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To qualify for an Equipment Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: GS-09: Assisting in reviewing technical specifications and requirements. Analyzing equipment and forecasting spare parts requirements. Supporting all aspects of equipment at field site(s) including dispatching, tracking, and scheduling maintenance service, and faults. Assisting in the analysis of maintenance, repair, or production operations to determine methods of improvement. GS-11: Reviewing and applying technical specifications and requirements. Analyzing equipment and forecasting spare parts requirements. Reading and interpreting orders, equipment requisitions, and work orders. Managing all aspects of equipment at field site(s) including dispatching, tracking, and scheduling maintenance service, and faults. Making recommendations to repair, dispose, and procure items/equipment or production operations to determine methods of improvement. B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: GS-09: - Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. GS-11: - Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-09 and GS-11, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-09 and GS-11. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
If selected at the GS-09 level, duties below will be performed in a developmental capacity:
Responsible for accountability, sustainment, maintenance, replacement, operator training and licensing, and safety for all vehicles and equipment on site(s) as required by DLA, Disposition Services, OSHA, and equipment manufacturers.
Responsible for all aspects of managing equipment at the field site(s), which includes using required applications and functions within the Defense Property Accountability System (DAPS) for dispatching equipment, tracking and-
(Con)-scheduling maintenance services, recording maintenance faults, creating maintenance work orders, recording and tracking equipment usage and fuel data, as well as other administrative and reporting requirements.
Serves as the Hand Receipt Holder for all non-expendable property that the field site(s) is responsible to account and safeguard.
Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for maintenance services and repairs performed by contractors on assigned vehicles and equipment.
Serves as an Instructor and Certifying Official (ICO) for Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and all other vehicles and equipment requiring training and licensing IAW DLA, OSHA, and Equipment manufacturer requirements.
Assist Site Safety Officer (i.e., supervisor) with ensuring all equipment is safe to operate; spot checking to ensure operators are operating equipment correctly and safely-
(Con)-ensuring all applicable Joint Hazard Analysis (JHAs) to operate equipment are up to date and used by operators; participate in equipment safety incident and mishap-
(Con)-investigations, which will include assisting with documenting near misses and accidents for Enterprise Safety Applications Management System (ESAMS) submissions