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. About the Position: Incumbent will plan and lays out work, set up and operate machine tools such as lathes, shapers, planers, and grinders. Uses a variety of auxiliary machine tool attachments such as taper attachments, chucks, vise, thread adapter, etc. Lays out work from technical manuals, blueprints, drawings, and sketches.

Duties

Performs precision handwork to finish, fit, and assemble machined parts. Provides operators with any needed instruction and periodically check production pieces, making required adjustments to maintain quality. Set up and operates numerical/controlled (N/C) and/or conventional machine tools. Manufacture parts and complete items of equipment from raw stock (e.g., rough castings, bar stock) of different kinds of metal. Receives work assignments in the form of work orders or oral instruction accompanied by blueprints, sketches, drawings, model of the part of other work specifications. Operates machine tools to cut, drill, bore, tap, ream, shape, turn, mill, crind, hone and lap items.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid Washington State driver's license.
• Position requires the incumbent to successfully pass a pre-employment and annual physical.
• The incumbent must obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) background check.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas EmploymentMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 Machinist without more than normal supervision. Perform tasks including operating machine tools to cut, drill, bore, tap, ream, shape, turn, mill, grind, hone, and lap items. I determine dimensional accuracy during the machining process through the use of measuring instruments such as inside, outside, and depth micrometers, surface gauges, height gauges, gauge blocks, screw pitch gauges, squares, and dial indicators. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility To Use Hand and Power Tools - ElectronicsAbility To Use Shop DrawingsKnowledge of MetalsMeasurement and LayoutOperation of Machine ToolsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Physical Efforts - Requires standing, stooping, bending, and reaching. Frequent handling of objects weighing up to 10 pounds, and occasionally objects weighing as much as 40 pounds; however, hoists, hand trucks, lifts, and other workers are available to assist with heavier items. Working Conditions - Works in a well lighted, heated, and ventilated shop with concrete floors. Exposed to dust from grinding, oil from machines, dirt, heat, noise, and fumes. Subject to the hazards of burns from hot metal chips; dust in lungs; cuts, bruises, and injuries to the hands from the use of machine and hand tools; skin irritation from contact with solvents, coolants, lubricants, and abrasive compounds; and subject to strains from infrequent moving, lifting, and handling of heavy items. Wears safety glasses, shoes, and other safety apparel and equipment as required.

Contacts

• Address EU-APF-W12KAA JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD DO NOT MAIL Tacoma, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk