You will serve as a Physical Science Technician in the Navy Drug Screening Laboratory, Great Lakes Illinois of NAVDRUGLAB GREAT LAKES IL.

Duties

You will receive and review four classes of urine batches from the Accessioning Section. You will conduct initial troubleshooting of minor mechanical and instrumental problems such as barcode read errors, rack jams, and probe crashes. You will ensure that instruments have sufficient supplies at all times to conduct immunoassay testing. You will maintain log entries for all batches processed by the screening section. You will be responsible for calibrating each instrument, on a daily basis or as needed, before testing samples. You will re-test failed batches as necessary.

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.
• 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Work requires the ability to lift sample batches weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Work requires long periods of standing and walking with some sitting, crouching or bending may be necessary while providing preventative maintenance to analytical instruments.
• 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

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Operating automated analyzers to conduct analysis of specimen screening results; 2) Processing urine specimens for laboratory testing; 3) Identifying problems with tests performed such as unusual reactions or unusual instrument responses; AND 4) Diagnosing instrument malfunctions and operating problems. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Physical Science Technician Series 1311 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

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants may substitute the following education for the required experience, provided it demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Successful completion of 6 months of graduate level education (9 semester hours) directly related to the position. This education must be obtained at an accredited college or university. (Possession of the requirements must be verifiable via SUBMITTING A COPY of the complete transcripts with your application.)

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be used to meet the total qualification requirements.

Foreign Education: Required for vacancies with Positive Education or Education Substitution: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/officies/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVDRUGLAB GREAT LAKES IL 2500 Rodgers St Bldg 5501 Great Lakes, IL 60088-2845 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]