Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Plant Mechanic. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Folsom, California

Duties

Maintains, repairs, or modifies all mechanical equipment found in hydroelectric power plants and/or pumping plants. Performs mechanical work, machinist work, sheet metal work, finish welding, pipefitting, crane operation and rigging connected with the maintenance, overhaul, and repair of turbines, generators, motors, pumps, compressors, filters, eductors, valves, pipes, penstocks, intakes, radial gates, spillways, and outlet works. Performs finish, structural and pipe welding and finish grinding on turbine runners. Designs and manufactures tools, jigs, and fixtures. Fabricates parts from stock material. Rebuilds equipment to new. Performs tool and diemaker work. Operates tools, equipment and machinery such as lathes, milling machines, boring bar, radial arm drill press, forklift, overhead bridge and gantry cranes, grinders, MIG, TIG, acetylene and arc welders, testing gauges, and machinist and common hand tools. May hold clearances.

Requirements

Qualifications

Requirements (cont.) Physical Effort: Requires the ability to safely and efficiently perform the physical requirements of the position. Routinely lifts and carries heavy loads up to 50 pounds, up to 100 pounds with assistance. The work requires the employee to push, pull, bend, reach, walk, stand, crawl, kneel, squat, work overhead and work at heights. Climbs scaffolding and ladders. Working Conditions: Requires the ability to safely and efficiently work alone or with others. Work may be performed both indoors and outside. Some work is performed within confined spaces. Work is performed on or around moving equipment and energized sources. May travel to remote locations. May be exposed to irritation or discomfort from, dust, heat, noise, fumes, vapors and works on hard, damp floors or ground. Wears personal protective equipment as required to meet safety standardsand subject to wearing a respirator. May be required to wear an air sampling monitor during the performance of work. Qualifications: Your application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Qualifications will be determined on the basis of information submitted within your resume and responses to the assessment questions. For information about qualifications for Federal Wage System positions please, visit OPM. Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are not required to meet time-in-grade restrictions in order to be considered. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 03/07/2024.

Education

Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.

Contacts

• Address CCAO Bureau of Reclamation 7794 Folsom Dam Road Folsom, CA 95630 US
• Name: BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
• Phone: 916-978-5476
• Email: [email protected]