Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or detail NTE 1 year by a current permanent Army Employee. Temporary promotions or details may be extended up to a maximum of five years and may be made permanent without further competition.

Duties

Plan and lay out work from blueprints, sketches, work orders, and/or model of parts to be made. Apply knowledge of various metals and other materials to produce desired cuts and finishes on various metals. Manufacture parts and items of equipment from raw stock of different kinds of metals and metal alloys and other materials. Mark surfaces and angles to be machined to facilitate accurate job setups. Calculate mathematical computations and apply handbook formulas for needed dimensions. Decipher the machinability of numerous metals and the proper tools required to produce the desired cuts and surfaces. Set up work and operate machine tools and perform bench and assembly work. Operate Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and Numerical Control (NC) machines to perform standard machining operations. Use shop mathematics and standard handbook formulas in making computations to establish dimensions not provided in oral or written instructions and specifications.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Successfully complete and pass a 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 requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.

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 EmployeesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible 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 to include: 1) Operate machine tools such as lathes, boring mills, milling machines, grinding machines and operating computer numerical control (CNC) machines to perform specific machining operation in the machining of castings, forgings, or other raw stocks made of various metals, metal alloys, and other materials. 2) I can use a variety of auxiliary machine tool attachments; determine speeds, feeds, and coolants, lubricants, or abrasives to be used; and perform precision hand work such as filing, scraping, and lapping to fit, assemble, and finish machined parts. 3) I can interpret work orders or oral instructions accompanied by blueprints, sketches, drawings, sample parts, parts programs or other specifications to determine work procedures, materials, machines, tools, equipment, and attachments to be used during the sequence of machining operations. - 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 selecting 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 work requires standing, stooping, bending and reaching; and frequent handling of objects weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally objects weighing as much as 40 pounds. Hoists, hand trucks, lifts and other workers are available to assist with heavier items. Working Conditions: Works in a well-lighted, heated and ventilated shop with concrete floors. Exposed to dust from grinding, oil from machines, dirt, heat, noise and fumes. Subject to eye and skin injuries from flying metal chips, abrasive particles and hot metal; skin irritation from contact with coolants, lubricants and abrasive compounds; and danger to the fingers, hands and other parts of the body from cutting tools, grinding wheels, rotating work pieces and moving parts of machine.

Contacts

• Address AI-APF-W0MLAA TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL Tobyhanna, PA 18466 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk