About the Position: Serve as a Machined Parts Inspector for CRANE ARMY AMMO ACTIVITY - JMCN QUALITY - AQA - NSWC CRANE DIV

Duties

Perform product verification through performance of a test, analysis, inspection, or demonstrations (or a combination of these). Perform production verification through packing slips, purchase requests, purchase orders, contractual information, Certificates of Conformance (CoC), Certificates of Analysis (CoA), national stock numbers (NSN), part numbers, item numbers, etc. Perform courtesy check to assist local metal parts manufacturing division in establishing acceptable methods and practices for fabrication to customer requirements. Accept or reject material from results of inspection data, drawings, customer requirements, or contractual requirements. Perform mechanical testing to include but not limited to, tensile, torsion, fatigue, fracture mechanics, compressive, and creep. Determine proper condition codes of parts/components. Serve as quality liaison for quality investigations of nonconforming material and controls nonconforming material. Perform mechanical and mechanical properties testing to include but not limited to, impact, hardness, surface roughness, plating thickness, corrosion, porosity, ultrasonic, and leak.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a pre-employment and annual physical examination.
• Incumbent may be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Position requires a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles or the incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.

Qualifications

Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or detail NTE 12 months by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Position may be made permanent without further competition. Employees are not eligible for a detail in the OCONUS area unless already residing in the same overseas area (foreign or non-foreign) as the position being filled. Employees currently located in OCONUS (foreign or non-foreign) are not eligible for a detail to a CONUS position. 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 Employees 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 Machined Parts Inspector without more than normal supervision. Applicants must meet the screen out element to be considered further. The work of the position normally includes: Inspecting machined parts and materials for quality purposes within an organization; performing mechanical testing on products to analyze tensile, torsion, fatigue, fracture mechanics, compressive, or creep; and reviewing parts or materials for packing slips, purchase orders, contractual information, or purchase requests. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To InspectAbility to Use Hand Tools for Machine ShopAbility to Use Shop DrawingsKnowledge of MetalsMeasurement and LayoutOperation of Machine ToolsTechnical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) PHYSICAL EFFORT: Inspector is regularly required to stand, use hands and fingers to feel, and be able to communicate effectively. Inspector is frequently required to walk in machine shop areas where fabrication is taking place to pull random samples. Inspector is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Inspectors must regularly lift or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift/move 25 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORKING CONDITIONS: Inspector is occasionally exposed to vibration. Inspector is frequently exposed to machine shop fabricating areas and their distinctive smells and solvents. Inspector may be exposed to mold release compounds, greases, oils, cutting, and/or hydraulic fluids from the machining/molding process. The noise level in the inspection areas is usually quiet; hearing protection is provided when noise levels are excessive. Inspectors regularly visit non-production areas to complete verifications. Non-production areas include inert magazines and inert shipping and receiving buildings.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address BG-APF-W39ZAA CRANE ARMY AMMUNITION ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61299 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk