RIGGER SUPERVISOR

Summary

You will serve as a RIGGER SUPERVISOR in the RIGGING BRANCH (Code 741), of the Rigging and Operations Division in the Lifting and Handling Department of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will perform as the supervisor for dive teams performing underwater ship husbandry, recompression chamber operations, crane and rigging operations, and related work.
• You will direct all facets of the dive, both above and below the surface.
• You will treat diving-related injuries with little to no oversight or direction from higher supervisors.
• You will conduct high risk diver training, identifies resource requirements, and interprets diver-related blueprints.
• You will direct diving inspections and manages dive communication plans.
• You will manage underwater search and recovery, ship and submarine repairs.
• You will work and maintain proficiency as a member of a diving team.
• You will perform underwater work or serve as the standby diver, suited up and ready to assist the diver in the water.
• You will perform underwater search and recovery work and visual inspections of ship hulls; caissons, bridge work structures, piers, and quay walls.
• You will remove and install various underwater components of ships, such as propellers, ballast tank louvers, and contaminated discharge lines.
• You will conduct comprehensive pre-dive inspections of all diving equipment, adhering strictly to established checklists and procedures.

Qualifications

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 LEAD OR SUPERVISE 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.