MODEL MAKER

Description:

You will serve as a Model Maker in the Training Support Shops (TSS) of the Engineering Department at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center.

Requirements:

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. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilizing skill in welding, carpentry, and woodworking to plan and manufacture different types of complex assemblies; 2) Reading and following blueprints, sketches, and oral instruction to achieve specific model construction; 3) Identifying design flaws and suggesting corrective measures and possible alternative methods of fabrication; 4) Planning, testing, and installing complete models or prototypes of an electronic and/or mechanical nature; and 5) Determining the best material to use for a given projects.

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.