You will serve as a Painter Worker in the Industrial Execution Department, Production Trades Division of FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will apply protective and decorative paint finishes to aircrafts, aircraft components and accessories, and engine components. You will prepare aircrafts, engines, ground support equipment and components for finish using various chemicals, detergents, and solvents. You will read and interpret specifications, sketches, blueprints, technical directives, manuals and shop orders to obtain information on surfaces to be coated. You will use trade related tools and equipment including, but not limited to: paint guns, sanders, air hoses, sealant guns, paint removing abrasives, and masking materials.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

Qualifications

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: The ability to perform common tasks including: 1) Setting up, skilled use, care arid accountability of trade related tools and equipment such as conventional paint guns (pressure suction), air-assisted electrostatic paint guns, orbital sanders, component machines, hoses, blast helmets, sanders, sealant guns, hand tool; 2) Appling paint finishes on a variety of aircraft, engines, ground support equipment and component parts using a variety of materials such lacquers, enamels, sealers, urethanes, water base, epoxies, elastomeric, and ceramic coatings; 3) Removing of old paint, rust, corrosion, dirt so that coating materials adhere properly to surfaces; 4) Appling coatings to surfaces that are free from runs, skips and drips; and 5) Sanding, featheredging existing coatings, and demonstrate the knowledge of selecting proper grit abrasives necessary to ensure adequate substrate smoothness prior to the finish application. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-4100. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Contacts

• Address FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHWEST Fleet Readiness Center Southwest PO Box 347058 San Diego, CA 92135-7058 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]