SummaryAbout the Position: As an Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader with the US Army Engineer District, Operations Division, you will serve as the working leader in accomplishing repairing and overhauling of heavy engineering and construction equipment. Crew works at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, TN,
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- Lead work crews by assigning tasks, communicating supervisor instructions, and setting the pace of work.
- Coordinate work activities and ensure personnel have the necessary plans, materials, tools, equipment, and supplies.
- Inspect work in progress and completed work to ensure compliance with established procedures, methods, quality standards, and deadlines.
- Provide technical guidance, answers questions, demonstrates proper work methods, and identifies problems requiring supervisor assistance.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and rebuild a variety of floating and land-based heavy equipment and mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and power systems.
- Determine equipment serviceability and repair requirements, including whether major assemblies require removal for specialized repair, and perform final adjustments, testing, and corrective repairs.
- Use a variety of diagnostic equipment, precision measuring tools, power tools, and hand tools to identify equipment failures, perform repairs, and verify proper operation.
- Ensure compliance with safety, housekeeping, and hazardous material/waste requirements, including proper handling, labeling, storage, disposal, spill response, and use of required protective equipment.
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Conditions of employment- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Subject to assignment where needed during emergencies.
- Pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
- This position is covered by the DOT rules and USACE ER 690-1-1218, may be subject to random alcohol testing and drug testing. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 7412.
QualificationsWho 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
- 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) Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader without more than normal supervision. To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience and/or show the ability to perform repair work on wheeled and track-laying heavy and special engineer equipment such as cranes, power shovels, bulldozers, road graders, rollers, heavy duty compressors, large generators, tractors, trucks, lifts, pumps, etc.; fabrication and machining of parts; and/or body work such as welding, soldering, and straightening.
- 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
- Physical Effort: Incumbent is required to stand, stoop and work in cramped positions, on top of and beneath equipment and on floating plant. Frequently lifts 15-25 pounds and occasionally lifts in excess of 50 pounds.
- Working Conditions: Work is usually performed in a shop that is moderately heated, lighted, and ventilated. This occurs during the non-revetment season, usually from November through June of each year. During the revetment season (July through October) the work is performed at various shop areas along the banks of the Lower Mississippi River. The floors are concrete which is fatigue producing from long periods of standing and stooping. Incumbent is exposed to disagreeable fumes from exhaust of engines, minor cuts and bruises from working in close places and hazards of moving equipment in and around the shop area. The work is of a heavy, dirty nature and is performed in areas where the noise is disagreeable making it extremely difficult to talk and be able to hear and understand instructions, etc.
EducationThis job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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.
- This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- This is a(n) 17 Career Field position.
- 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.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or 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.
- Schedule: During the Revetment season, typically June through December, all Revetment employees, including this position, travel in various locations along the Mississippi River. The employees work 12 workdays on & have 2 days off. Employees will be on TDY & will lodge in hotels within the vicinity of the work area. During the work season this position works typically a 10-hour shift. During the non-Revetment season, the crew works at Ensley Engineer Yard, Memphis, TN, on either a 5-day/8-hour or 4-day/10-hr.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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