leading a group to ensure work assignments are carried out. Applicants will only be considered for positions within their own UIC. For example: If you are within UIC 4523A, you will only be considered for positions within 4523A.

Duties

You will dismantle, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, reassemble, and test industrial dry dock equipment and machinery in support of sewage, steam distribution, saltwater, freshwater, air handling and waste treatment plant systems. You will remove, repair, install and align reducing valves, safety valves, stop valves, sluice valve guides and discs, pumps, mixers and agitators. You will adjust electrical and pneumatic pressure and limit switches and repair or replaces expansion joints on steam lines. You will rework air, salt water, steam distribution, and fresh water systems. You will disassemble, repair, and rebuild component parts of general industrial plant machinery and equipment including pumps and sluice gates. You will set up and operate machine tools (drill presses, precision grinders, pipe threaders, and hydraulic presses) to manufacture component parts or re-machine existing parts including bushings, bearings, seals and couplings. You will mentors junior during production work when assigned to the project, crew or shop, as necessary to ensure new employees are effective contributing team members.

Requirements

• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination and undergo recurring physical examinations.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position may require work onboard ships, the ability to climb vertical ladders and work in awkward positions and confined spaces
• This position may require rotating shift work.
• This position requires the ability to lift and/or carry loads or items up to 50 pounds in weight.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• The incumbent of this position must obtain, maintain and use a Government travel card.

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 LEAD OR SUPERVISE. 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Washington Navy Yard Washington, DC 20003 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]