Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: The Anniston Army Depot is located in Anniston, Alabama.

Duties

Serve as senior-level locomotive electrician engaged in depot-level, direct support, and general support maintenance. Perform the full range of work involved in the repair, rebuild, calibration, modification and test of the electrical portion of high-voltage diesel-electric power generators, including the electronic components of automatic control systems. Conduct load and road tests to insure that specified electrical and mechanical test parameters are attained. Read circuit diagrams covering the electrical and electronic systems to diagnose problems and determine corrective action. Utilize basic hand tools to disassemble, replace parts, and repair control panels. Anticipate and responds quickly to problems as they are manifest through sophisticated warning and alarm systems.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a business travel requirement of 75% or more of the time to areas throughout the Continental United States (CONUS).
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Locomotive License throughout the duration of employment.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain applicable hazardous/waste management training.
• Incumbent must obtain and maintain any applicable Motor Vehicle License(s) associated with position’s driving duties.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a government credit card.
• Required to lift up to 45 pounds.
• Pre-employment and annual physical is required.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. 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. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Electrician ~ without more than normal supervision. Overhaul, rebuild, repair, modification and test of electrical systems, and related mechanical components, of a wide range of types and sizes of railroad diesel-electric locomotives and locomotive cranes and diesel-electric power generating sets. Reconnect wiring after assemblies have been reinstalled in the equipment and provide technical troubleshooting and diagnoses of malfunctions involving electrical systems during all phases of testing. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Efforts: Lifts, carries, and pulls parts of units, test equipment, and tools weighing up to 45 pounds. Lifting devices are available for heavier items. Kneels, stoops, crouches, and stands for long periods of time. Climbs ladders or reaches above head to work on components and assemblies. Required driving and/or riding in semi tractor-trailers or panel vans for extended periods of time. Working Conditions: Works inside shops, generator enclosures, control units, and frequently outside. Subject to extremes of weather conditions, high noise levels, and occasionally is in close proximity to high-voltage lines and equipment. Subject to serious injury or death by contact with high-voltage lines and to less serious cuts and bruises when handling tools and materials. Frequently exposed to extreme temperatures, chemicals, and carcinogens.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address GM-W0LXAA US ARMY TACOM ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL Anniston, AL 36201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk