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Job Description

Overview

You will serve as a RIGGER LEADER in the PRODUCTION RIGGING BRANCH of the LIFTING & HANDLING DIVISION at the NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, responsible for planning, installing, and inspecting rigging gear for weight handling operations.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, layout, install, and inspect gear for standard and complex weight handling operations.
  • Use equipment such as chain falls, J-Bars, tackle blocks, and frames to rig, move, or position objects.
  • Follow established rigging practices and resolve unusual problems with the supervisor.
  • Lead a team of three or more employees in performing work typical of the WG-5210-10 series.
  • Instruct Riggers on inspection and lifting techniques, safe operation of tools, and enforce safety regulations.

Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Must complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance.
  • Must wear personal protective equipment continuously during work shifts.
  • Ability to lead or supervise.
  • Ability to independently plan, lay out, install, and inspect rigging gear.

Additional Information

  • This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
  • Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.
  • Tentative offers of employment will be rescinded if pre-employment requirements are not met.
  • Travel may be required to CONUS and OCONUS locations.
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How this job compares in Philadelphia, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Philadelphia, PA currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$35/hr across 18 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Philadelphia, PA

We're tracking 45 other active welding openings in Philadelphia, PA right now, from 30 different employers. 16 of them were added in the last week. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 315 other active welding openings from 206 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Philadelphia, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

U.S. Fleet Forces Command currently has 1 other opening live in Pennsylvania, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (15), Aerotek (11), and Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Pennsylvania, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Philadelphia at $32/hr, York at $27/hr, and Lancaster at $25/hr. Philadelphia is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. RIGGER LEADER figures were last recalculated when this page was built.