Equipment Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard•Galveston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This vacancy is for a GS-1670-9, Equipment Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-D8 WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT -DPW -GALVESTON TX in GALVESTON, Texas. You will serve as an Equipment Specialist and be responsible for functioning as a Remote Inventory Control Point (RICP) for District Aids to Navigation (ATON) property. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: ATON inventory caretaker - local site management of the Heartland District's ATON equipment RICP at Sector Field Office Galveston Operate and maintain heavy equipment used to load/unload trucks Direct the supply and logistics support of the consumable ATON hardware used by the fleet Liaison with other Heartland District ATON staff regarding serviceability and inventory of ATON equipment.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
A one-year probationary period may be required.
Must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation.
Selectee must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.
Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.
Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
Undergraduate Education: Major study -- any field of study in an accredited college or university.
Graduate Education: Major study -- fields related to the position to be filled.
Specialized Experience: Working as a skilled mechanic or maintenance worker, sales or service engineer, or planner or estimator in a technical group dealing with manufacture, utilization, repair, or operation of equipment.
Reviewing and applying technical specifications and requirements.
Analyzing equipment and forecasting spare parts requirements.
Reading and interpreting engineering change orders, equipment requisitions, shop orders, and work orders.
Analyzing contract specifications and examining pertinent equipment to determine if specifications are met.
Analyzing or supervising maintenance, repair, or production operations to determine methods of improvement.
Managed inventory to include administrative paperwork.
Experienced in heavy machinery, operated and maintained heavy equipment (forklifts, telehandlers, etc).
Managed consumable inventory to ensure that more was provided when inventory started running low.
Determined suitability of inventory for further use, ensured customers and superiors were aware of the state of the inventory.

Responsibilities

Functioning as a Remote Inventory Control Point (RICP) for District Aids to Navigation (ATON) property.
Local site management of the Heartland District's ATON equipment RICP at Sector Field Office Galveston.
Operate and maintain heavy equipment used to load/unload trucks.
Direct the supply and logistics support of the consumable ATON hardware used by the fleet.
Liaison with other Heartland District ATON staff regarding serviceability and inventory of ATON equipment.