Automotive Mechanic

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers • Glynco, GA

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions. We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges. This position is located in the Mobile Assets Branch (MAB), Training Support Division (TSD) under the Mission and Readiness Support Directorate (MRSD) and located in Glynco, Georgia. The MAB provides fleet management and automotive repair support to a large motor vehicle fleet consisting of a wide variety of organization-owned and government-leased vehicles and equipment. These assets are used to train students in a wide variety of driving techniques such as high-speed pursuit, skids, anti-terrorist evasion techniques, surveillance, investigations, marine operations, etc.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license to conduct official government business.
• Must be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards.
• Subject to an initial and annual physical examination that measures visual, hearing, and physical acuity.
• Experience, military or civilian, paid or unpaid, of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of an Automotive Mechanic, WG-5823-11.
• Experience refers to knowledge of various techniques for diagnosing, removing, replacing, cleaning, and installing a wide variety of parts, components, and accessories.
• Must have experience with performing safety inspections.
• Familiarity with diagnostic tools.
• Performing preventative maintenance such as oil changes, filter changes, fluid changes, topping off fluids and greasing chassis.
• Identifying wear patterns on tires and wheels, inspecting steering and suspension components such as tie rods, idler arm, pitman arm, rack n pinion, ball joints, shocks, structs, control arm bushings and coil springs.
• Replacing belts and idler pulleys.
• Repairing coolant leaks from hoses, water pump, heater cores, and radiators in cooling systems.
• Repairing and recharging air conditioning, replacing hoses, compressor, condenser, evaporator, expansion valves, orifice tube filter and receiver drier.
• Diagnosing brake systems.
• Ability to perform engine performance diagnosis.
• Utilizing specialty tools to diagnose complex electrical issues.
• Diagnose and repair engine components such as intake manifolds, cylinder heads and gaskets, exhaust components, and complete engine replacement.
• Diagnose and repair transmission faults such as torque convertors, solenoids, governors, seals, u-joints and drive shaft; axels; body work, welding, equipment unique to golf carts, gators, ATVs, water craft, trailers, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Current and former federal employees within the General Schedule (GS) must meet the time-in-grade requirements outlined in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a Automotive Mechanic WG-5823-11.
• Replacing sensors, water pumps, spark plugs, brake shoes, mufflers, radiator caps, condensers, engine gaskets, a variety of belts and hoses, and complete assemblies such as removing old engines and replacing them with new engines.
• Adjusting brakes, transmission linkages, engine idle, voltage and current control valves, sensing valves, expansion valves, and pressure regulator valves.
• Analyzing the repair request and independently researching, developing, and fabricating the automotive alterations.
• Locating worn or poorly adjusted parts through visual and auditory checks, and through the use of a small variety of test equipment such as diagnostic computers, test lamps, timing lights, multi-meters, tachometers, and dwell meters.
• Working with instructors in the research, development, and testing of automotive equipment needed to meet the diverse and tactical utilization of vehicles in the law enforcement and antiterrorism field of instruction.

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.

What This Job Offers

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