Automotive Machinist

TACOM • Texarkana, TX

17d • Onsite

About The Position

Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil .

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 and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance for access to Depot Production Computer System.
• Ability to do the work of an Automotive Machinist without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to perform common duties which include operating crankshaft grinders for dimensional restoration, resurfacing engine blocks for cylinder sleeving, and polishing engine camshafts for tolerance compliance.
• Ability to extract tolerance limits from technical manuals.
• Ability to work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.
• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Ability to use hand tools for machine shop.
• Ability to use shop drawings.
• Knowledge of metals.
• Measurement and layout.
• Operation of machine tools.
• Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic).
• Incumbent must work in standing, stooping bending and reaching positions.
• Frequently handles items weighing 15-25 pounds and occasionally is required to lift items in excess of 45 pounds.
• Work is performed inside in areas that are usually noisy and dirty, and where there is a constant danger to the skin and eyes from flying metal chips and abrasive particles; skin irritation from contact with coolants, lubricants, and abrasive compounds; danger to fingers, hands, and other parts of the body from cutting tools, grinding wheels, rotating pieces, and moving parts of machines.
• 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.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Nice To Haves

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Reinstatement

Responsibilities

• Determine work procedures, selects proper tools, lays out work and operates a variety of machines.
• Make initial serviceability determination regarding a full variety of components and parts for gasoline, multi-fuel and diesel engines.
• Dimensional tolerances for machining operations and serviceability determinations.
• Work with a variety of metals such as steel, cast iron, brass, copper and aluminum.
• Use common tools of the trade such as precision gauges, test stands, and fixtures to insure dimensional tolerances.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed