Fabric Worker (T32)

Army National Guard Units • Montgomery, AL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

This National Guard Title 32 excepted service position is for a Fabric Worker (T32), Position Description Number D1210000, with AL CSMS 1 in Montgomery, Alabama. The role fabricates and repairs canvas, leather, synthetic-material, and upholstery items for equipment and vehicles. It requires National Guard membership in a compatible Alabama Army National Guard military assignment and grade. The selectee must wear the military uniform and may be required to complete a probationary period. Participation in direct deposit is mandatory. Occasional work outside normal duty hours and overtime may be required.

The position may be authorized a recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25%, subject to approval before employee in-processing. Federal employees receive a benefits package; eligibility depends on position type, and applicants should contact the hiring agency for details.

Requirements

• Membership in a compatible military grade in the Alabama Army National Guard is required; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership.
• Military grade must be between the minimum rank of PVT and maximum rank of MSG.
• General experience or training demonstrating the ability to take measurements, make patterns and layouts, mark, cut, fit, and sew or cement parts together using hand or power tools and equipment, and knowledge of fabrics and construction methods.
• Experience or training reading and interpreting designs, blueprints, technical manuals, and prints; drawing individual patterns; and making alterations or adjustments to difficult patterns.
• Experience computing dimensions and laying out circles, angles, curves, and irregular shapes; planning, laying out, altering, and constructing different, new, or one-of-a-kind items; and applying mathematical principles to fabric calculation and measurement.
• Experience operating, repairing, and maintaining sewing machines, punch presses, and related equipment.
• Experience using varied hand and power tools and measuring devices, including flexible measuring tapes, straight and curved rules, protractors, compasses, dividers, squares, patterns, and templates.
• Ability to construct and repair items that are difficult to plan, lay out, and fit due to irregular configurations, uncommon shapes and sizes, and unavailable detailed specifications or measurements.
• Ability to make complicated cutting layouts involving multiple pattern pieces and materials; draw patterns or alter standard patterns for special measurements and design features; and make working sketches with dimensions and design details.
• Knowledge of shop mathematics, including fractions, equations, and plane measurements, to calculate dimensions and lay out irregular shapes.
• Skill operating regular and heavy-duty sewing machines to sew, seal seams or edges, join material sections, or apply patches; ability to cut materials with scissors, shears, knives, and shivers.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of fabrics, including newly developed materials, and skill using plastic bead welders to vulcanize plastic or synthetic materials.
• Ability to design and fabricate covers for combat, tactical, and commercial equipment and vehicles, redesign vehicle seat patterns as needed, and apply standard padding and covering techniques.
• Ability to examine upholstery, identify damage, repair tears, cuts, or burns, and sew or replace damaged parts.
• A male applicant born after December 31, 1959, who is required to register under the Military Selective Service Act must be registered to be eligible for appointment.
• A probationary period may be required; direct deposit participation is mandatory; the selectee must wear the military uniform.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate canvas covers, tarpaulins, and other canvas and leather items with irregular shapes, uncommon sizes, unusual designs, or intricate construction; measure installation areas, create patterns, cut materials, and sew or bond components.
• Replace hardware on canvas and webbing, including tack buttons, rings, grommets, eyelets, rivets, tent slips, billets, and straps; fabricate reinforced strap handles and replace damaged suspender parts.
• Repair worn or damaged leather equipment and attachments by sewing, joining and finishing leather, and replacing damaged or missing buckles.
• Repair or replace upholstery on tactical, commercial, and combat vehicles and equipment, including seat components, coverings, interior trim, floor mats, carpeting, and weather stripping.
• Clean, maintain, and adjust tools and power sewing machines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A federal employee benefits package is available, with eligibility depending on position type; details should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• A recruitment or relocation incentive of up to 25% may be authorized, subject to approval.

What This Job Offers

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