This position is based within the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services, Field Operations, Logistics Center, National Veterinary Stockpile Program (NVSP). The role encompasses a range of responsibilities including maintaining, repairing, and modifying various types of hydraulic equipment and motor vehicles, both gasoline and diesel powered in support of the Logistics Center NVSP.

Duties

The duties described are for the full-performance level. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Performs repairs and maintenance on heavy mobile equipment and special purpose vehicles such as: trucks/trailers, power generation, material handling equipment, agricultural equipment, and others. Diagnoses the cause of mechanical failures by means of visual and auditory checks, test gauges to determine the exact nature or extent of repairs or adjustments necessary to complete work. Makes adjustments, tests, and reinstalls systems/subsystems in vehicles and equipment. Performs body repair and corrosion control, refinishes, and repaints surfaces as required. Performs repairs and troubleshooting on interrelated systems, composed of individual subsystems. Assists in review and updating maintenance technical orders, shop operating instructions, directives. Maintains compliance with directives and procedures for proper disposal of hazardous waste products within the functional area. Inspects general condition of gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to determine overall vehicle condition, cause of malfunction or need for repair. Conducts site visit/inspections to make sure newly acquired/redistributed equipment is managed properly and is in usable condition.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
• Successful completion of one-year trial period.
• Valid state driver's license is required at the time of application.
• All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.
• Must be able to obtain license and operate a variety of Materiel Handling Equipment up to and including 50,000 lb. container handler.
• Make repairs which often require them to work in tiring, awkward, and uncomfortable positions.
• Frequently lift, handle, and carry parts and equipment weighing up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds), occasionally lifting and handling heavier items.
• The work is usually performed inside on concrete surfaces where there is exposure to drafts, noise, and fumes from vehicles.
• May be exposed to dirt, dust, and grease, and to the potential for burns, chemical irritations, shocks, bruises, cuts, and strains.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience inspecting vehicles for their condition, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. 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 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 have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA APHIS MRPBS 250 Marquette Avenue, Suite 410 Minneapolis, MN 55401 US
• Name: MRP Human Resources
• Phone: 612-336-3227
• Email: [email protected]