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FABRIC WORKER LEADER
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Hawaii
Salary
$41.90 - $48.88
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of workers in fabricating and maintaining protective fabric structures, like tents and bags, used in nuclear operations at a naval shipyard.
You'll assign tasks, review plans, create sketches, and ensure everything meets safety standards.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in fabric work who can supervise others and handle detailed technical tasks in a high-stakes environment.
Key Requirements
- Ability to lead or supervise a work crew effectively
- Experience in fabricating fabric structures, such as radiological containment tents, glove boxes, and catch bags
- Knowledge of nuclear power operations and related safety manuals
- Skill in preparing detailed three-dimensional sketches and obtaining design approvals
- Proficiency in reviewing job orders and ensuring work compliance with specifications
- Quality level of knowledge and skills in trade and labor occupations, demonstrated through experience and training
Full Job Description
You will serve as a FABRIC WORKER LEADER in the PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, COATING AND PRESERVATION DIVISION (Code 970) of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.
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: ABILITY TO LEAD OR SUPERVISE.
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: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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. Major Duties:
- You will serve as a worker leader in accomplishing trade and labor work.
- You will assign work orders to specific work crew and select workers for various jobs on the basis of knowledge, skills and abilities.
- You will fabricate nuclear containments, such as radiological containment tents, glove boxes and catch bags.
- You will review job orders and nuclear power manual authorizations which provide general work specifications for containments in support of nuclear operations.
- You will prepare detailed three-dimensional sketches and obtain approvals of the designs from the shops and Engineering.
- You will check work in progress and in compliance.
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