Marine Machinery Mechanic Leader

Position: MARINE MACHINERY MECHANIC WORK LEADER
Summary

You will serve as a MARINE MACHINERY MECHANIC WORK LEADER in the INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT DIVISION within the MAJOR TEST PROGRAMS & INDUSTRIAL DEPT of NSWC PHILA DIV.

Summary

You will serve as a MARINE MACHINERY MECHANIC WORK LEADER in the INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT DIVISION within the MAJOR TEST PROGRAMS & INDUSTRIAL DEPT of NSWC PHILA DIV.

Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

03/06/2026 to 03/16/2026

Salary $36.23 to - $42.28 per hour Pay scale & grade WL 11

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PA

1 vacancy

Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive

Promotion potential

11

Job family (Series)

• 5334 Marine Machinery Mechanic

Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process

• Suitability/Fitness
• National security

Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status Yes

Announcement number ST-BDM Control number

This job is open to
Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule

A.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent employees of Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia (UIC 64498), DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.

Duties

• You will serve as a work leader for a group of journey-level workers in a variety of trades in work which involves assembling, installing, modifying, maintaining and disassembling test and plan installations of naval machinery.
• You will direct skilled trade persons in the execution of work.
• You will assign immediate tasks, demonstrate work methods, set pace, and check work, assure the work is completed, and report to the supervisor on work status or cause of work delays.
• You will install and operate marine machinery, equipment and systems including complex new research, prototype, and commercial mechanical systems and equipment.
• You will operate equipment under test, support systems and facilities in accordance with test procedure, record empirical data and recommend modifications to operating scenarios and prototype equipment as needed.

Requirements
Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

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…