EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

You will serve as an Equipment Specialist in the Calibration Laboratory Branch (Code 137.1), Regional Metrology and Calibration Division (Code 137), Quality Assurance Office (Code 130) of Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Responsibilities

• Manage items in controlled storage and lockers, including those awaiting nuclear cleaning and calibration services.
• Ensure all work is properly certified, documentation is complete, and assets are correctly labeled before staging for final issue.
• Plan and conduct routine cyclic inventories, periodic wall-to-wall inventories, and unannounced spot checks to reconcile physical assets against database records.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. 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.
• Current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level (time-in-grade requirement).
• Appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date is subject to provisions of 5 U.S. Code 3326.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• Work is performed in areas with potentially harmful physical and chemical agents (e.g., fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and chemicals). Participation in medical surveillance programs is required.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS, including remote or isolated sites. Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Must wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators, and safety shoes continuously during work shifts.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes:

• Managing the lifecycle of Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE), overseeing coordination, movement, storage, and issue of all test equipment and parts.
• Investigating and resolving complex inventory discrepancies for misplaced or excess equipment while initiating documentation for property loss investigations.
• Serving as the central communication hub and primary interface between an organization and its diverse customer base.
• Interfacing directly with customers to identify, analyze, and resolve operational deficiencies while providing timely and professional equipment status updates.
• Communicating complex technical information, both orally and in writing, to supervisors, engineers, technicians, and customers to successfully resolve operational issues.
• Reading, interpreting, and applying technical materials, standards, rules, and manufacturer instructions to specific situations involving equipment calibration and logistics.
• Providing on-the-job training to military and civilian laboratory personnel on critical equipment management processes, shipping procedures, and database entry requirements.

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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree, or
• Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or
• Possession of an LL.B. or J.D. related to this position, or
• A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

A transcript MUST be submitted with your application if qualifying using education.

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 rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.