Electrician Leader (Expert)

Department of the Navy Headquarters • San Diego, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Electrician Leader (Expert) serves in the Department of the Navy at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, or Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The position is located in Shop 51, and applicants are considered only for positions within their own UIC.

The position leads a group of electricians performing repair, overhaul, installation, modification, calibration, and testing of electrical systems and equipment on nuclear and non-nuclear naval surface ships and submarines. The leader ensures work assignments are completed, communicates supervisors’ instructions, provides task overviews, monitors work quality and adherence to requirements, and keeps the supervisor informed of potential problems and corrective actions. The role also involves operating and troubleshooting equipment used to manufacture and overhaul ship components, maintaining electrical equipment, researching improvements to trade processes, and mentoring and training employees.

Work may take place around potentially harmful physical and chemical agents, high noise levels, and shipyard equipment. Personal protective equipment may be required throughout the shift. Travel to domestic and international locations may be required, and the position may involve an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as overtime or night differential hours.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit and, for new Department of the Navy employees, successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• May be required to complete a pre-appointment physical examination and obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug test if required; may be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment and may be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• Must be able to travel, including on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods, if required.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to perform the work; the screen-out element is the ability to lead or supervise, and applicants must receive at least two points on the screen-out element.
• Must meet the Office of Personnel Management Job Qualification Handbook requirements for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a group to ensure work assignments are completed.
• Repair, overhaul, install, modify, calibrate, and test electrical systems and equipment on naval surface ships and submarines, both nuclear and non-nuclear.
• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot equipment used to manufacture and overhaul surface and subsurface ship components.
• Disassemble, clean, replace defective parts, reassemble, inspect for additional faults, align, calibrate, and check out equipment using known standards and test equipment.
• Oversee adjustments and repairs to electrical equipment, identify causes of malfunctions or defects, and repair or replace worn, damaged, or defective parts.
• Ensure group work assignments are carried out on assigned shifts.
• Relay supervisors’ instructions and provide workers with an overview of tasks to be performed.
• Keep the supervisor informed of potential problems and controversial issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Inspect completed and in-process work for workmanship and compliance with requirements, specifications, standards, plans, and schedules.
• Research ways to improve trade processes and inform shop personnel about new technologies, procedures, best practices, and tooling improvements.
• Ensure plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are available for specific jobs.
• Mentor, train, and instruct trade employees in a wide range of electrical equipment.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on the position and eligibility.
• Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for eligible selectees, subject to applicable policy and funding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed