PIPEFITTER SUPERVISOR I

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Portsmouth (VA); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA is seeking a Pipefitter Supervisor in the Pipe Shop to oversee nuclear trades, provide technical direction, and ensure work aligns with safety and quality standards. The role requires strong leadership, planning, and supervisory abilities, with possible travel within Hampton Roads area.

Responsibilities include supervising journeymen and work leaders, coordinating schedules, and maintaining records of progress and time expended.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading pipefitting teams in nuclear-related trades.
• Ability to plan manpower, materials, and tools per schedules.
• Knowledge of safety and quality requirements in pipefitting work.

Aufgaben

• Lead pipefitting teams and assign work to ensure safety and quality.
• Plan and coordinate personnel, materials, tools, and facilities for assigned tasks.
• Provide technical direction and on-the-job training to workers.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Supervision

Planning

Blueprints

Technical guidance

Jobbeschreibung

Summary

You will serve as a Pipefitter Supervisor i in the Pipe Shop (Code 960) Production Resources Departments Manager (Code 901), Production Resources Department (Code 900) at the NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will communicate performance standards and provide performance evaluations with feedback to work leaders and journey man.
• You will plan the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials and tools for assigned units of work.
• You will provide technical direction and general knowledge of work techniques, methods and equipment to workers and journeymen.
• You will perform regular job site supervision and monitor conformance to procedures, practices and performance goals.
• You will maintain accurate record of time expended and progress on assigned tasks

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• You will be required to distinguish between colors and shades of colors.
• You will be required to lift and/or carry up to 45 pounds in weight.
• You will be required to operate a crane, truck, tractor or vehicle.
• Incumbent will be subjected to protracted or irregular hours of work.
• Work is primarily accomplished at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, however, the incumbent may be assigned duty stations throughout the Hampton Roads area in the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach or Chesapeake, Virginia.
• The incumbent must have the required training, experience, and certification prior to being assigned to this job description.
• This position may be utilized to support second/backshift.

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

• Ability to lead employees as a Pipefitter performing nuclear trade assignments by assigning work, establishing work sequences, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality requirements providing technical direction to workers in the pipefitter trade and demonstrating knowledge of the qualifications of each assigned person to correctly matches skills and abilities to assigned tasks.
• Ability to plan and coordinate personnel, materials, tools, equipment, and facilities to meet established schedules, priorities, and production requirements provided through the Advanced Industrial Management (AIM) process for assigned units of work and knowledge of contracts with the applicable employee unions.
• Ability to establish deadlines, priorities, and task sequences using applicable technical requirements, work instructions, and quality-control standards using proficiency in the evaluation of team members skills and seeking guidance from the trade (non pipefitter) expert or trade supervisor contact for the assigned project.
• Ability to review blueprints, job orders, drawings, layouts, and work packages to verify adequacy, identify discrepancies, and provide work direction.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and conduct on-the-job, classroom, hands-on, or simulated mock-up training for routine, complex, and critical trade tasks.
• Ability to coordinate work-procedure changes and lead radiological-control requirements by working with shop personnel and technical authorities to maintain compliance with applicable codes and shipyard administrative control levels.

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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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