TTB's mission is steeped in America's history, from the time of the Whiskey Rebellion to the work of agents like Eliot Ness. We are a nationwide team dedicated to collect alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition excise taxes and ensure that alcohol beverages are labeled, advertised, and marketed by law. We rank among the top 12% of agency subcomponents in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.

Duties

This position is located at Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB),Assistant Administrator - HQ Operations - Scientific Services Division. As a Physical Science Technician, you will: The following are the duties of this position at the GS-9. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. - Maintain assigned laboratory equipment such as Water Baths, Ovens, Dishwasher, Sonicators and other basic lab equipment and proactively identify laboratory supply needs (chemicals, specialty gases, and disposables) and arranges necessary ordering and purchasing orders. - Maintain and support laboratory operations through activities such as inventory of chemicals, preparation of simple solutions and reagents for use in the laboratory, safely dispose of waste materials, and wash laboratory glassware. - Perform sample analysis using a variety of specialized equipment to support analysis for regulatory compliance, while keeping detailed records of data collected, and helping chemists in preparing samples, standards, andreagents. - Communicate technical findings with supervisor and other SSD personnel via written reports and/or worksheets and participate in the laboratory's ISO accreditation efforts. - Retrieve information from databases or files, maintain laboratory records and perform legal destruction, disposal or archiving of laboratory samples.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-6, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Working in a laboratory environment either through academic coursework or professional setting to collect and record data using scientific practices including chemical solution preparation, measuring mass using an analytical balance, and measuring volumes; AND - Following a laboratory scientific standard operating procedure, protocol, or method through academic coursework or in a professional setting. OR -- You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: One full year of graduate level education directly related to the work of the position. OR -- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first nine semester hours (14 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. For the GS-05, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: - Working in a laboratory environment either through academic coursework or in a professional setting to collect and record data using scientific practices including chemical solution preparation, weighing mass using an analytical balance, and measuring volumes. OR -- You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in an appropriate field of physical science or a degree that included at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in any combination of courses in physical science, engineering or any branch of mathematics, except financial or commercial mathematics. OR -- You may qualify on a combination of education and experience: To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. Two full academic years of study, or 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours), beyond the second year is equivalent to one year of specialized experience. Completion of appropriate training such as in-service training programs, training acquired while serving in the Armed Forces, and government-sponsored developmental training programs will be allowed credit on a month-for-month basis. Such training meets specialized experience requirements depending upon its applicability.

Contacts

• Address Assistant Administrator - HQ Operations - Scientific Services Division Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]