You will serve as a Hazardous Waste Disposer in the Compliance & Quality Department, Environmental Division of FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST. This announcement uses the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will collect, process, package and prepare hazardous wastes for temporary storage and disposal. You will operate manual and power lifting devices and motor vehicles to pick up, transport, and temporarily store industrial waste and other types of hazardous waste. You will visually examine hazardous waste containers at generation sites for leakage and other indications of deterioration. You will perform safety and operational checks on inventories of hazardous waste handling equipment such as pumps, mixing tanks, and automatic sampling devices. You will operate computer terminals to access databases for processing, storing, and shipping requirements. You will perform routine operator maintenance on transfer pumps, and other hazardous waste equipment. You will correct incomplete or improper labels and ensure hazardous wastes are properly stored. You will repack, consolidate, and/or blend hazardous wastes into proper containers for containment and shipment.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

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/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: The ability to perform common tasks including: 1) Separating, combining and transporting hazardous chemicals and substances; 2) Demonstrating detailed knowledge of the methods and procedures required to collect, package, and temporarily store hazardous wastes; 3) Knowledge of a variety of shipping and labeling requirements necessary to repack a wide variety of hazardous wastes and 4) Understanding chemical characteristics of hazardous wastes to ensure safe processing and containment. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address FLTREADCEN SOUTHEAST Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Building 101 Jacksonville, FL 32212 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]