Job summary

About the Position: This position serves as a journeyman Maintenance Mechanic which covers the full range of complex maintenance tasks requiring the application of journeyman level skills in a wide variety of trades and crafts. This position is located at: United States Army Engineer District, Huntington, Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Heavy Capacity Fleet Unit, Louisville, KY.

Major duties

Maintain power and hand tools, and shop equipment in proper condition by oiling, greasing, cleaning, replacing, and adjusting parts, sharpening saws, drills, and cutting tools. Install, repair, and maintain high pressure piping systems such as hydraulic and high-pressure air or oil line systems. Use Oxygen/Acetylene cutting torches and arc welders to remove, modify and or fabricate metal components. Layout work, prepare sketches or drawings, determines, and sets up various types of machines and tools. Interpret various types of drawing manuals, specification, blueprints, and sketches, etc. to accomplish the job. Operate and maintain pneumatic and electric impact drills, grinders, chain saws, band saws, circular saws, hand drills, drill presses, reamers, and metal fabricating machines. Work with variety of pipe to measures, cuts, bends, threads, packs, and joins piping to pipe fittings.

Qualification

This position is a TERM position. Position is temporary and may be extended up to a maximum of eight years. This position may be converted to permanent career or career-conditional appointment without further competition as long as all requirements are met, and a conversion opportunity exists. To be eligible for conversion, employee must complete at least 2 years of current continuous service under a term appointment in the competitive service AND employee must have a current performance rating at least fully successful or equivalent. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. The initial cut-off for referral consideration is 7 Novemeber 2024; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be considered as additional vacancies become available. 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) Maintenance Mechanic without more than normal supervision. Performing maintenance and repair of various items of installed, dam operating, or mobile equipment and machinery. Been able to use a variety of hand and power shop tools such as drill press, bench grinder, planer, jointer, vise, and table saw. Experience operating heavy equipment to include overhead cranes, forklift truck, pick-up truck, manlifts and skid steers to safely and accurately maneuver supplies and materials to accomplish repairs, replacement, or creation of projects. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Makes repairs on equipment or in installations often on high or hard to reach areas from ladders or platforms. Is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds and operates equipment. Working Conditions: Works outside the majority of time in all types of weather. Is subject to injury by tools, equipment, flying debris, and similar objects. Is exposed to mud, dirt, dust, chemical compounds, high noise levels, burns, and fumes. Is subject to danger of falls and drowning while working on moving equipment and structures over or on water. Works behind bulkheads below water level, characteristically works on or adjacent to water. Occasionally works at heights over 30 feet.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. 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. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Only PPP applicants currently occupying a formal training program position are entitled to exercise their priority status. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.? Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.