PRODUCTION CONTROLLER

Clarification from the agency

U.S. Citizens.

• You will serve on the waterfront as a Production Controller in the Virginia Class Project Office of Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton.
• You will maintain daily contact with the assigned ship and project team in order to monitor progress of shipboard work and keep abreast of and coordinate resolution of daily problems that have a potential impact on schedules.
• You will tour the ship to observe progress of various installations and review problems with contractor and ship's force personnel, initiating action to correct or resolve items that may impact schedule.
• You will work directly with military ship coordinators, ship force, and the contractor to help drive production outcomes of new construction and PSA availabilities.
• You will obtain and prepare cost and schedule data, developing and maintaining charts and data to monitor, evaluate, and predict performance and cost, anticipating future potential problem areas.
• You will monitor status of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) material and coordinate efforts to ensure that material will support ship's new construction and PSA schedules.
• You will review ship and/or system specifications, contract plans, basic contracts, HMR/FMR's, schedules, test forms, contractor and government procedures, technical reports, Engineering Reports, correspondence and other information.
• You will identify potential problems in the areas requiring special coordination efforts and consult with various specialists at this activity and other government/ commercial activities in obtaining necessary guidance and/or direction.
• You will coordinate communications relative to the identification of all deficiencies, assign responsibility for corrective action, and initiate work authorization for those items deemed to be the responsibility of the government to correct.
• You will attend various conferences/meetings convened periodically, such as PSA problem conferences, GMI conferences, shipbuilder construction meetings, NAVSEA program review meetings, and noise conferences, etc. in order to monitor work progress.
• You will anticipate potential problems in time to allow corrective action and to protect the interests of the government and contractors to the work being performed, frequently attending trade and Joint Test Group (JTG) meetings.
• You will develop work specifications and FMRs as required, providing budget estimates for work specifications and FMRs and initiates requests for funds, advising the various customers of problems that may arise that require additional funds.
• You will review the ship's sea trial agenda, coordinating, and scheduling all basic trial evolutions with the ship, contractor, COMSUBLANT, and COMSUBRON/COMSUBGRU operations initiating corrective actions of all resulting trial deficiencies.
• You will assemble all the necessary reports and data and prepare or assist in the preparation of the final written ship status report.
• You will coordinate the applicable SUPSHIP Groton Project Office HMR/FMR program and process all HMRs /FMRs received from the respective Submarine Program Office and resolve all technical and administrative issues associated with the HMRs/FMRs.
• You will coordinate the effort involved with maintaining the continuity of Submarine Safety (SUBSAFE), Fly-By-Wire (FBW) certification and Deep Submergence System Scope of Certification.
• You will coordinate the applicable Submarine Project Office actions dealing with major claims, researching, collecting data and providing written recommendations to upper level management regarding the contractor's right to entitlement.

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.
• 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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to perform occasional sea duty.

Qualifications

For GS-12: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading production control operations to ensure compliance with established schedules, requirements, or production control milestones in support of projects for the construction or test of submarines.

For GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Analyzing contractor production control issues to recommend corrective actions to support the construction or test phase of submarines.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-CLER

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.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.

A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.

Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Check the Education section above to see what is allowed and what is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.

Application documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal information of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certificates). You may redact this information before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals.

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