MOBILE EQUIPMENT METAL MECHANIC (WELDER)
Air Force Global Strike Command
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WELDER SUPERVISOR I
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Hawaii
Salary
$44.57 - $51.99
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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SES Pay Grade
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 is for a lead welder in a naval shipyard in Hawaii, where you'll oversee a team of welders, assign tasks, and ensure projects run smoothly on time and safely.
It's ideal for someone with hands-on welding experience who enjoys managing people and improving work processes in a busy, technical environment.
No strict years of experience are needed, but you must demonstrate strong leadership and technical skills.
Key Requirements
- Proven ability to lead or supervise welding teams
- Experience planning work assignments, scheduling, and coordinating projects
- Knowledge of developing training, skills, and procedures for welding operations
- Familiarity with safety programs, quality assurance, and productivity improvements
- Hands-on welding experience in structural and fabrication work
- Ability to provide input on work processes and procedures
Full Job Description
You will serve as a WELDER SUPERVISOR I in the STRUCTURAL AND FABRICATION SHOP - CODE 920 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 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 plan work assignments of personnel, equipment, facilitate scheduling qualifications, training, and develop specialized skills and procedures.
- You will schedule, coordinate and direct the accomplishment of work projects or operation in accordance with project needs and schedules.
- You will provide input to develop processes and procedures for accomplishing work.
- You will promote and administer management programs such as safety, employee ideas, quality assurance, productivity improvement, cost reduction, and energy conservation.
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