HELPER/WORKER (VARIOUS TRADES).

Qualifications

• Lays out, fabricates, installs, removes, and repairs structural parts on ships and support equipment in accordance with blueprints.
• Manufactures, installs, repairs, and modifies complex ventilation systems, furniture, light gage bulkheads, lockers, and doors on submarines, surface craft, and in shop.
• Joins and cuts industrial and marine metals using complex welding and thermal cutting processes during the overhaul, repair, and modernization of submarines and surface craft.
• Manufacture/refurbish ship parts/components using machinery such as lathes, milling machines, boring machines, drilling presses, and computer numerical controlled machines.
• Assist in the Manufacturing of various rubber products to support repairs on Vessels.
• Remove, test, overhaul, and repair the main propulsion machinery, pumps, valves, steam turbines, engines, pumps, and propeller shafts on submarines and surface craft.
• Assist journey level Electrician Mechanics in removal/install, alignment, repair, overhaul, and testing a variety of ships components that include ship's main propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery, deck machinery, ordnance machinery, hydraulic machinery, fluid systems, laundry, galley, and machine shop equipment.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repairs, overhauls, modifies, tests, aligns, measures, and calibrates complex electrical/electronic/electro-mechanical/physical-dimensional/ mechanical test instruments and equipment.
• Assist journey level Electronics Mechanics in the removal, troubleshooting, repair, modification, installation, testing and calibration of shipboard electronic equipment, components and testing.
• Assure the proper quality tools are available to allow workers to safely, efficiently and effectively accomplish assigned tasks. Perform periodic maintenance, overhaul, troubleshoot, repair and test hand held and portable power tools and mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Executes a comprehensive equipment maintenance program to ensure support needs are continuously met; installs and removes shop equipment.
• Executes a comprehensive equipment maintenance program to ensure support needs are continuously met. Uses the latest technology to troubleshoot, repair, align, and test Computer Numerical Controlled equipment such as mills, lathes, electric discharge machines, and water jet cutting machines.
• Assist journey level Electrician Mechanics in constructing, installing, maintaining and repairing various electrical wiring systems, electrical controls, electrically controlled equipment or instruments and electrical machinery.
• Installs, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs air conditioning and refrigeration systems aboard submarines, surface crafts, and ashore to include, but not limited to chillers, refrigeration plants, dehumidifiers, and dehydrators.
• Remove, repair, install, test/flush, and silver braze piping to all propulsion, auxiliary, and weapons systems aboard submarines and surface craft. Manufacture, install, repair, maintain, and remove all ship-to-shore temporary piping services.
• Measures, fabricates, removes, and installs insulation materials on steam turbines, distillation plants, refrigeration plants, ventilation ducts, and other submarine or surface craft piping and component systems to prevent heat loss, minimize condensation, and protect personnel from extreme temperatures.
• Install, maintain, modify and remove all staging associated with ship work. Use transits and levels to establish working lines and reference points. Check vessel alignment during docking evolution. Construct docking blocks and shoring.
• Removes, lays out, manufactures, and reinstalls hull insulation. Fabricates acrylic and polycarbonate plastic sheets and round stock. Installs laminate composites to wood and metal items. Prepares, lays out, and installs Terrazzo, vinyl tile, rubber matting, carpet, and ceramic tile flooring on decking.
• Handles hazardous Waste, Equipment Cleaning and Equipment Pump Operations on submarines, surface crafts and in shore facilities. Removes and replaces sludge tanks from boat or an area of operations, properly transfers, samples and dispose of waste.
• Prepare surfaces for paints by sandblasting, and sanding. Apply paints, powder coating, or flame spray to preserve metal, wood, or sheet metal surfaces using paint brushes, spray pumps, and/or rollers.
• Construct, remove/install, test, troubleshoot, maintain and repair various electrical wiring systems and components, electrical controls, electrically operated equipment or instruments. Install, maintain and remove temporary electrical and casualty control systems.
• Assist journey level Pipefitter with installing, repairing, and modifying utility distribution systems providing air, water and steam services as well as water supply, liquid waste and similar utility systems and equipment to ships and dockside industrial operations.
• Receive, collect, handle, transport, store, package, process, dispose, and ship nuclear and mixed hazardous materials and wastes from nuclear ships and submarines, and special projects.
• Assist journey level Industrial Equipment Mechanic with overhauls, operating repairs, operational maintenance, troubleshooting and security checks on stationary equipment on various graving docks, floating docks, and caissons.
• Assist journey level Gas Detection Monitor in performing duties associated with environmental evaluations; assists in conducting atmospheric tests to detect the presence of hazardous elements of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic substances for evidence of oxygen deficiencies or enrichment.

Education

• This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Several vacancies may be filled.
• 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.
• Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
• This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.
• 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.
• 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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.