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FABRIC WORKER

United States Fleet Forces Command

Point Loma Complex, San Diego, CAFull-time$31.91–37.19/hrPosted 4 days ago

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Compensation
$31.91–37.19/hr
Location
Point Loma Complex, San Diego, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Fabric Worker serves in the Production Resources Department and performs work on nuclear and non-nuclear containments and enclosures. The role includes designing, fabricating, inspecting, installing, removing, and maintaining enclosures, identifying penetrations and selecting materials and tools, and providing guidance to lower-grade employees and apprentices. Applicants are evaluated on their ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision, interpret instructions and specifications, and apply materials measurement and layout knowledge.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Containment Fabrication, nice to haveBlueprint Reading, nice to haveMaterials Measurement, nice to haveLayout, nice to haveEquipment Calibration, nice to haveMaterial Selection, nice to haveCutting and Shaping, nice to haveJoining and Bonding, nice to haveFitting and Assembly, nice to haveWork Planning, nice to haveScaffolding Identification, nice to have

Qualifications

Trade and Labor Experience or Training, nice to have

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a FABRIC WORKER in the PRODUCTION RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

  • You will design, fabricate, inspect, install, remove, and maintain nuclear and non-nuclear containments and enclosures.
  • You will serve as the journeyman Fabric/Worker/Containment Fabricator.
  • You will identify penetrations for enclosure installation and determine the correct materials and tools needed to complete the enclosure.
  • You will provide direction, guidance, and mentoring to lower grade employees, apprentices, etc.

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 DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION: Plans, organizes, coordinates, and implements numerous quality-related requirements as they relate to design, fabrication, inspection, installation, and removal for both off-hull and in-hull enclosures. Performs the work creating a wide range of complex areas including radiological and non-radiological, nuclear and non-nuclear situations throughout the Shipyard. Identifies staging and scaffolding. Uses complex equipment and calibration instruments to prepare and manufacture containment. Selects, cuts, shapes, joins, bonds, fits, and assembles containments. 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 and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-3100 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

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. 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. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following job elements: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BLUEPRINT READING KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS MEASUREMENT AND LAYOUT You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility and qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP APPLICANTS PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 328 open Fabricator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$31.91–37.19/hr
  • California median$23–38/hr22 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–30/hr149 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $34.55/hr, is 13% above the California median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the middle half of Fabricator hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 27 open Fabricator jobs in California and 328 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Fabricator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (167 postings).
Education
1 of the 328 open Fabricator jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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