Job opening: ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS MECHANIC
Salary: $33 - 40 per hour
Published at: Jul 07 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located on one of three shifts in the West Point Mint, Office of Production, Plant Engineering Division. The position performs installation, maintenance, trouble analysis, rebuilding, overhauling, modifying, aligning and calibrating of integrated electronic equipment, electrical systems (computer, security and fire systems, data lines) and machinery used for numismatic coin production and packaging.
Duties
The following are the duties of this position at the WG-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
Repair, perform trouble analysis, modify, calibrate, align, program and install new and existing complex systems, i.e. coin presses, burnishers, ultrasonic cleaners and other related equipment, security, fires systems, programmable computers and solid-state controls. Make operational checks/adjustments, and system alignments according to manufacturer's specifications to ensure proper sequencing of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems with electronic controls.
Rebuild, overhaul, modify, install, maintain and test new and existing complex production and electronic equipment/systems. Overhaul, rebuild, and maintain AC and DC electronic equipment, i.e., motors, generators, presses, motor control centers throughout the facility. Replace defective wiring (low voltage electronic, repairs relays, selectors, automatic equipment control circuits, and electronic control interlock systems. Install conduit, raceways, and new electrical and electronic equipment systems. Perform planned maintenance and recommends improvements to Preventive Maintenance schedule and job plans.
Coordinate with technical and professional personnel on matters affecting operating specifications, development of new control systems and their modification. Recommend modifications based on engineering design and operating criteria. Construct interface devices and modifications to equipment or systems to refine the presses/systems.
Qualifications
If you do not meet any of the categories listed, you may wish to apply under announcement 23-MINT-445-P which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service.
Assignments require moderate physical effort with the incumbent lifting, carrying and handling items (tools, materials, equipment, etc.) weighing up to 40 pounds. Occasionally lifts items in excess of 40 pounds and assistance is usually available with heavy items. Work involves standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, and crouching. May work in sitting position for extended periods. May work from ladders, scaffolds, platform lifts and hard to reach places.
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You must show in your experience in the online application that you possess the knowledge, skill and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Key Requirements:
Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
You must meet the following requirements within 14 days of the closing date of this announcement.
You must meet the screen-out element Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision, normally addressed at the beginning of the online questions. In addition, you must also obtain an average score of two (2) for the following elements for this position as addressed through the online question in order to be considered minimally qualified. Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (screen-out), Knowledge of Equipment, Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc., Theory of Electronics.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address West Point- MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]
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