About the Position: Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) mission statement: To receive, store, ship, produce, renovate and demilitarize conventional ammunition, missiles and related components to meet contingency requirements in support of the warfighter.

Duties

Assists Project Engineers in executing various ammunition, munitions, or explosives manufacturing production, renovation, or demilitarization programs for the Activity. Involved in direct production-line support, including problem-solving, designing line layouts, process monitoring, line-leveling, equipment readiness, and troubleshooting line stoppages. Works with teams in a manufacturing environment on process-improvement events using various tools of continuous improvement, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and total productive maintenance. Translates requirements from technical data packages into written procedures for use in production or demilitarization of ammunition, munitions, or explosive items. Investigates practicality of proposed/requested changes and recommends acceptance or rejection to the project engineer.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Non-Critical Sensitive, Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment.
• This is a Temporary position.

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 Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) For Current Army Employees: Position maybe filled as temporary promotion, temporary reassignment or temporary change to lower grade not-to-exceed (NTE) 5 years by a current, permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions, reassignments or change to lower grades may be conducted up to maximum of 5 years and may be made permanent without further competition. For all NON-Current Army employees: Position may be filled as a temporary appointment NTE 1 year, if candidate is not a current permanent Army employee. Temporary appointments may be extended to a maximum of three years In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year experience which includes experience such as: 1) Applies a wide range of technical engineering methods, techniques, and procedures relating to the manufacture of complex parts, special tooling, and fixturing. 2) Plans, designs, and recommends the layout of equipment to optimize production requirements. 3) Leading a project that covers multiple work sites. 4) Applying engineering methodologies and cost estimating to establish technical policies/manuals. and 5) Study and analysis of techniques, general layouts, or designs and selection of appropriate materials for use in production. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (NJ-II). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DesignMechanical EngineeringOral CommunicationTechnical Competence

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