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Posted: February 12, 2026 (9 days ago)

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MECHANICAL SHOP SUPERVISOR

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$102,246 - $132,923

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in a naval shipyard's mechanical shop, where you'll plan and oversee maintenance, production projects, and facility upgrades to keep everything running smoothly and on budget.

It's a supervisory role focused on managing people, resources, and deadlines in a high-stakes environment.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in mechanical operations, strong leadership skills, and the ability to solve problems quickly while ensuring safety and compliance.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including managing projects, maintenance, and facility work
  • Ability to investigate shop practices, identify deficiencies, and direct corrective actions
  • Proficiency in analytical management techniques such as production control, material control, cost control, and personnel management
  • Experience planning and executing facility modernization, incorporating equipment advancements, and ensuring availability of tools and resources
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to resolve issues, coordinate efforts, and provide feedback to management
  • Ability to plan, organize, and direct shop activities while complying with legal and regulatory requirements
  • Skills in setting priorities, scheduling work, evaluating labor/material estimates, and conducting cost/schedule meetings

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Mechanical Shop Supervisor in the Mechanical Shop, Production Resources Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience managing and overseeing projects and facility work and maintenance.

Experience making independent investigations of shop practices, procedures, and policies to identify deficiencies and direct corrective actions.

Experience with analytical management techniques, including production and material control, cost control and personnel management.

Experience planning and executing facility modernization, incorporating advancements in equipment, and ensuring that equipment and tooling are available and are provided when needed.

Experience communicating orally and in writing to resolve problems, initiate solutions, coordinate efforts, obtain information, and provide feedback to management.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-ADMIN 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 plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Mechanical Shop work, ensuring that the work complies with legal and regulatory requirements and meets customer needs.
  • You will develop goals and objectives that integrate organization Machine and Mechanical Shop production objectives.
  • You will plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules.
  • You will conduct periodic cost and schedule adherence meetings with other supervisors/managers, project and code senior representatives and others, as necessary, to keep cost and schedule on track for the assigned areas.
  • You will evaluate estimates for labor and material and assist in the development of the bare bones estimate to perform the job.
  • You will be accountable for the successful execution of assigned projects, including fabrication, contract work, shop work and other productive work.
  • You will provide options available regarding equipment, processes, materials, manpower and other aspects of production.
  • You will perform other duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/12/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12884196-26-MSW