A300 CREW HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT ON A SID AT EWR.

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DEPARTING EWR; DEST BOS. SECOND LEG OF 3 LEG PAIRING. FO AS PF FOR THIS LEG. THIS IS A BUSY DEP ON ANY DAY. WITH COW INITIAL LEVELOFF (2500 FT) AND MULTIPLE LOW ALT TURNS AS PUBLISHED; FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY CTLR VECTORS 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE SECOND TURN TO THE THIRD (ON COURSE) HDG IN 5 MI OR LESS. THAT SAID; WE DO IT EVERY DAY. THIS WAS MY FIRST PAIRING WITH THIS FO AND HIS FIRST FLYING LEG. A300 REQUIRES NON PROFILE TKOF IF INITIAL ALT IS BELOW 3000 FT AGC; DUE TO SLOW RESPONSE FROM AUTOPLT IN PROFILE MODE. IN NON PROFILE MODE; AUTOPLT CAPTURED AT 2500 FT AND BEGAN PITCH OVER/PWR REDUCTION AS CTLR ISSUED R TURN TOWARD MERIT AND NEW ALT OF 5000 FT. FO SELECTED HDG; ALT AND PROFILE (INCORRECTLY) AND AUTOPLT PITCHED TO CLB ATTITUDE AGGRAVATED BY PWR COMING UP TO CLB SETTING; PRODUCING 6000 FPM CLB RATE FROM 2500 FT TO 5000 FT. AS PNF; I TOLD HIM PROFILE WOULD NOT WORK AND TO MANUALLY REDUCE PWR. HE DID NOT; SO I TOOK ACFT; REDUCED PWR TO IDLE; DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND PITCHED TO -5 DEGS NOSE DOWN. THIS ACTION ARRESTED THE CLB AT 5300 FT MSL. I THEN RETURNED TO 5000 FT; STABILIZED THE ACFT AND RETURNED TO AUTOPLT OP. EWR DEP REISSUED 5000 FT; RESTATED ALTIMETER SETTING; AND HANDED US OFF. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID; BUT IT WAS CLR THAT THE LEVELOFF WAS NOTICED BY THEM. THIS FO FLEW BAL OF LEG TO BOS AND THEN BOS-MEM SO I COULD WATCH HIS OPS FURTHER. IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN 13 YRS AS THIS OPERATOR I HAVE FELT THAT FO PROFICIENCY (LACK) WAS A FACTOR IN A SUB-OPTIMAL OP. THIS WILL BE HANDLED INTERNALLY.