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Posted: January 20, 2026 (1 day ago)

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MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$40.96 - $47.79

per hour

Closes

January 27, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of maintenance workers at a naval shipyard to handle repairs and installations in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and other trades, while ensuring safety in areas with radioactive materials.

It requires supervising daily tasks, coordinating between teams, and meeting production schedules in a high-stakes environment.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on trade experience who enjoys managing people and thrives in technical, regulated settings like military facilities.

Key Requirements

  • Proven ability to lead or supervise maintenance teams in trades like electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and carpentry
  • Skill in installing and operating electrical fixtures, wiring, controls, and reading wiring diagrams
  • Experience operating and maintaining HVAC systems and ductwork in radiological controlled areas
  • Knowledge of maintaining radioactive material accountability, inventory control, and processing procedures
  • Ability to prepare, pack, and transfer radiological materials safely
  • Proficiency in interpreting complex instructions, sketches, blueprints, and building codes
  • Strong coordination skills for ensuring quality assurance, timely job completion, and handling emergency requirements

Full Job Description

You will serve as a MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR in the NUCLEAR PRODUCTION MANAGER, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

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: *Ability to install and operate electrical fixtures, wiring, controls, read/follow wiring diagrams.

*Ability to operate and maintain Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning systems and ductwork/vents inside radiological controlled areas.

*Maintaining radioactive material accountability, inventory control, and ensuring escorted radioactive materials are processed as required. * Preparing, Packing, and transferring radiological material.

*Ability to interpret complex instruction, sketches, blueprints, and building codes.

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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-4700 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 survey and assess work while ensuring proper inter-trade and inter-shop coordination, high levels of quality assurance with timely yet orderly job completion.
  • You will monitor the status of assigned work in relation to the overall scheduled requirements including unanticipated or emergency requirements.
  • You will execute the work assigned in accordance with the production schedule established by the Zone Managers.
  • You will assign work to work leaders or individual journeyman.
  • You will provide technical direction to workers in the electrical, air conditioning, plumbing, pipefitting, carpentry, painting, insulation, and radioactive material control.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/20/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12864080-26-MST