Training Spec (Painting/Blasting)

U.S. Pacific Fleet•Bremerton, WA

11d

About The Position

The Training Spec (Painting/Blasting) serves in the Production Resources Department of PSNS and IMF. This is an Upward Mobility Program position for current UIC 4523A employees, with an entry level of GS-09 and a full performance level of GS-11. The program provides career-growth opportunities and may include individually tailored training plans to help employees qualify for the full performance level. Promotion is not implied or guaranteed and depends on meeting applicable requirements and management recommendation. The position develops and revises courses, lesson plans, and training materials; assesses training needs; and provides classroom and shop-floor instruction related to painting, blasting, surface preparation, protective coating application, and safe work practices. Work may involve travel, uncommon work hours, protective equipment, exposure to potentially harmful physical and chemical agents, medical surveillance, and occasional lifting of items up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program and successfully complete the E-Verify employment verification check if new to the Department of the Navy.
Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Must obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
Must be able to travel, potentially to CONUS and OCONUS locations, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
Must be able to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays; overtime, night differential, or unusual duty hours may be required.
Must continuously wear required personal protective equipment, including helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators, and safety shoes, for the duration of the work shift.
Must participate in medical surveillance programs and work in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents may be present.
Must occasionally perform light lifting and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
For GS-11-level eligibility, experience equivalent to GS-11 or WL-13 (or higher) designing, drafting, and modifying technical training materials, lesson plans, and practical shop exercises for industrial coating operations, and regularly conducting instruction and evaluating trainee performance in abrasive blasting, coating applications, and safety compliance.
For GS-09-level eligibility, experience equivalent to GS-09 or WG-10 (or higher) delivering on-the-job training, demonstrations, and technical coaching in marine or industrial surface preparation and protective coating application methods while enforcing environmental safety and hazardous-material protocols.
Must be a current permanent employee under a competitive appointment or an eligible time-limited or excepted appointment that provides for noncompetitive conversion to permanent appointment.
Eligible employees must be GS-09, GS-10, or WG-10 equivalent (or higher), and maintain an annual performance rating of fully successful or equivalent.
Education may substitute for specialized experience at GS-09 with a related master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher graduate education toward such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.
Education may substitute for specialized experience at GS-11 with a related Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher graduate education toward such a degree, or a related LL.M. A transcript must be submitted when qualifying through education.

Responsibilities

Develop, revise, and adapt assigned courses in their entirety, including preparing lesson plans and training materials based on course objectives.
Integrate systemic work requirements into training to build conceptual knowledge of skills and promote safe work practices.
Conduct needs assessments and task analyses to determine training objectives.
Develop training facilities, training devices, evaluation tools, and training schedules.
Provide instruction in subject-matter areas through explanations, demonstrations, and testing exercises to develop knowledge, skills, and practical application of theory.
Adapt course material during instruction to meet student needs and address issues as they arise.
Stay current with new instructional techniques and materials.