About the Position: United States Army Engineer District, Huntington, Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Light Capacity Fleet Unit, duty location Old Hickory, TN. This position serves as Marine Machinery Mechanic performing a wide variety of maintenance and repair activities.

Duties

Diagnose and Identify overheating of bearings, brakes and/or clutches to return equipment to operation. Assemble, disassemble, and make onsite repair to equipment and machinery. Maintain current and accurate records of operation, maintenance, and shop manuals and drawings. Repair, lubricate and/or service equipment such as generators, pumps, and compressors. Operate auxiliary equipment including pumps, generators, air compressors and/or other boat machinery.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical examination and requires annual physical examinations.
• This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing.
• This position requires a valid state driver’s license.

Qualifications

If you are currently a permanent, Federal employee or have other appointment eligibility(s) as an internal candidate, apply for this vacancy number CERE249562115139for status candidates. 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. The initial cut-off for referral consideration is 22 April 2024; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. 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. Perform a variety of installing, maintaining, repairing, overhauling diesel and gasoline internal combustion marine engines and other related equipment aboard floating plants. Successfully used power tools such as lifts, sling chains and/or rock hooks on a daily basis. Physical Effort: Required to stand, walk, and climb most of the time in performing assigned duties. Frequently reaches, bends, pulls, pushes, and lifts in order to move/install/repair heavy machinery equipment. Lifts objects up to 100 pounds with assistance. Working Conditions: Works in inclement weather conditions and exposed to open river conditions when working on marine floating plant equipment and is subject to dangers such as wet and/or slippery surfaces, snagged ropes and cables, and drowning. Works in confined/enclosed areas such as spaces between bulkheads and decks and the proximity of machinery. Conditions are subject to exhausts, fumes, noises, and cramped/awkward/uncomfortable positions. Works around moving/rotating/reciprocating machinery where there is danger of injury due to falls, cuts, bruises, and burns. Various protective devices such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves and hard hats are used.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk