This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), Alaska Region Headquarters (ARH), Systems Operation Division (SOD), Data Acquisition, Facilities and Electronics Branch (DAFEB), with one vacancy located in Anchorage, AK. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS AR-24-12366257-ST, which is open to Status Candidates. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

The incumbent will serve as a Maintenance Mechanic. As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will perform the following duties:

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT The work involves installation and maintenance of all NWS building equipment, cabling, and site preparation accommodating mission critical facilities systems and instrumentation. Physical activity is required, including walking, bending, crawling or climbing while performing field work. When operating equipment, the incumbent may be under a great deal of strain from constant reaching, bending, turning, and moving of hands, arms, feet, legs, and by vibration and jerking of the equipment. Work in the field (both interior and exterior) will require access to electrical manholes, mechanical rooms, ceiling and mezzanine area's not accessible to some that are physical disabled. The work may require working from ladders or scaffolding, climbing towers, and may involve some lifting of objects over 50 lbs. Tasks are sometimes of long duration, with work occurring concurrently at multiple locations. Tasks must be accomplished in a wide range of climatic conditions, varying from arctic tundra to mountainous rainforest. WORKING CONDITIONS The work is performed inside and outside with exposure to all kinds of weather. Work is generally performed in both an office environment and in the field (indoor and outdoor). The work area may be dirty, wet, dusty, and greasy, with inadequate lighting, heat, or ventilation. Incumbent is subject to cuts, abrasions, burns, broken bones, electrical shock, infections, bites, exposure to harmful chemical fumes, irritation of eyes, skin and respiratory tract, and the hazards of operating power tools and equipment. Travel is required to perform maintenance or repair work in the field, conduct site investigations, or to review field operations. Occasionally in the course of site investigations and field work, the incumbent may need to work in confined spaces, on ladders, or other elevated work surfaces. Discomfort is encountered when wearing protective clothing, gloves, or eye goggles. Incumbent must be able to don proper protective equipment including, but not limited to safety glasses, safety vest and fall harness. Cautious elements and care include, but are not limited to: (1) Lighting, heating, and ventilation in work area; (2) Weather conditions to which exposed when working outdoors; (3) Extreme temperatures to which exposed in the work area; (4) Dust, grease, and soiling of clothing and skin surfaces; (5) Noise and vibration; (6) Exposure to gases and fumes; and (7) Hazards in working above ground level, on slippery surfaces, or in crowded areas near moving vehicles or cutting tools. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-6900 Warehousing And Stock Handling Family. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Federal Wage System (FWS) positions require the use of a Screen-Out Element (SOE). Points awarded for this element will range from 0-4, with 4 being the highest. Points will be based on experience and training which are documented by your responses to the questionnaire. All applicants must receive a score of 2.0 or above on the SOE and an average of 2.0 on all the job elements in order to be considered minimally qualified for the position(s) to be filled.

Education

• This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
• 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 completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]