Serco is hiring: Junior Mechanical Assembler (Newport News, VA) in Newport News

Junior Mechanical Assembler (Newport News, VA)

Join a dynamic team supporting the U.S. Navy by fabricating and assembling electromechanical and electronic assemblies on U.S. Naval Ships and installations.

Responsibilities

• Follow blueprints, guidelines, or diagrams to fabricate and assemble various electromechanical and electronic assemblies.
• Perform work using standard field concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Plan and accomplish goals using experience and judgment.
• Work aboard U.S. Naval Ships and military installations in environments that may be uncomfortable, noisy, with temperature variations, and where carelessness could cause injury.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Eligibility for access to shipyards (NAVSTA & DBIDS), background investigation, and drug screening.
• Firewatch and Cable Installer certifications.
• 2 years of shipboard experience.
• 2 years of combined experience in:
  • Bolt/unbolt cableways, deck plates & equipment
  • Drill holes (with supervision)
  • Operate light machinery/equipment (with training)
  • Position, join, align, wrap & seal pipe & conduit sections
  • Follow directions of senior employees
  • Carry equipment & clean spaces
  • Remove lagging & paint
• Identify safety concerns in the immediate work environment.
• Sound technical knowledge base of discipline’s standard concepts, principles, and techniques.
• Work in high heat spaces, climb shipyard dry dock stairs/ladders, work in kneeling position for cable runs under false decking, lift up to 50 pounds (80% of work requires carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 40 pounds).
• Travel up to 10% to various work sites.
• Work independently, in a team environment, and under stressful conditions with tight deadlines.
• Work in Newport News, VA.

Additional Desired Experience

• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• OSHA Certification

Military Veterans and Spouses encouraged to apply.

EEO Statement

Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.