About the Position: Fort Drum, the home of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), is located in Northern New York, a historically unique and geographically beautiful area, offering bountiful outdoor recreational opportunities from hunting and fishing to winter sports of all types. Fort Drum is approximately 30 miles from Canada, with the Great Lakes to the west, the Adirondack Mountains to the east, and the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands in between.

Duties

Utilize machinist bench and floor mounted equipment and hand tools to manufacture casings, forgings, weldments and other fabrications. Complete tasks that require special adaptation and extension of hte use of conventional and numerical/computer-controlled machine tools. Perform electric arc and acetylene welding. Work with tools and equipment requiring extreme caution in maintaining close dimensions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 40lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirement.
• May be required to serve as a member of the Army Power Projection Platform (AP3) Operations to encompass deployment activities. Work may involve shift work, weekends, and/or holidays, to include mandatory overtime as mission requires.
• This position is Weather Essential. May be required to report to work in the event of severe weather conditions to prepare facilities for reopening.
• This position requires 5 % TDY.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 an Machinist without more than normal supervision.(1) Manufacturing complex or non-routine parts and items of equipment from raw stock of different metals or metal alloys; (2) Performing machining operations, setting up, and operating computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools; (3) Skill in using trade methods and techniques on conventional, specialized and/or numerical/computer numerically controlled machine tools - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selection official. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Use Hand Tools for Machine ShopAbility To Use Shop DrawingsKnowledge of MetalsMeasurement and LayoutOperation of Machine ToolsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Physical Effort: The repairer bends, stoops, stands, sits, crouches, and kneels when working in confined spaces and awkward positions; lifts or carries parts or assemblies weighing up to 45 pounds and may handle heavier items with the assistance of others or using weight handling equipment. Working Conditions: Work is performed much of the time in large shop areas that are drafty and noisy, and also at test firing sites outdoors under variable weather conditions and requires wearing hard hats, safety shoes, gloves, mouth and nose masks. Work involves standing, stooping, bending, reaching and continuous hand manipulation of tools and lifting moderately heavy objects. Subject to cuts and abrasions when using hand and power tools in confined places. Also subject to falls when climbing and walking on slippery and inclined surfaces of artillery pieces.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address BN-APF-W6YEAA LOG READINESS CTR, FT DRUM DO NOT MAIL Fort Drum, NY 13602 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk