This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, Industrial Department, Structural Group in Baltimore, MD.

Duties

You will be responsible for performing a wide variety of routine shipfitting and welding tasks involved in the construction, repair and maintenance of marine crafts and vessels, and miscellaneous manufacturing of products at the Yard on the night shift.Being a civilian working for the Coast Guard makes you a valuable team member.  Typical duties include:* Cutting batten wood for templates; tacking templates; center punching fabrication marks on steel; assisting in laying out, fabricating and erecting steel; and holding parts to be tacked.* Retrieving tools and supplies, carrying materials and lifting and holding items in place while journeyman is working on them.* Flame cutting and trimming metals with gas hand torch or plasma cutter.* Using arch welding equipment (SMAW and GMAN process), gas hand torch, and plasma cutters for production welding in the erection and repair of vessels.* Connecting power cables and ground to electrode holder, feeders and power sources to items to be welded.* Reading blueprints and sketches, developing simple templates and layouts and sub-assembly fabrications.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: 1. Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREENOUT)2. Knowledge of equipment, structure, materials, etc. (includes constructing, repair and forging)3. Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading)4. Layout and pattern development (includes geometric projection and triangulation)5. Ability to use hand tools, power tools, etc., for metal work6. Dexterity (assembly, disassembly, reassembly, etc.) National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: *LIST JOB ELEMENTS BELOW AND DELETE THIS STATEMENT. YOU MUST IDENTIFY THE SCREEN OUT ELEMENT. THERE IS ONLY ONE SCREEN OUT ELEMENT IN A BLUE COLLAR POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE....ABILITY TO PERFORM THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION (SCREEN OUT ELEMENT), OR ABILITY TO SUPERVISE (SCREEN OUT ELEMENT), OR ANY OF THE OTHER SCREEN OUT ELEMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR THE POSITION BEING ADVERTISED (SEE X-118C). National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 Hawkins Point Road BLD 1 STOP 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]