You will serve as a Welder in the Structural Shop, Production Resources Department, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

Duties

You will weld in all positions, with various electric arc or gas welding processes; you may perform flame cutting. You will work with various types of metals and alloys of varying sizes, shapes and thickness, applicable to the construction, repair and maintenance of submarines, ships, utilities and facilities of the activity. You will lay out work from blueprints, specifications or oral instructions and read/follow written technical work instructions such as TWD’s, TGI’s, UREL’s, PI’s etc. You will operate various types of electrical arc-welding and cutting equipment by the manual, semiautomatic methods; i.e., gas-metal-arc, gas-tungsten-arc, submerged-arc, manual-metal arc welding, plasma-arc cutting, brazing and flame cutting.

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.
• Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Occasional overtime may be required.

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 the 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 do the work of a Welder, WG-3703-10 without more than normal supervision performing duties including: Determining the proper welding method and the correct materials to use such as, electrodes, filler-wire, flux, etc. Demonstrating the skill to weld metal parts and structures that may vary in size, shape, and thickness from .025 inches or less to several inches thick requiring multiple welding passes. Operating various types of electrical arc-welding and cutting equipment by manual, semi-automatic methods. Determining how various metals and alloys such as different kinds of steel, aluminum, cast iron, nickel, monel-metals, brass, bronze, copper, magnesium, beryllium, and titanium react to different processes and methods. 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 PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]