You will serve as a SHIPWRIGHT LEADER in the Service Shop (Code 990), Production Resources Department Manager (Code 901), Production Resources Department (Code 900) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure safe work practices and good housekeeping. You will build and lay our keel and bilge blocks. You will establish reference points and align ships over cradle during docking and undocking procedures. You will cut and build blocks and other parts for supporting cradles. You will install and repair wood bulkheads, doors, sash, paneling, ladders, super-structure decks and gratings, wooden decks, panels of wood substitutes

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.
• 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.

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 Experience performing theoretical, precise, and/or artistic work applied to skilled and semi-skilled occupations. Experience fabricating tools/fixtures/gages with critical dimensions. Experience utilizing arithmetic/trade math for computations; constructing new, one-of-a-kind items. Experience utilizing written procedures, work methods, and approved work sequences to review completed shipwright work. Experience inventing new methods; resolving shipwright working problems and take necessary corrective actions to overcome delays (e.g., personnel, bottlenecks, equipment breakdowns, material shortages). Experience interpreting blueprints, sketches, docking worksheets, and job orders to perform the duties of the shipwright trade. Experience utilizing knowledge of trade theory and up-to-date trade practices. Experience planning/laying out/setting up operations. Experience training shipwright personnel on work methods and procedures. Experience leading work steps for shipwright employees. Experience utilizing written procedures, work methods, and approved work sequences to review completed shipwright work. 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]