About the Position: Maintenance Mechanic will be assigned to the Middle Capacity Fleet Unit of the Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Duty Station: Neville Island, PA. Performs the duties of a journeyman Maintenance Mechanic which covers the full range of complex maintenance tasks requiring the application of journeyman level skills in a wide variety of trades and crafts. Such as: Machinery Repair, Carpentry, Sandblasting and Painting, Pipefitting, Equipment Operations, and Concrete Maintenance.

Duties

Modify parts, components, or assemblies in the maintenance and repair of various items of installed, dam operating, or mobile equipment and machinery. Plan work to be done, prepares own sketches or drawings, determines and sets up types of machines, tools, and angles. Disassemble items, remove broken, worn, obsolete, or nonstandard part or component; fabricate, temper, or replace part of component; and fit, align, and reassemble. Work alone or as a member of a work crew and applies full range of carpentry skills and techniques in repairing, constructing, remodeling and maintaining a variety of wooden structures and fixtures. Use a variety of hand and power shop tools in accomplishing assignments. Sandblast and paint large renovated and fabricated steel structures and components. Utilize stationary and portable abrasive blasting equipment to prepare surfaces for finish paint. Install, repair, and maintain high pressure piping systems such as hydraulic and high-pressure air or oil line systems. Determine nature and extent of necessary repairs. Plan and lay out work, utilizing blueprints or layout sketches when provided. Operate aerial work platforms to access work locations. Operate forklift on uneven conditions to unload vehicles and move materials in outside storage yards. Operate overhead crane which requires hand, eye and foot coordination. Perform duties as a rigger and signal person, selecting and inspecting appropriate rigging for the load being moved, and properly signals other crane operators, to safely and effectively move and position loads Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Heavy lifting is required.
• Pre-employment and annual drug screen required.
• Pre-employment and annual physical is required.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain all Corps of Engineers licenses associated with position.

Qualifications

This is a permanent, full time, Seasonal position. Seasonal employment means annually recurring periods of work of less than 12 months each year. Seasonal employees are permanent employees who are placed in non-duty/non-pay status and recalled to duty in accordance with pre-established conditions of employment. 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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement 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 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) Maintenance Mechanic without more than normal supervision. ???????Able to perform the full range of complex maintenance tasks requiring the application of journeyman level skills in machinery repair, carpentry, sandblasting and painting, pipefitting, equipment operations, concrete maintenance and repair. Have applied a high order of skill to determine reasons for and making corrections to mechanical defects and performance problems. Know and compare the governing safety practices and procedures. Know how to operate heavy equipment to include but not limited to overhead cranes, skid steers, dump trucks, aerial lifts, and forklifts to safely and accurately maneuver supplies and materials to accomplish repair, replacement or creation of projects. - 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 SUPERVISIONAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentKNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC.Knowledge of MaterialsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Use of Measuring Instruments Physical Effort: Makes repairs on equipment or in installations often on high or hard to reach areas from ladders or platforms. Is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds, and operates equipment. Working Conditions: Works outside the majority of time in all types of weather. Is subject to injury by tools, equipment, flying debris, and similar objects. Is exposed to mud, dirt, dust, chemical compounds, high noise levels, burns, and fumes. Is subject to danger of falls and drowning while working on moving equipment and structures over or on water. Works behind bulkheads below water level, characteristically works on or adjacent to water. Occasionally works at heights over 30 feet.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk