You will serve as a Shipfitter in the Shipfitter Shop (11A), Hull Division (TRF-310), Repair Department (TRF-300) of TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY.

Duties

You will sight, plot, and mark reference points and lines on building dock or shipway to maintain alignment of vessel during construction or repair, using transit, plumb bob, tapes, and levels. You will establish center lines, water and base lines, frame lines, degree lines, and other reference points aboard ships in locating, positioning, and installing hull parts, machinery, and fittings using trade equipment. You will build keel blocking, cradles, shoring, cribbing, and other structures to support ships in drydock. You will construct staging for ship work and builds temporary wood supports, containments, and shorings of various kinds for vessels.

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 must be able to maintain an IT-II level designation
• This position may require travel worldwide at which time additional medical screening may be required.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.

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 Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision such as: Ability to serve as a Shipfitter responsible for laying out, fabricating, assembling, and installing various metal structural parts of submarines. Ability to install and fit these structural parts while collaborating with other trades to ensure precision. Ability to work from blueprints and templates to lay out submarine structural components, such as watertight closures and bulkhead plates. Ability to shape and assemble metal pieces, forming required submarine parts using various techniques. Ability to operate shop machinery to roll, bend, cut, and shape heavy metal structural shapes as needed. Ability to align and adjust parts using tools like optical squares, jacks, and turnbuckles for accurate installation. 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 TRIREFFAC KINGS BAY 990 USS Thomas Jefferson Dr Kings Bay, GA 31547 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]