Production Shop Planner (Industrial Equipment Mechanic)

United States Fleet Forces Command•Kittery, ME
•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Shop Planner serves in the Temporary Services Shop Code 990, Production Resources Department, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The role plans industrial equipment maintenance and repair projects by reviewing technical specifications, work orders, and related documents. The planner identifies required materials or parts and estimates the time needed to complete maintenance tasks. The position requires experience reading and interpreting shipyard technical documents and standards, assisting supervisors and other personnel with trade-related questions and work problems, and procuring and routing materials or equipment. Work may involve exposure to potentially harmful physical and chemical agents and high noise levels, continuous use of personal protective equipment, medical surveillance, and travel to domestic or overseas locations, including remote or isolated sites. The role may require an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as well as overtime or night differential work.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
  • Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
  • Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment continuously throughout the work shift.
  • Must participate in medical surveillance programs.
  • Must be able to travel from the normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, potentially including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
  • Must demonstrate the knowledge and skill needed to perform the work at the applied-for level, including the ability to do the work without more than normal supervision.
  • Experience reading and interpreting shipyard documents and standards, including Task Group Instructions, Technical Work Documents, drawings, Work and Test Manuals, process instructions, technical specifications and manuals, Material Management Manuals, corporate/nuclear power manuals, and work packaging and control process guides.
  • Experience assisting supervisors and related personnel in answering questions, resolving work problems, and providing assistance on trade-related requirements.
  • Experience procuring materials or equipment from the Supply Department or Shop Stores, using process-related software, and routing materials to requesting locations.
  • Must meet the Office of Personnel Management qualification requirements for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Responsibilities

  • Review written specifications, such as schematics and technical orders, to determine industrial equipment maintenance project requirements.
  • Review work orders describing systems to be overhauled, repaired, fabricated, or modified, and use them to plan projects.
  • Plan and lay out industrial equipment maintenance or repair work based on blueprints, sketches, specifications, work orders, or work schedules.
  • Identify required materials or parts and estimate the time needed to complete industrial equipment maintenance tasks.
  • Assist first-line supervisors, zone managers, schedulers, design and engineering personnel with trade-related questions and work problems.
  • Procure materials or equipment from the Supply Department or Shop Stores, use process-related software, and route items to the requesting location.

Benefits

  • Federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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