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719B NAMTS Shipboard Calibration Coordinator

A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

A NAMTS Shipboard Calibration Coordinator inspects, troubleshoots, and calibrates systems and associated components as part of intermediate-level support for Fleet-directed requirements. The coordinator demonstrates knowledge of repair procedures, maintenance standards, quality assurance specifications, calibration programs, hands-on calibration execution, and the proper use of organizational and intermediate maintenance industrial machinery.

Core Skills

  • instrument calibration
  • metrology program management
  • test equipment operation
  • shipboard troubleshooting
  • quality assurance inspection
  • preventive maintenance
  • electrical measurement
  • industrial machinery operation
  • technical documentation

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint

Civilian Career Paths

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Project Management

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Certified Calibration Technician (CCT)
  • CompTIA A+
  • Certified Electronics Technician (CET)

Career Growth

  • Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
  • Certified Quality Technician (CQT)
  • Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

What the Work Involves

  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
  • Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.

Related Occupations

  • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
  • First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: vocational training or an associate degree.

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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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