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Posted: March 19, 2026 (0 days ago)

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WELDER SUPERVISOR I

U.S. Pacific Fleet

Department of the Navy

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Location

Salary

$49.49 - $57.72

per hour

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March 30, 2026More Navy jobs →

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 supervisor who leads a team of welders in a naval shipyard in Hawaii, handling tasks like assigning work, scheduling projects, and ensuring safety and efficiency.

It's ideal for someone with hands-on welding experience who enjoys managing people and improving shop operations.

No strict time requirements exist, but you need to demonstrate strong leadership and technical skills through past work or training.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to lead or supervise welding teams (screen-out element)
  • Experience in planning personnel assignments, equipment use, and training programs
  • Knowledge of scheduling, coordinating, and directing work projects in a production environment
  • Skills in developing processes and procedures for structural shop operations
  • Proficiency in promoting safety, quality assurance, productivity, and cost reduction programs
  • Relevant paid or unpaid experience in welding or related trades, including volunteer work

Full Job Description

You will serve as a WELDER SUPERVISOR I in the STRUCTURAL SHOP, PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 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: THE 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 be planning the assignments of personnel, using equipment, facilitating scheduling qualifications and training and developing specialized skills and procedures.
  • You will be providing higher-level supervisors with written and verbal status.
  • You will be scheduling, coordinating and directing the accomplishment of work projects or operation in accordance with project needs and schedules.
  • You will be developing or providing input to develop processes and procedures for accomplishing the work.
  • You will be promoting and administering management programs such as safety, employee ideas, quality assurance, productivity improvement, cost reduction, and energy conservation.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/19/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/19/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12914511-26-BDF