This vacancy is for an Ordnance Helper, WG-6641-5, located in the Office of Naval Engineering, Electro Shop, U.S. Coast Guard, Baltimore, MD.
All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair etc. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Use of Measuring Instruments. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Trouble shooting. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as an Ordnance Helper, WG -6641-5 and be responsible for assisting journeymen mechanics and workers with all kinds of ordnance equipment tasks including shipyard work: construction, repair, maintenance, overhaul, various marine vessel conversions, along with miscellaneous manufacturing projects that are performed at the yard. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: * Using power and hand tools common to the trade, while working with other employees on the following systems: MK 75 Gun Weapon System, MK 38 Mod1, 2, and 3 Machine Gun System, and MK 92 Fire Control Systems, Mk110 57mm, (CIWS 20mm) Gun & loading system, and Decoy Launching systems (Mk137 and Nulka). * Maintaining and repairing procedures on ordnance systems which the YARD or AGENCY has been tasked. * Installing and connecting hydraulic, electrical and mechanical weapon systems to test stands. * Performing any work assigned for the maintenance, repairing, and pretesting of components at assembling level to help senior mechanics determine their compatibility with the complete weapons system.