Summary About the Position: Works as a member of the Maintenance and Repair Unit in a field site situation. Incumbent will apply a range of equipment repair and painting skills and techniques pertinent to the dismantling, repair, modification, maintenance, aligning and installing of machinery and painting of structures. Responsibilities Equipment Repair: Performs work to diagnose, layout, install, align, repair, overhaul and maintain equipment or fixtures which are a portion of a major system of a lock and dam operating facility. Replacing, reworking, or refinishing worn or damaged parts and components. Reassembling and installing equipment or parts and accomplishes necessary alignment and testing. Abrasive Blasting: Works as an abrasive media blaster responsible for abrasive blast cleaning of a variety of structures, equipment, and machinery. Painting: Applies protective prime coat and/or finish coat of paint to surface areas which have been recently prepared for paint. Deckhand: Work on floating plant units consisting of a cutterhead pipeline dredge, barge-mounted cranes, and tugboats. Connects, disconnects, repairs and replaces pipelines; assists in breaking up and making up tow. Engineering Equipment Operator: Operates aerial towers (powered personnel lifts), tractor-mounted end-loader, bulldozers, small/large excavators, skid loaders, cranes, steam pressure cleaning equipment, and air compressors. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Marine Machinery Mechanic without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common duties including equipment repair, abrasive blasting, painting, deckhand tasks, and operating engineering equipment. Repair and replace worn parts, perform abrasive blasting on structures and machinery, apply paint coatings, handle ropes and towing cables, and operate various equipment such as cherry pickers, loaders, bulldozers, and more. Additional responsibilities may include steam cleaning, air compressors operation, and performing trades work like carpentry and cement finishing. I work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. I work under supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who reviews my work for completion. I can perform the above duties. Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Screen Out, Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading), Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment, KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC., Knowledge of Materials, Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic), and Trouble shooting (Electronic Equipment) Physical Effort: Work requires continual physical effort in the handling of equipment and tools, while working from scaffolds, standing, stooping, bending, kneeling; reaching, climbing, working overhead, crawling and crouching in strained and/or awkward positions often for prolonged periods while blasting, painting, or otherwise working on structures sometimes at heights up to 55 feet. In addition to work from an aerial tower \"cage\", employee is required to possess agility in order to work from ladders, scaffolds, platforms, or other stagings, and is required to lift, carry, and set up equipment or materials weighing up to 75 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Handling of blasting hose requires control of 110 psi pressure. Working Conditions: Performs work primarily outdoors, but also inside. Outdoor work is subject to temperature and other weather extremes typical of the local climate. Inside work is performed inside miter gate enclosures, valve gate recesses, tainter gate recesses, tainter or roller dam gates, or other enclosed or semi-enclosed locations which subject the worker to fumes,dust or other unpleasant environment. Work is performed from scaffolding, permanently installed walkways and platforms or ladders above ground level, and, in many instances, above water thus subjecting employee to injuries associated with falls and water. Other exposure to heat, dust, rust, scale, abrasives, paint fumes is present with the possibility of eye injury, electrical shock, burns, broken bones and cuts being present. Some discomfort from protective clothing, gloves, or other equipment is normal. Education Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration. This is a Material Maintenance Management Career Program (CP) 17 position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
