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Posted: April 3, 2026 (1 day ago)

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PRODUCTION SHOP PLANNER (SHIPWRIGHT)

United States Fleet Forces Command

Department of the Navy

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$44.45 - $51.86

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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves planning and organizing work packages for ship repair and maintenance at a naval shipyard, ensuring all necessary materials, documents, and instructions are ready for workers to complete tasks efficiently.

It requires coordinating with teams to track materials and schedules while maintaining accurate records.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in shipbuilding or trades who is detail-oriented and comfortable working independently in a structured environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform the core duties independently without more than normal supervision, including compiling and assembling task packages with technical documents and drawings
  • Knowledge of shipwright trade practices and naval shipyard operations
  • Experience coordinating with project and supply personnel to stage and issue materials for work execution
  • Skills in reviewing schedules, identifying material needs, and ensuring timely task package release
  • Proficiency in retrieving reports on material status and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of task packages
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for interacting with various personnel levels
  • Familiarity with work authorization processes and project task packaging strategies

Full Job Description

You will serve as a PRODUCTION SHOP PLANNER (SHIPWRIGHT) in the TEMPORARY SERVICES SHOP 964, PRODUCTION RESOURCES 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 DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION, performing duties such as: Compiling work packages that accompany the Task Group Instructions (TGI's), Technical work documents(TWD'S), drawing, and documents that are derived from pertinent standards and instructions.

Determining what quality assurance and support documentation is necessary to complete the job and prepares and/or assembles them with the package.

Reviewing the schedule and predecessors work and determine the probability of work beginning on schedule to ensure a timely release of task packages to execution.

Identifying, tracking, delivering, and assembling of all materials needed to perform the task within a Technical work documents (TWD).

Maintaining up to date knowledge of the entire task package in their respective areas of cognizance.

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-5200 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 work closely with both project and supply personnel to coordinate the staging and issuing of material to the worker for Technical work documents (TWD) accomplishment.
  • You will retrieve various reports on material status.
  • You will use oral and written skills to communicate with various levels of personnel.
  • You will utilize the project Task Packaging Strategy to sort the information available in the databases to develop task packages for the execution of the work.
  • You will coordinate and obtain all work authorization prior to releasing the task package to execution.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/3/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/4/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12928185-26-TBT