This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will perform boatbuilding repairs, maintenance, major overhaul and renovations, from measurements given in docking plans. You will works with vinylester and epoxy resin systems, inside of and outside of a climate controlled atmosphere You will set up, operate and maintain various types of woodworking machinery such as bandsaws, jigsaws, planers, joiners, molders, mortisers, tenorers, and sanders. You will perform repair to aluminum boats such as fabricating, assembling, fitting and installing light aluminum and/or stainless-steel parts. You will assist with the performance of lifting various sail or power craft in or out of the water with a 75 or 300 ton travel lift.

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.

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. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to do the work of a Boatbuilder without more than normal supervision performing duties such as: 1) Boatbuilding repairs, maintenance, major overhaul and renovations, from measurements given in docking plans; 2) Interpreting, checking plans, blueprints, and sketches, ensuring the consistency of dimensions of a number of interlocking parts; 3) Working with all types of fiberglass and the ability to perform complex fiberglass repairs. **NOTE: This experience must be fully and clearly supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/tabindx.asp and 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 NAVAL ACADEMY 121 Blake Road Annapolis, MD 21402 US
• Name: Gabi de Leon
• Phone: 410-293-5479
• Email: deleon@usna.edu