U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Summary You will serve as a Welder in the Hulls Division of FWD DEPLOYED REG MAINT CTR DET ROTA.

Duties

• You will lay out, fabricate, assemble, modify, repair and install ferrous metals, nonferrous metals, plates, shapes, sheet metal, hatches, scuttles, water tight doors and pipe.

• You will work onboard ships, boats, craft and in production shops.

• You will manufacture and install interior and exterior items including bulwarks, structures, coamings, doors, foundations, gratings, hatches, pipes, bulkheads, racks, railings, sea chests, trunks, yardarms, and sheet metal assemblies.

• You will prepare surfaces for welding, burning, sheet metal riveting and lays out/templates for holes to be drilled.

• You will use precision tools such as micrometers, depth gauges, and calipers for tolerance work.

• You will mix coatings in accordance with material safety data sheet instructions for paints, activators, solvents, thinners and additives, in order to obtain proper application viscosities.

• You will set up jigs, fixtures, bolts, clamps, blocks, tack welds and otherwise secures parts in proper alignment for welding.

• You will use arc welding equipment, correctly connects power cables, grounds, tanks properly to machines, generators and transformers.

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

• This is an overseas position. You will be subject to and must be able to satisfy the overseas requirements of the 26Jul12 DODI V1230:

• This position may require travel to places within and outside the contiguous United States which could include remote or isolated sites. You may be required to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

• If eligible for permanent change of station, the appointee will be required to sign a transportation agreement to establish a Government time in service requirement of 12 months.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport.

• May be required to obtain a VISA dependent on the overseas country's laws/regulations.

• You will be required to sign the Statement of Understanding for Overseas Employment acknowledging receipt and understanding of the statement of living and working conditions for this location.

• 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 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.

• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

• 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.

• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

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

• Decision making, planning operations, showing responsibility, and exercising initiative.

• Teaching procedures, principles, and knowledge related to trade and craft practices.

• Operating with dexterity and safety, including consideration of speed and quality of work.

• Using measuring instruments appropriate to the line of work.

• Meeting deadline dates under pressure.

• Understanding of metals used in a line of work.

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:

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.

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.

If you are a dual citizen, please identify the countries of citizenship. The NATO Status of Forces Agreement prohibits employment in the U.S.

Civilian Component in a host nation of any person who holds dual citizenship of the U.S. and the host nation.

For example: A person who holds both Italian and U.S. citizenship may not be employed in the U.S.

Civilian Component in Italy; however, that person is not prohibited by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement from employment in the U.S. civilian Component in another NATO host nation of which (s)he does not hold citizenship.

You may be required to conduct maintenance/repairs on specialized shop equipment.

You may be required to work aboard surface vessels while underway on trial runs or regular operations.

Incumbent must be capable to perform physically demanding Journeyman Welder/shipfitter work daily. Incumbent lifts and carries weights up to 50 pounds and physical exertion is required at frequent intervals. Incumbent must frequently lift, pull, push and carry heavy structural parts, tools and equipment.

Incumbent must walk frequently to and from machines, shops, and various points aboard ships. May be required to stand continuously while working at a bench in the shop, assembling parts, or operating machines. Incumbent may be required to frequently stoop, kneel, and crawl when making measurements and laying out placement lines for assemblies or installing work in cramped places.

They also frequently climb ladders or stagings on high assemblies in shops and aboard ship while assembling and installing structural parts.

Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement and Alternate Placement Programs.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

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.

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:

Tour of duty will be 36 months.

To learn more about the living and working conditions at this military installation and additional Foreign Overseas information, please go to:

Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily.

Military spouses and family members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference.

Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member.

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.

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: 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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