About the Position: This is a General Equipment Mechanic XF-11 position with the USACE Little Rock District, Operations Division. The position is with the McClellan Kerr Project Office. Pine Bluff Site Office located in Pine Bluff, AR. This position is exclusively represented by Local 2114, AFGE AFL-CIO.

Duties

Primary general equipment mechanic on a M/V Shorty Baird 1700hp boat. Perform periodic inspections, preventive maintenance, minor overhauls and routine repairs of all floating plant. Work performed by the River Fleet work group consists of towing, snagging, dredging, and normal or emergency maintenance. The incumbent oils, greases, cleans, tests, adjusts, diagnoses failures, and repairs engines and operating machinery on the towboat, crane barge, work barges, and other supporting auxiliary equipment as required. The incumbent performs individual trade or craft tasks and duties such as repairing, adjusting and servicing mechanical operating machinery used by the River Fleet work group.

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 Drug screening and random drug testing.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment physical examination and an annual examination.
• This is a Mission Essential Position.
• Must have a Valid State drivers License.
• Requires Heavy lifting 50lbs or more.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans 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) GENERAL EQUIPMENT MECHANIC without more than normal supervision. This includes performing common tasks associated with the preventative maintenance of electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems on towboat, work barge, or floating plant.- 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 (Screen-out Element)Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentKnowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Use of Measuring Instruments Physical Effort: Work frequently requires considerable pushing, pulling, carrying, and lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally to 100 pounds. The work also frequently requires standing, walking, kneeling, and bending. Working Conditions: Majority of work is performed in areas subject to fumes, heat, noise, and cramped conditions. Works around moving machinery where there is danger of cuts, bruises, and burns. Some work is performed outside in all types of weather. There is danger of drowning when working on the navigation system. About 20 percent of the work is performed away from the duty station requiring TDY. The incumbent is subject to call at any time to restore navigation channels, locks and dams to operational status.

Contacts

• Address RK-W2SU04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT LITTLE ROCK DO NOT MAIL Little Rock, AR 72203 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk