HEAVY MOBILE EQUIPMENT REPAIRER.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance and repair work on floating plant and land plant (i.e., diesel engines, cranes, compressors, electric motors, winches, hoisting and rigging equipment, etc.)
• Inspects and troubleshoots equipment, (i.e. renews brake linings and bands, repairs and adjusts friction on winches, replaces worn or defective pins or bushings on rigging equipment, etc.)
• Assists in the repair of diesel marine engines and ancillary equipment.
• Cuts and threads pipe, makes fittings, operates lathes, drill presses, grinders, saws and pipe threading machine.
• Perform miscellaneous steel and woodwork, cut and fit material to specifications and make necessary connections.
• Performs maintenance and repairs on all building and grounds at Caven Point and shop equipment (i.e., offices, warehouses, HVAC systems, boilers, roofs, berths, plumbing, lighting, band saws, table saws, roadways and fences etc.)
• Performs maintenance on vessels under 65 feet in accordance with the Maintenance Management Plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination to ensure the required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 50 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 11.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 10% of the time.
• The duties of this position require working around heavy equipment in all types of weather, and are subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt and fumes from motors and exhausts.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
• See Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps