This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation utilizing the DoD DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Under this authority, competitive rating/ranking and veteran's preference procedures do not apply. About the Position: This position operates and maintains the industrial water collection systems, swimming pools, non-potable water systems, oil water separators, flood control systems, and integral parts.

Duties

Repair, overhaul, maintain, service and install industrial water collection systems and collection system lift stations, non-potable water systems, installation swimming pools and oil water separators. Perform complete overhaul or repair, reassembles and reinstalls equipment and system components such as pressure regulating valves, rate controllers, drive mechanism, reduction gear assemblies, pumps, or valves. Perform rigging using chains, cables, and ropes to lift sustain, move and position heavy equipment or components. Serve as swimming pool operator performing the operations, maintenance, servicing and repair of swimming pools and industrial and non-potable water systems to maintain shift schedules. Utilize electronic equipment to detect and locate utilities to perform visual inspection of construction areas to determine underground utilities. Read and interpret utility maps or prints to identify the type and size of underground utilities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• 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 requires you to be physically able to be fitted with a respirator and wear the respirator as required.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 100 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position requires you to be able to receive and maintain Hepatitis A and B vaccinations in accordance with regulations.
• The duties of this position require you to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position requires you to possess a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• This position may require overtime work.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Employee shifts are rotated on a regularly scheduled basis.
• This position may require you to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• This position requires you to successfully complete the Hazardous Waste Management course in classroom or on-the-job training and attend annual Hazardous Waste Management Refresher course.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 an Industrial Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision. Must possess the ability to perform common repairs and maintenance to service and install parts of industrial water collection system and collection system lift stations, non-potable water systems, oil water separators, cross connection or backflow preventers, flood control systems, and swimming pools and diagnose and analyze system components for functionality, maintenance and repair. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Efforts: Work requires you to work in strained positions while cleaning and repairing equipment. Work on ladders, in holes and frequently climbs stairs. Work requires pulling, pushing, stooping, kneeling, twisting, bending, considerable working while standing on concrete floors, and lifting in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Works from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms or in pits and manholes where parts of systems being repaired are in hard-to-reach places. Uses above average physical effort when turning valves, loading or unloading, stacking or emptying chemicals into feeders and storage areas. Carries 100-lb sacks or drums upstairs. Frequently lifts, carries, and sets up parts, equipment or supplies weighing 100 lbs or more. Work Conditions: This position requires you to work inside and outside in all kinds of weather conditions including during storms with exposure to snow, rain, and wind. Work around and with high voltage equipment (440 volts) and exposed to hazardous materials when taking samples, cleaning and repairing equipment or shoveling sludge. Often exposed to gases and fumes such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, methane, gasoline, chlorine, ammonia, fluoride and other caustic and dangerous chemicals. Subject to falls on wet, slick concrete, into open tanks, manholes and scum chambers. Inside work sometimes requires contact with running motors, pumps, machinery, loud noises, poor ventilation and bad lighting. Cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, infections and broken bones may result from accidents. You must use safety equipment such as safety shoes, boots, hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, escape masks, self-contained breathing apparatus, earmuffs, ear plugs, rubber gloves and other such equipment. You are required to apply knowledge of safety procedures when working alone or with others and to use safe practices especially around high voltage, heavy equipment, chlorine gas and fast-moving machinery and to report unsafe conditions when noted.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address FU-W0VMAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT RILEY DO NOT MAIL Fort Riley, KS 66442 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk