BOATBUILDER

This position is located in the Preservation Shop (970), Production Resources Department (900) of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Responsibilities

• Interpret work orders and repair requests to determine required boat building and repair assignments.
• Build temporary wood supports and shoring of various structural parts and large assemblies of boats.
• Lay linoleum and other floor, deck, or ladder tread coverings on boats.
• Install insulating materials such as cork or fiberglass on boats.
• Perform boatbuilding repairs, maintenance, major overhaul, and renovations from measurements given in docking plans.
• Set up, operate, and maintain various types of woodworking machinery such as bandsaws, jigsaws, planers, joiners, molders, mortisers, and sanders.
• Perform the overhaul, maintenance, and repair on boats.
• Devise fixtures, templates, and jigs to hold or guide items in woodworking machinery.
• Plan, lay out, measure, cut, construct, or install materials according to dimensional requirements and specifications.
• Work with faired lines and curves to obtain watertight joints and fittings.
• Position, build up, and secure keel blocks, bilge blocks, and other structures to the dry dock floor upon which boats will rest when hauled out of the water.
• Perform repair and maintenance on wooden boats such as YP's, yawls, sloops, knockabouts, motor launches, etc.
• Build wooden boat furniture such as tables, desks, chairs, cabinets, and lockers.
• Laminate, veneer, plastic overlay, steam bend, and grain match woodworking materials.
• Fabricate, assemble, fit, install, or repair wood deck houses and bulkheads.
• Select material and/or replacement parts by referencing supply lists and manufacturers' catalogs.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 lift/carry up to 50 pounds in weight.
• You will be required to distinguish between colors and shades of colors.
• You will be required to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• You will be required to work in small and/or confined spaces.

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 emphasize the 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 following job elements:

• Performing the overhaul, maintenance, and repair on boats.
• Devising fixtures, templates, and jigs to hold or guide items in woodworking machinery.
• Planning, laying out, measuring, cutting, constructing, or installing materials according to dimensional requirements and specifications.
• Working with faired lines and curves to obtain watertight joints and fittings.
• Positioning, building up, and securing keel blocks, bilge blocks, and other structures to the dry dock floor upon which boats will rest when hauled out of the water.
• Performing repair and maintenance on wooden boats such as YP's, yawls, sloops, knockabouts, motor launches, etc.
• Building wooden boat furniture such as tables, desks, chairs, cabinets, and lockers.
• Laminating, veneering, plastic overlaying, steam bending, and grain matching woodworking materials.
• Fabricating, assembling, fitting, installing, or repairing wood deck houses and bulkheads.
• Setting up and operating woodworking machinery such as band saws, jigsaws, planers, joiners, molders, and sanders.
• Selecting material and/or replacement parts by referencing supply lists and manufacturers' catalogs.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career very rewarding.