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WORKER SKILLS PROGRESSION PROGRAM (WSPP) VARIOUS TRADES

Department of the Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF)
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Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Pay Ranges: (Hourly pay)
WG-05: $25.75 - $30.03
WG-07: $30.49 - $35.59
WG-08: $32.78 - $38.22

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
03/20/2025 to 03/31/2025
Salary
$25.75 to - $38.22 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 5 - 8
Location
MANY vacancies in the following location:
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Oahu, HI
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
Yes
Announcement number
DE-12704134-25-JN
Control number
833915900

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens

Duties

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  • You will assist the journey worker with common and typical tasks of the trade.
  • You will perform more difficult work under close supervision.
  • You will use basic hand and power tools.
  • You will follow written and verbal instructions.
  • You will follow established safety procedures.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This may be a bargaining unit position.
  • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
  • Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) may be required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

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 Reliability and Dependability, such as:

  • You have received commendations for good work on the job, in school, in Armed Forces, in Job Corps, etc.;
  • In the last 5 years, you have not left a job due to your own actions, only due to "end of work" or "project completion";
  • You have received better than average school grades or job appraisals.
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.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is hiring for the following trades.
In order to be considered, identify the shop number and trade title of your interest in the subject line of your e-mail.

1. Shop 11 Shipfitter
- Lays out, fabricates, installs, removes, and repairs structural parts on Naval ships and support equipment in accordance with blueprints. Utilizes carpentry principles while working with welders to assemble various types of metal plates, beams, angles, and pipes. Shapes materials to conform to existing ship structures. Work may require use of heavy presses, saws, drill press, and assorted pneumatic and standard hand tools (e.g., hammers, wrenches, etc.).

2. Shop 26 Welder
- Joins and cuts all types of industrial and marine metals using complex welding and thermal cutting processes during the overhaul, repair, and modernization of submarines and surface craft. Joins metals using Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Laser Welding, and Submerged Arc Welding. Cuts metals using oxygen/ acetylene, plasma, and carbon arcing.

3. Shop 31 Machinist
- Manufacture and/or refurbish ship parts/components using machinery such as lathes, milling machines, boring machines, drilling presses, and computer numerical controlled machines. Disassemble, inspect, repair, machine, reassemble, and test components such as valves, compressors, shafting, pumps, and hydraulic equipment.

4. Shop 31 Rubber Worker
- Assist in the Manufacturing of the various rubber products to support repairs on US Navy Vessels. Work involves but is not limited to, preparing uncured rubber stock to manufacture Molded rubber products, by injection or transfer molding, using hydraulic presses/steam autoclaves for dry and wet steam curing, preparing/measuring/cutting and splicing various pre-formed rubber gasket or O-Ring strips of different diameters to required specifications and cleans and prepares components for application of plastic coat covering.

5. Shop 38 Marine Machinery
- Involve the use of the latest technology to install, remove, test, overhaul, and repair the main propulsion machinery, pumps, valves, steam turbines, engines, pumps, and propeller shafts on submarines and surface craft. Optically align and test steam/gas turbines, internal combustion engines, reduction gears, propeller shafts, pumps, valves, auxiliary engines, masts and antennas, torpedo tubes and associated ordnance equipment, and other shipboard components.

6. Shop 51 Electrician
- Assist journey level Electrician Mechanics in removal/install, alignment, repair, overhaul, and testing a variety of ships components that include ship's main propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery, deck machinery, ordnance machinery, hydraulic machinery, fluid systems, laundry, galley, and machine shop equipment. Install, maintain and remove temporary electrical and casualty control systems. May be assigned to shop work, crane electrical work, surface craft, or submarine non-nuclear/nuclear electrical work.

7. Shop 52 Electronics measurement Equipment Mechanic
- Inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, overhauls, modifies, tests, aligns, measures, and calibrates complex electrical/electronic/electro-mechanical/physical-dimensional/ mechanical test instruments and equipment.

8. Shop 67 Electronics
- Assist journey level Electronics Mechanics in the removal, troubleshooting, repair, modification, installation, testing and calibration of shipboard electronic equipment, components and testing. Systems include communications, sonar, fire control, steering/diving, imaging/optical, and power distribution. Manufacture, repair, and testing of various cabling including fiber optic cable/connectors, antennas, sonar transducers/hydrophones, amplifiers/transmitters and arrays. Calibration of various measurement and testing equipment.

9. Shop 06 Toolroom
- Assure the proper quality tools are available to allow workers to safely, efficiently and effectively accomplish assigned tasks. Perform periodic maintenance, overhaul, troubleshoot, repair and test hand-held and portable power tools and mechanical/electrical equipment. Inspect and maintain personnel protective equipment such as respirators and fall protection gear. Employ shop's standard operating procedures and operate tool rooms to issue such equipment along with various hand tools and precision measuring equipment. Maintain record, report and conduct periodic inventories.

10. Shop 56 Air Conditioning
- Installs, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs air conditioning and refrigeration systems aboard submarines, surface crafts, and ashore to include, but not limited to chillers, refrigeration plants, dehumidifiers, and dehydrators. Fabricates temporary cooling manifolds to support repairs of shipboard systems. Accomplish vacuum and pressure tests of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems. Conducts operational testing of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems.

11. Shop 56 Pipefitter
- Remove, repair, install, test/flush, and silver braze piping to all propulsion, auxiliary, and weapons systems aboard submarines and surface craft. Manufacture, install, repair, maintain, and remove all ship-to-shore temporary piping services.

12. Shop 99 Electrician (Temporary Service)
- Construct, remove/install, test, troubleshoot, maintain and repair various electrical wiring systems and components, electrical controls, electrically operated equipment or instruments; light and heavy electrical machinery. Install, maintain and remove temporary electrical and casualty control systems. May be assigned to shop work, crane electrical work, surface craft, or submarine non-nuclear/nuclear electrical work.

13. Shop 71 Maintenance Worker
- Handles hazardous Waste, Equipment Cleaning and Equipment Pump Operations on submarines, surface crafts and in shore facilities. Removes and replaces sludge tanks from boat or an area of operations, properly transfers, samples and dispose of waste

14. Shop 71 Painter
- Prepare surfaces for paints by sandblasting, and sanding. Apply paints, powder coating, or flame spray to preserve metal, wood, or sheet metal surfaces using paint brushes, spray pumps, and/or rollers.

15. Shop 64 Shipwright
- Install, maintain, modify and remove all staging associated with ship work. Use transits and levels to establish working lines and reference points. Check vessel alignment during docking evolution. Construct docking blocks and shoring. Other work includes rough and finish woodwork, and building mock-ups.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf.

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.

This position requires exposure to high noise levels.

Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met.

COMPACFLT EEO Program:
https://www.cpf.navy.mil/About-Us/Organization/Total-Fleet-Force-Manpower-Personnel/Equal-Employment-Opportunity-Program/

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.

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