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Job opening: Sheet Metal Mechanic

Salary: $32 - 37 per hour
Published at: Dec 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a Sheet Metal Mechanic in the Research and Development Services Division, Support Services Branch, Shop Services Section, R&D Projects, Code 3523.2 ofNAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

Duties

You will break assignments down into proper sequence of operations and determine size of materials using mathematical formulas. You will clean, deburr, and lay out pattern and form lines by using trigonometry, radical line and parallel line development. You will form boxes and pans, electronic chassis and panels of noncomplex types, manufacture machine guards and other guards for safety purposes. You will make sign blanks, frames of either angle iron or aluminum, manufacture ducts and fittings and install for heating and air conditioning, manufacture electrical troughs and boxes. You will manufacture and install gutters and leader heads conductors for water. You will do normal sheet metal maintenance of buildings such as replacing flashings, metal roofs, gutters and down spouts. You will join material by bolting, seaming, soldering (soft and silver) riveting, brazing, spot welding and metallic arc welding. You will finish surfaces to prescribed specifications and check job to be sure it meets required specifications.

Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
  • The work involves standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and crawling and may be done in cramped and awkward positions and hard to reach places.
  • The work frequently requires climbing ladders, stagings or scaffolding while assembling and installing prefabricated sheet metal ducts, troughs, gutter, etc.
  • You may be required to lift up to and in excess of 50 pounds.
  • You may be required to wear protective devices such as hard hats, gloves, safety shoes, eye goggles or flash shields.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. The Screen-out Element for this position is: The ability to read blueprints utilizing a knowledge or orthographic projection including: 1) A working knowledge of the physical metallurgy of the materials used to determine weldability, forming characteristics under both high and low temperatures, and procedures necessary to control warpage and distortion in the forming and joining processes; 2) Use of sheet metal hand tools, such as hand tongs, hand seamers, rivet sets, hammers, squares, dividers, trammels, and protractors, all types of snips, rules, punches and hand riveters; 3) Use of kick shears, power shears, hand and rotary punches, power punches, box and pan brakes, power brakes and presses, drill presses, lock formers, beading and crimping machines, and roll formers and 4) Knowledge of the functions of spot welders, acetylene torches and welding machines. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=Overview Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Contacts

  • Address NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 4555 Overlook Avenue SW Washington, DC 20375-5324 US
  • Name: Lauren Bowie
  • Phone: (202) 767-8314
  • Email: [email protected]

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