MOLDER

About the role

You will serve as a MOLDER in the Production Division of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD. Duties include helping with the construction of molds from layouts and assemblies, pouring products, fabricating molds and cores from various materials, aligning wooden patterns, operating foundry equipment, and setting up gating systems.

Responsibilities

• Help Responsible for the construction of the mold from the layout and assembly to the pouring of the product.
• Construct molds and cores out of various materials including cement bonded silica sand and Linocure no-bake.
• Fabricate intricate prototype molds out of various sands, synthetics and cement.
• Align the wooden pattern to the most useable application.
• Operates various foundry equipment such as the cement mixer mill, the Palmer no-bake mixer, horizontal/vertical centrifugal casting machines, and the diamond wire rope saw.
• Layout and install the gating system used in mold manufacture for castings.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• 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.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Required to complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• 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.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• This is a Mission Essential position.
• Required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• Requires lifting and/or carrying loads/items up to 50 pounds in weight.
• Requires visual acuity and accurate color discrimination.

Qualifications

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