Maintenance Mechanic Leader

TACOM • Watervliet, NY

23h • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & MRTFB in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army-owned and -operated manufacturing center located in New York. It is the oldest, continuously active arsenal in the United States having begun operations in 1813.

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 requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees may be required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• TDY Travel of 5% may be required.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position involves duties which are subject to resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA) Regulations regarding hazardous wastes.
• Employee may be recalled to duty.
• This position requires the employee to possess the applicable license(s) or authorizations(s) to operate assigned equipment or perform assigned duties.
• This position is subject to day/night shift changes.
• This position may require shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
• Required to lift/carry items weighing up 44 lbs.
• US Citizens
• Ability to do the work of a(n) Maintenance Mechanic Leader ~ without more than normal supervision.
• (1) Leading and/or instructing others in the performance of maintenance mechanic functions/duties;
• (2) Maintaining of piping systems and equipment used in utility systems;
• (3) Maintaining and repairing industrial equipment; and
• (4) Demonstrating proper work methods in pipefitting and industrial equipment repair)
• The employee works from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, and in hard-to-reach places and is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
• The employee frequently lifts, carries, and sets up parts and equipment that weigh up to 44 pounds unassisted and over 44 pounds with assistance.
• work is performed inside and outside, and is usually dirty, dusty, smoky and greasy.
• The employee is sometimes required to make repairs and installations outside in bad weather, on scaffolding or cranes at heights of 30 feet or more; and in close quarters.
• Is exposed to bad smelling fumes, and floor and deck surfaces are sometimes uneven, oily, and slippery.
• The employee is frequently exposed to noise, the possibility of strains, cuts, scrapes, bruises, burns, and infections and uncomfortable heat conditions; and occasionally exposed to the possibility of broken bones, injury from falling, electrical shock, or respiratory ailments.
• Employee is often required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, and hard hats, flash shield and other.

Responsibilities

• Insures that needed plans, blueprints, material, and tools are available, and that needed stock is obtained from supply locations.
• Independently installs, modifies, repairs, and maintains a variety of new and existing plumbing systems and equipment.
• Interprets and applies building plans, specifications, blueprints, sketches, and other plumbing guides/codes to determine the most efficient and effective technique to perform the work, material and sequence to use.
• Installs, repairs or replaces, modifies, loads, and tests new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, panels, switches, breakers, and controls located in and near installation buildings and structures.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance and repairs on refrigeration and air conditioning units.

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.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

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