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SUPERVISORY SHIP PROGRESSMAN (GENERAL)

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Location

Salary

$42.05 - $49.07

per hour

Closes

February 17, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of workers who handle the maintenance, repair, and upgrades of ships and submarines at a naval base in Guam.

As a supervisor, you'll plan tasks, assign work, train your team, ensure safety and cleanliness, and evaluate performance to keep ship repair projects on track.

It's a great fit for someone with hands-on experience in shipbuilding or repair trades who enjoys managing people and solving logistical challenges in a military environment.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise ship maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modification in trades like welding/structural, machinist/mechanical, sail team, shipwright/vessel construction, or gas free engineering
  • Experience planning, assigning, and directing work for subordinate ship progressmen and trade workers
  • Skills in determining workforce needs, setting priorities, deadlines, and work sequences for projects
  • Proficiency in training employees, enforcing disciplinary regulations, and appraising performance
  • Knowledge of ensuring safety, cleanliness, and housekeeping standards in ship repair operations
  • Ability to coordinate with other supervisors and provide technical direction to military and civilian personnel
  • Meet OPM Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C) standards

Full Job Description

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY SHIP PROGRESSMAN (GENERAL) in the OPERATIONS DIVISION at Detachment Guam 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 the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of ships/submarines in one or more of the following trades: (1) Welding or Structural group, or (2) Machinist or Mechanical group, or (3) Sail Team, or (4) Shipwright or Vessel Construction, or (5) Gas Free.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C).

Additional qualification information can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/tabindx.asp.

and 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 first level supervisor over an organizational unit or segment which include nonsupervisory Ship Progressman (General).
  • You will be responsible for planning, assigning and directing work, training subordinates, initiating personnel request, enforcing disciplinary regulations, and ensuring good housekeeping practices on ship repair operations.
  • You will plan the use of subordinate workers equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis; establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences; and plan work assignments.
  • You will determine the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects; determine how many assignments can be accomplished concurrently, which ones may be delayed; considering skills, personnel, materials, and equipment available.
  • You will assign work to subordinate employees, provide indirect oversight of trade workers (military personnel) and technical direction and/or assistance in accomplishing the work for direct and indirect employees.
  • You will set performance standards, counsel employees on performance, and formally appraise employees' performance in accordance with (IAW) established guidelines.
  • You will be responsible for accomplishing regular worksite inspections of their Area of Responsibility to ensure that all cleanliness and safety standards are enforced through their subordinates.
  • You will coordinate work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/9/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12878477-26-DMK