PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT (WOOD & MATERIAL CRAFTING TRADES)

Duties

• You will be responsible for the administration of policies, programs, and funds while integrating technical process factors required to successfully accomplish mission objectives.
• You will coordinate through subordinate supervisors and collaborate with other Production Superintendents in order to sustain the operations of trades and craft work necessary to support required repair and maintenance functions.
• You will provide direction to accomplish the trades and crafts production workforce development of work teams and direct the development of hundreds of trade workers from helper and apprentice level to journey, leaders, and supervisors.
• You will oversee a wide range of wood and material crafting trades operations, and be accountable to superiors for the quality, quantity, effectiveness, and suitability of production processes.
• You will organize, coordinate, prioritize, and direct subordinates in accomplishment of workforce development activities, and be the authoritative consultant and final process technical authority for work performed within the area of responsibility.
• You will coordinate employee assignments with other trades, engineers, military advisors, superintendents, and managers.
• You will ensure compliance to critical trade processes, workforce safety, and environmental regulations and practices related to trade work processes.
• You will act as a consultant and advisor to senior shipyard managers on matters such as feasibility of resource commitments, manpower availability, and qualifications and training of employees to support shipyard workload.
• You will ensure production standards related to the assigned trades are equitable, and request, defend, and support changes when necessary.
• You will lead the Community of Practice (COP) for wood crafting and related trades and exercise trade oversight.
• You will coordinate efforts and discuss process improvements, critical skill needs, equipment requirements, tooling, safety, quality of work products and processes and other issues pertaining to the trade and accomplishment of the work of the trades.
• You will manage and direct the Continuing Training and Development Managers (CTDMs) within the trades and oversee the CTD Leaders (CTDLs) providing them with daily assignments and priorities.
• You will provide both administrative and technical supervision for all wood craft trades employees involved in the overhaul, repair, and testing of naval nuclear ships.
• You will determine goals and develop plans for their accomplishment, and determines labor and resource requirements (financial, material, manpower, equipment, facilities) based on analysis of production and shipyard workload and resources.
• You will evaluate performance, approve leave, make selections for vacant positions, hear and resolve lower-level grievances, approve disciplinary and commendatory actions and awards, initiate personnel actions, and develop and monitor labor budgets.
• You will promote and administer management programs such as safety, cost reduction, productivity improvement, energy conservation, incentive awards, and employee performance appraisals.
• You will actively support and promote all aspects of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program and Affirmative Action Plan, as directed by applicable laws and regulations and communicate this support to all subordinates.
• You will ensure all employees receive equal consideration in determining qualifications, selections, promotions, training, details, discipline, and awards of employees.
• You will be the senior expert, responsible for all wood crafting (and related) processes involving precision wood and material crafting related to the complex shipbuilding, repair, conversion, and overhaul of nuclear and non-nuclear-powered vessels.

Requirements

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to work onboard ships.
• You will be required to work in small and/or confined spaces.
• You will need to be able to climb ladders and scaffolding.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: overseeing the operations of the wood and material crafting trade by supporting the planning and production principles of ship system overhaul, repair, or conversion projects within a shipyard environment.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

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

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

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:

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.

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.