You will serve as a PIPEFITTER in the PIPE SHOP 960, PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPT MGR 901, PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 900 of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will lay out work from blueprints, sketch, verbal orders, or other directions. You will repair and or remove and replace damaged ship system components and pipe systems. You will work from templates, manufacturing and installing parts and assemblies with reference to base lines, center lines, frame lines, and other reference points. You will prepare pipe and component surfaces for cutting, welding, and brazing. You will coordinate and arrange for the work of several trades.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• The position often requires irregular hours
• This position requires exposure to high noise levels.

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 Fabricating and installing rigid and spring loaded pipe hangers, modifies, repairs and installs piping in all types of fluid systems. I am consulted by other employees in difficult situations regarding the planning, laying out, troubleshooting, modifying and testing of high temperature and high-pressure piping systems. Read, interprets blueprints, specifications and sketches. Knowledge of various pipe composition, such as seamless steel tubing. seamless brass, copper nickel, etc. Installing pipes, fittings and fixtures to construct and maintain piping systems within ships or industrial facilities. Test piping systems to locate leaks or obstructions to repair them. 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]