You will serve as a Material Support Technician in the Nuclear Material Industrial Section (2305.22), Nuclear Material Support Branch (2305.2), Nuclear Material Management Division (2305), Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department (2300) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will ensure accurate and timely processing of computer transactions for the receipt, inspection, storage, issue and disposal of material. You will be responsible for loading, unloading, moving and relocating material as required to perform material assessment functions. You will ensure delivery of nuclear work packaging and non-nuclear material to work packaging centers in accordance with production requirements. You will be responsible for maintaining accountability of hazardous material by processing transactions through the system database. You will ensure all material us labeled in accordance with OSHE Manual requirements.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• 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

GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 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 with nuclear material procedures, related nuclear material control regulations and other material policies; Experience with the inspection levels for nuclear material to determine inspection requirements of material; Experience with security regulations relating to the safeguard and handling of classified information and material; Experience working with Material Access Technology (MAT), Receipt Inspection Management System (RIMS), Material Requirements (MRQT), Nuclear Job Material Lists (NJML), and Hazardous Substance Management Systems (HSMS), or similar systems. GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 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 with nuclear material procedures, related nuclear material control regulations and other material policies; Experience with the inspection levels for nuclear material to determine inspection requirements of material; Experience with security regulations relating to the safeguard and handling of classified information and material. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 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.

Education

In lieu of general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

GS-06:
No education substitution


GS-05:
Successful completion of at least 4 full academic years of education above high school
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience


A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]