This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, YARD, Industrial Department, Mechanical Group in Baltimore, MD.
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: * Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREENOUT) * Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. * Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) * Use of measuring instruments * Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading) * Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment * Troubleshooting Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification- 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 be responsible for modifying the full range of systems, components, and operating mechanisms. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Disassembling diesel or gasoline engines. Modifying major systems, components and operating mechanisms, using independent judgment following guidelines taken from manufacturers' instructions and parts manuals. Overhauling major heavy-duty systems such as diesel, multi-fuel, and gasoline engines, transmissions and gear reduction systems. Overhauling the full range of systems on heavy vehicles and equipment. Inspecting, repairing or replacing such parts as injection valves, cylinder heads, cylinder sleeves, pistons, rings, connecting rods, bearings, gaskets, and crankshafts. Repairing various specialized mechanical parts of equipment such as crawler tracks and drives, winches, bulldozer blades, scoops, excavating and loading bucket chains, and other working attachments and their power take-off and control mechanisms. Repairing hydraulic pumps and cylinders, air compressors, air control valves, air cylinders, etc.