Industrial Equipment Mechanic Leader

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Located at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. APG sits on more than 72,500 acres in Harford County, MD and offers recreation, sports, golf, pools, child and day care facilities.

The area offers housing, public, private & parochial school systems, and major colleges.

Who May Apply: US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Industrial Equipment Mechanic Leader ~ without more than normal supervision.

I have the ability to perform common maintenance and repair duties as an Industrial Equipment Mechanic Leader. I can install and repair heating and air conditioning and refrigeration systems.

I work under normal supervision and serve as a work leader or journey-level employee.

I have the potential ability to assign work to plan the use of workers, equipment, facilities, materials and tools on a day-to-day or project-by-project basis I have observed tasks of workers in accomplishing trade and labor in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.

- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

In addition to the Screen Out Element, you must also meet the Selective Placement Factors (listed below): Selective Placement Factors: Incumbent must possess prior to appointment (and be willing to maintain) a Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) journeyman license for the WL-11 position.

(To be considered for this position, you MUST submit a copy of your Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) journeyman license with your application package).

Applicants will need to submit a copy of their licenses along with the application. -Failure to attach license will result in an ineligible rating.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Physical Effort: Incumbent frequently sets up parts and carries tools and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Hoists, holders, and pulleys are operated when removing units such as large compressors, condensers, and chillers.

Make repairs from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms where the parts of systems worked on are frequently in hard to reach places.

The work requires frequent stooping, stretching, bending and knelling, standing, crouching, and climbing. Frequently works in tiring or uncomfortable positions for long periods of time.

Occasionally performs strenuous work while standing, sitting or lying.

Working Conditions: Most of the work is done inside but frequently subject to sudden temperature changes when working on equipment such as walk-in freezer units.

Subject to cut burns, electrical shocks, respiratory ailments, dust, dirt chemicals, heat steam, noise, unpleasant odors, strains, bruises and chemical irritations.

Exposure to repeat prolonged or concentrated amounts of refrigerant gases may cause toxic effects to eyes, skin, and internal organs.

Occasionally required to work outside on top of tall buildings, from ladders, scaffolding, platforms in drafty attic spaces and in cramped areas with low overheads.

To reduce danger from these and other similar conditions must follow prescribed safety practices and safety equipment. Major Duties:

• Serve as Team Lead of trades and/or labor workers for the Directorate of Public Works, Operations and Maintenance Division.
• Provides others work instructions received from supervisor, demonstrates proper work methods in performance of various related work operations.
• Install, repair, and maintain large commercial and industrial ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning and cooling systems and extensive repairs.
• Perform installation, modification, overhaul and repairs along with others.
• Maintain a variety of complex heating boilers and/or heating systems, single and multiple fuel power boilers and associated auxiliary and pollution control equipment.