WOOD WORKER
What you'd do
You will serve as a WOOD WORKER in the NUCLEAR MATERAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION of the NUCLEAR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT of PSNS and IMF.
Major duties
You will evaluate, design, and construct containers, and package and pack highly sensitive and critical primary and secondary reactor plant components, nuclear material, and nuclear radioactive material. You will plan and construct specialized or custom boxes, crates, skids, and bracing structures, shipping and storage containers for items of irregular shape and unusual size and weight, custom cutting and building supports and bracing structures. You will utilize blueprints, sketches, templates and samples to layout and set up work. You will evaluate, design, and construct supporting cradles. You will assume the responsibility for the technical adequacy, accuracy, and timely execution of complex material packaging. You will provide assistance to nuclear engineers from NEPD by suggesting methods for completing difficult or unusual jobs (related to container design, construction techniques, blocking and bracing methods, load securement, etc.). You will operate all milworking machinery such as band saws, radial saws, (both table and arm), and various hand and power woodworking tools. You will set up, adjust, and operate a wide variety of light to heavy, simple and complex woodworking machinery in the milling and fabricating functions. You will move heavy equipment, components and material into position on prepared platforms using hoists, jib cranes or requesting assistance of rigging personnel and crane operators. You will assure timely accomplishments of the assigned workload. You will maintain awareness with the status and progress of the work and make daily adjustments in accordance with established priorities. You will provide technical direction and guidance to journeyman mechanics, loaned to the section during peak workloads, in the performance of assigned tasks. You will instruct employees in specific job techniques and make available written instructions to reference material and supplies.
What you need to qualify
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 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: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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.
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