You will serve as a Surface Ship Production Manager in the Mechanical Shop (Code 930), Production Resources Department Manager (Code 901), Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will direct and assure the success of the assigned personnel by ensuring compliance with established practices and policies of the particular production trade skill and production code. You will ensure compliance with all standards of work established for the Surface Ship Platform to which subordinate personnel are assigned for conversion, overhaul, or repair. You will work with project teams and determine short and long term needs for resources. You will review cost and program reports to anticipate and/or initiate corrective actions prior to exceeding cost limits or failure to meet production schedules. You will develop performance standards and evaluate performance of subordinate managers.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying ship repair project planning, integration, scheduling and execution directly related to the repair, overhaul, and/or conversion work on a Surface Ship. Experience understanding the practices and techniques of scientific management (work now, plant layout, time and engineered work standards, work simplification. safety), productions control (requisitioning, storage, delivery, inventory and material handling), cost control (direct labor, material costs, equipment costs, and Shipyard operations overhead costs) and budget control and personnel management. Experience utilizing Surface Ship Platforms (CVN, LPD, LI-IA, etc.), shipboard systems, interrelationships between ship systems, and their operating requirements. Experience applying industrial production operations, principles, practices, organizations, facilities, equipment and manufacturing processes and all types of skilled trades shop work associated with the shipbuilding/repair industry. Experience working with a variety of ship operations and practices sufficient to provide interface recommendations for dealing with cranes and other services for non-shipyard activities. Experience comprehending complex, interrelated or not fully defined jobs (e.g,, engineering instructions, job summaries, technical information files, ship alteration instructions, field change instructions, technical manuals, and drawings). Experience conducting analysis, and assessments, drawing conclusions and making recommendations for work breakdown and interface identification. Experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing with senior military and civilian personnel, zone managers, supervisors and production shop personnel. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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]