You will serve as a HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT MECHANIC in the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will inspect and diagnose heavy mobile equipment to verify maintenance service needed. You will determine tools and equipment to use to inspect or repair heavy mobile equipment and vehicles. You will test functionality of heavy mobile equipment after all repairs are complete. You will assist in the inspection process as needed in the diagnoses and troubleshooting failures and improvises replacement, assembly, repair, and techniques when standard procedures and available guides do not apply.

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.
• Employees are required to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) as well as a Government Driver's License within 180 days after reporting on-board.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.

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: 1) Using heavy duty hand tools, special tools, and test equipment to repair, maintain, modify and test gasoline and diesel-powered mobile equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, graders, power shovels, trucks, buses, firefighting, weight handling (to 150-ton capacity), crawler cranes and emergency generators (up to 700 KW) and other miscellaneous equipment; 2) Diagnosing problems, disassembling, repairing, fitting, assembling and adjusting systems, such as torque converters, planetary gears, multi-shift transmissions, fuel injection systems, air systems, compressors, valves, electrical systems, including wiring and delicate, complex electrical controls; and 3) Making modifications to equipment to meet requirements. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC 9324 Virginia Ave Norfolk, VA 23511 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]