This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: As a Deckhand, you will perform duties in connection with floating plant operations along the Ouachita, Black and Red Rivers. As a secondary requirement, accomplishes a variety of semi-skilled assignments in support of field office land based and lock and dam maintenance functions.

Duties

Serve as a Deckhand in support of field office floating plant operations. Secure floating plant with manila and synthetic lines, cables, wire straps, ratchets, etc. Perform housekeeping and maintenance tasks such as washing down decks, chipping paint and rust from bulkheads, timber heads, covers, deck equipment, and painting. Operate dump trucks with 2-5 cubic yard capacity, stakebody trucks, pickup trucks, and other vehicles ranging up to four tons. Serve as helper to Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic, Diesel Engineer, Electricians, Equipment Operators, and Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanics. Operate vehicles up to one-ton in transporter ion of work crews to and from remote locations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• Incumbent must possess a Government operator's license for the type of equipment operated, and know and understand the safety rules governing the operation of that equipment.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) may be required up to 75%.
• This position requires lifting of at least 50 lbs.
• This position is designated as Mission Essential. May be required to work overtime and other than normal duty hours which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays. Call back and emergency duty are regular requirements of this position.
• This position is a Temporary Position, Not to Exceed 2 years. Temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three (3) years.
• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees)applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Deckhand without more than normal supervision. Perform common tasks which is described as: conducting channel patrol activities, outboard motor operation, securing, fastening, hooking, and unhooking floating plant, operating and/or utilizing deck equipment such as small tow-line winch, capstans, winch-counted timber heads, and ratchets in tightening and securing lines and floating plant, deck equipment repair, driving trucks or other vehicles, general maintenance and housekeeping. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: The work involves standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and sitting for prolonged time periods in cabs or trucks or skiffs. Work involves light to heavy physical effort requiring the incumbent to physically handle objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Worker is exposed to extreme weather conditions, dust, fumes, burns, cuts, abrasions, eye infections, insect and snake bites and danger of falling overboard. Worker works in strained positions and close quarters, many times near turbulent waters downstream of dams. Occasionally works at extreme heights in personnel baskets. Incumbent must use safety equipment provided such as gloves, goggles, life jackets, safety lines, etc.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R904 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-VICKSBURG DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk