Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a JOB LEAD PLANT MECHANIC. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. This is a temporary promotion not to exceed 1 year, and can be extended up to 5 years. This temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition. Duty Location: Redding, California

Duties

JOB LEAD DUTIES: Leads a crew of three or more employees or when supervisor determines that the nature/complexity of the job necessitates the need for a job leader Performs regular work that is the same as that done by the crew - Works along with the crew and sets the pace; ensures that plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are available - Assigns immediate tasks to individual crew members Answers questions from workers on procedures Ensures the crew has enough work to keep busy Checks on work in progress and when completed Ensures that safety rules are followed Coordinates work with other crafts, operations, and/or engineering Reports to the supervisor on the status and progress of work May hold clearances for other members of the crew as necessary. PLANT MECHANIC DUTIES: Maintains, repairs, or modifies all mechanical equipment found in hydroelectric power plants and/or pumping plants. Performs mechanical work, machinist work, sheet metal work, finish welding, pipefitting, crane operation and rigging connected with the maintenance, overhaul, and repair of turbines, generators, motors, pumps, compressors, filters, eductors, valves, pipes, penstocks, intakes, radial gates, spillways, and outlet works. Performs finish, structural and pipe welding and finish grinding on turbine runners. Designs and manufactures tools, jigs, and fixtures. Fabricates parts from stock material. Rebuilds equipment to new. Performs tool and diemaker work. Operates tools, equipment and machinery such as lathes, milling machines, boring bar, radial arm drill press, forklift, overhead bridge and gantry cranes, grinders, MIG, TIG, acetylene and arc welders, testing gauges, and machinist and common hand tools. May hold clearances. Although duty-stationed in the Redding , CA, the incumbent of this position will be required to travel and work between NCAO Facilities as directed by management.

Requirements

Qualifications

This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 11:59 pm (EST), JUNE 1, 2022. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must 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 quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION. Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position. 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

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Contacts

• Address NCAO Bureau of Reclamation 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd Shasta Lake, CA 96019 US
• Name: BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
• Phone: 916-978-5476
• Email: [email protected]