INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MECHANIC LEADER (EXPERT)

Full Job Description

You will serve as an EXPERT INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MECHANIC LEADER in Shop 99 of the Production Resources Department of PSNS 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 dismantle, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, reassemble, and test industrial dry dock equipment and machinery in support of sewage, steam, distribution, saltwater, freshwater, air handling and waste treatment systems.
• You will remove, repair, install and align reducing valves, safety valves, stop valves, sluice valve guides and discs, pumps, mixers and agitators.
• You will perform periodic preventive maintenance requiring the dismantling, cleaning, lubricating, repairing, and adjusting/aligning of dry dock support equipment.
• You will perform security watch inspections, on various shifts, to ensure continuous operation of flood alarms and automatic dewatering equipment.
• You will lead others to operate equipment used to flood and dewater graving docks as part of docking and undocking evolutions.
• You will pass on instructions received from supervisors and provide overview of tasks to be performed to other workers.
• You will keep the supervisor apprised of potential problems, controversial issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• You will train and mentor less skilled employees; demonstrates proper work methods and discusses viable alternatives, considerations, etc.