Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

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: This position is with the St. Paul District.

The position entails inspections, test operations, preventative maintenance, and emergency repair and replacement of a wide variety of electrical, hydraulics, and mechanically interrelated/interlocking facility equipment and controls.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. 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: Ability to do the work of a Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision.

Experience with industrial equipment assembly, maintenance, and repair and the ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair the electrical, electronic, or mechanical aspects of such equipment.

Ability to interpret building plans, electrical and mechanical drawings including schematic, blue prints, and interconnect diagrams.

Experience with analog and digital control systems with attention to logic-based circuits, interlock circuits, and solid-state PLCs and the ability to use and maintain hand tools and equipment.

- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical effort: Work requires frequent standing, stooping, stretching, climbing, and crouching.

Lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 pounds. Uses coordination of eyes, hands and feet, and also of legs and body in installing, repairing, or testing equipment in confined areas such as manholes.

Climbs ladders and poles.

Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and outside during the day and at night, as required by emergencies, on high structures over water that is frequently turbulent, in the proximity of moving machinery and high tension electrical wires, and on scaffolds or slings.

Occasionally, works behind bulkhead or in tunnels below water level.

Is subject to falls, drowning, electrical shocks, injury and discomfort, exposure to moving equipment, machinery, loud noises, inclement weather, and dangerous icy conditions.

Uses safety equipment such as life vest, protective hearing devices, hard hat, hard-toe shoes, respirators, and protective clothing. Major Duties:

• Independently schedules day-to-day maintenance and repair work; participates in short- and long-term preventative maintenance; and repair/replacement planning.
• Performs the most complex troubleshooting, diagnostic maintenance inspection, and repair work.
• Provides technical direction to other lower-graded personnel assigned to assist in the accomplishment of repair and maintenance work.
• Makes repairs to electrical/electronic/mechanical/hydraulic/pneumatic equipment as well as a full range of hand tools and power tools relevant to each of these specialty areas.
• Installs new equipment systems or subsystems to replace faulty or worn items.
• Fabricates parts; substitutes or makes component modifications; and takes other action, as necessary, to minimize down-time.
• Maintains records documenting maintenance and repair work to include the preparation of field schematic drawings of equipment and systems as required.
• Inspects, builds, troubleshoots, and/or disassembles electric motors, gasoline and diesel engines of the equipment at the installation, such as electric carts, pumps, generators, compressors, outboard boat motors, lawn and snow removal equipment.