You will serve as a WAGE TRAINEE APPRENTICE in the Production Resources Department of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF San Diego Detachment at NAS North Island, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard San Diego Detachment at Naval Base Point Loma, Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, or Fleet Readiness Center Southwest at NAS North Island. This announcement is established to fill vacancies for the Southwest Regional Apprentice Program located in SAN DIEGO, CA. Recruitment Incentives may be authorized.

Duties

You will receive instruction under the program guidelines of the Apprenticeship Program. You will receive and perform shop assignments in the rudiments of trade tasks, technical shop subjects, and tools, equipment and materials of the trade. You will perform elementary trade tasks under supervision of a shop instructor or artisan. You will perform other tasks incidental to the mastery of trade fundamentals.

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 must have reached your 18th birthday prior to appointment.
• 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.
• 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 A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test.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.
• 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.
• The job may require irregular hours, rotating shift work, overtime, and/or evening and/or weekend work; and/or travel OCONUS or CONUS.
• Work requires considerable walking, stooping, squatting, kneeling, crouching, standing, climbing, bending, stretching, pulling, and working in cramped and awkward positions for long periods of time.
• 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.

Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: You will be applying for the Apprentice program and not a specific trade or organization. The Southwest Regional Apprentice Program management reserves the right to place you in a specific trade at any of the partner organizations. The Southwest Regional Apprentice Program will be filling positions within the following series: 2805 - Electrician Apprentice 2604 - Electronics Mechanic Apprentice 3414 - Machinist Apprentice 3703 - Welder Apprentice 4204 - Pipefitter Apprentice 5210 - Rigger Apprentice 5334 - Marine Machinery Mechanic Apprentice 5350 - Production Machinery Mechanic Apprentice 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: Aptitude and interest for learning trade theory and practice such as: Experience, training or working in a vocational or trade related field or willingness and ability to learn a trade. 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: Aptitude and interest for learning trade theory and practice such as: Experience, training or working in a vocational or trade related field or willingness and ability to learn a trade. APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE ACCUPLACER TEST. Testing is currently scheduled for June 3, 2024 through June 7, 2024 in SAN DIEGO, CA. To be considered you must complete this no-fee exam with a passing score. Please note - dates are subject to change. REGISTRATION FOR THE TEST WILL BE ONLINE. Travel to/from San Diego, CA must be arranged by the applicant and at the applicant's expense. Applicants will be notified about the test via email, with invitations sent from Eventbrite, an on-line scheduling service. Applicants who fail to register, fail to appear, or fail to complete the test will be removed from further consideration under this recruitment. There are limited amount of testing spots available for testing candidates. Appointments will be granted on first come/first served basis to those applicants who register for testing. All applicants who successfully complete the application process for these positions will be notified of the process for exam registration after the closing date indicated on the announcement. 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=Overview Selectee will be required to sign a Continued Service Agreement obligating them to 31 months of service from completion of program academics IAW SECNAVINST 124102.25B and local policy. Failure to comply with this agreement will result in the apprentice reimbursing their employing organization for tuition costs.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address PSNS and IMF 1400 Farragut Ave Bremerton, WA 98314 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]