Supervisory Police Officer-Sergeant

U.S. Mint • Fort Knox, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the U.S. Mint, Protection Department – Fort Knox Police. The Supervisory Police Officer-Sergeant supervises enforcement of Federal, State, and local laws relating to protecting human life and preserving civil rights. Mint Police also protect U.S. Mint buildings and grounds, and monetary values in custody or production.

The role involves assigning officers to posts and patrols, adjusting assignments to meet established priorities, enforcing Mint Police regulations and directives, distributing and reviewing work, and addressing personnel issues and grievances. The position also helps identify training needs and schedules training according to staffing availability.

The position is emergency essential and may require brief deployments during contingency events, including under severe and austere conditions. The facility operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the successful applicant must be available for rotational assignment across all three shifts. The job requires carrying and using a firearm, maintaining firearm proficiency, and wearing required safety clothing and equipment. Physical and medical qualifications apply.

Requirements

• Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
• For the TR-9 level, have one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the TR-8/GS-7 level in Federal service.
• Specialized experience must include law enforcement work providing knowledge of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques, and responsibility for maintaining order, protecting life and property, preserving the peace, preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes, and apprehending violators.
• Complete or have previously completed training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia.
• Successfully complete a background investigation and any required suitability, medical, and psychological evaluations.
• Be available to work all three shifts on a rotational basis at a facility operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Meet the stated physical requirements, including wearing clothing and gear weighing no more than 30 pounds and performing the listed sitting, running, stair-climbing, crawling, arm-motion, standing, walking, grasping, pinching, typing, and foot-control activities.
• Carry and use a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency; be ineligible for the position if disqualified under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Possess a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license upon appointment or within 90 days of appointment, as applicable, and maintain it while occupying the position.
• Meet applicable vision, hearing, color discrimination, depth perception, peripheral vision, respiratory, cardiovascular, and other medical standards.
• Pass the pre-employment psychological evaluation when applicable.
• Comply with required drug screening and random drug testing.
• Comply with applicable uniform, body-art, and visible-piercing restrictions.
• Meet other federal employment conditions, including required identity and employment eligibility verification, direct deposit, Selective Service certification when applicable, and completion of a Declaration for Federal Employment when requested.
• A one-year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Independently assign officers to posts and patrols and make day-to-day adjustments according to established procedures and priorities.
• Enforce U.S. Mint Police operational regulations, including manuals, post orders, policies, procedures, and directives.
• Plan and distribute work assignments, review work in progress, and revise work schedules as needed.
• Resolve most personnel management problems and grievances and promote morale among police personnel.
• Assist in developing personnel training needs and schedule training based on manpower availability.
• Protect human life and preserve individuals’ civil rights through supervision of law enforcement activities.
• Protect U.S. Mint buildings, grounds, and monetary values in custody or production.
• Carry and use a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency.
• Deploy for brief periods during contingency events when required.

Benefits

• Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
• Access to insurance programs that may continue after retirement.
• A choice of health insurance plans, including coverage for pre-existing conditions and no waiting periods; the employer pays up to 75% of health insurance premiums.
• A retirement program with employer-matching contributions.
• Competitive salaries, bonuses, and incentive awards.
• Opportunities for advancement.

What This Job Offers

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