SHIP RESTORER
Location: Boston Massachusetts
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This position is that of a Ship Restorer in the Ship Restorer Division of the Maintenance and Repair Department of the Naval Historical Center Detachment, Boston, Massachusetts . You will be responsible for performing maintenance and repair work on the USS Constitution in order to preserve the ship in its optimum state of safety, sound condition, and appearance.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
You must be a US Citizen.
Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal & Regulatory Guidance.
Suitable for Federal employment as determined by background investigation.
Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
You must obtain and maintain a security clearance.
DUTIES:
As a Ship Restorer, your duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Performing maintenance and repair work on vessels or ships to preserve the ship in its optimum state of safety, sound, condition, and appearance.
- Ensuring material compliance and documentation with historic requirements for the ship.
- Installing ceiling planks, caulk seams and butts with cotton, oakum, and marine glue.
- Exercising constant surveillance of a ship to report any sign of deterioration or any changes deemed necessary to improve fire protection, mooring arrangement, and general seaworthiness.
- Fashioning and installing heavy structural timbers to include installing wood planking or decking.
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 submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.
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 .
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 the 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: A bility to do the work of a Ship Restorer, without more than normal supervision, performing maintenance and repair work on ships, vessels, or boats to preserve them in their optimum state of safety, sound, condition, or appearance.
In addition to the screen-out element you will be evaluated on the following Job Elements through your resume and responses to the on-line assessment questionnaire:
KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC.
TECHNICAL PRACTICES (THEORETICAL, PRECISE, ARTISTIC)
USE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATION, ETC. (INCLUDES BLUEPRINTING READING)
ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire. To preview this questionnaire and determine if your experience matches the skills required for this position, click the following link: View Assessment Questions .
REQUIREMENTS:
Selectee is required to participate in the Department of Defense direct deposit of pay program.
A security clearance is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a position offer or removal. If you possess a security clearance, please indicate the level and termination date in your resume.
This position requires work the incumbent to perform work aloft at heights in excess of 150 feet.
The incumbent must have or be able to obtain a Government Driver's License.
Occasional travel is required within the United States and beyond.
Arduous exertion is required continuously in such phases of the Ship Restorer trade, such as the erecting of staging, fashioning, and installing heavy structural timbers, and installing wood planking and decking.
Working aloft requires agility, good eyesight, and good hearing.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
When the application process is complete, your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability, related to the job requirements.
You will be rated under Category Rating procedures based on the extent to which your experience meets the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities for the position and rated as shown below. Additional points are not added for veteransÂ' preference; however, preference is still applied. A pplicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. If you meet the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories:
Best Qualified - Candidates in this category possess exceptional skills and experience to exceed well above the minimum requirements for announced position.
Highly Qualified - Candidates in this category possess good skills and experience above the minimum requirements for announced position.
Qualified - Candidates in this category meet the minimum experience requirements for announced position.
Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Stay informed of changes to your application status by signing up for automatic email alerts at: https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/NotificationSettings.aspx .
BENEFITS:
Department of the Navy offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and a 401K-type retirement plan.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This position has promotion potential to the WG-10 grade. If selected below the full performance level, incumbent may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.
Position is subject to the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Relocation expenses may or may not be authorized.
Recruitment incentives may or may not be authorized.
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.
In conjunction with fellow tradesman, handles staging planks, which vary from 80 to 100 pounds in weight and has to position these planks in areas that are inaccessible to crane service.
Quite frequently climbs ladders and staging and works in crouching, kneeling, and stooping positions.
Ship Restorers work outside most of the time regardless of weather conditions.
Poor illumination and confined spaces are common aboard ships.
Ship Restorers frequently work with poor footing conditions from which slips and falls can be fatal, especially while working aloft.
Subject to unusual noise levels from pneumatic tools, dirty, oily, greasy, or wet work areas.
Must wear hardhat, safety glasses, and steel toe shoes at all times in the performance of work duties.
In addition, wearing safety harnesses while working aloft is mandatory.
Incumbent is occasionally exposed to fumes from paints, solvents, etc.
The Department of the Navy uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .
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.public.navy.mil/donhr/Employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
ICTAP Applicants:
http://www.public.navy.mil/donhr/Employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/ICTAP_Statement.pdf
Military Spouse Preference (MSP):
http://www.public.navy.mil/donhr/Employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/Mil_Spouse_Pref_Statement.pdf
VeteranÂ's Preference Information:
http://www.public.navy.mil/donhr/Employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/Vet_%20Preference_Statement.pdf
30% or More Disabled Veterans: http://www.public.navy.mil/donhr/Employment/CivJobOpps/Documents/30_or_%20More_%20Disabled_Vet.pdf
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This occupation starts available on: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:14:03 GMT