Sheetmetal Joiner Mechanic

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for aWG-4701-10, Sheetmetal Joiner Mechanic located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OFFICE OF NAVAL ENGINEERING in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience.

Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: 1. Ability to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision (SCREENOUT). 2.

Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. 3. Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). 4. Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. 5.

Knowledge of materials. 6. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment 7. Use of Measuring Instruments.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

You will be responsible for performing all kinds of trade tasks involved in constructing, repairing, or renovating a wide variety of types and sizes of marine craft and vessels.

Being a civilian working for the Coast Guard makes you a valuable team member.

Typical duties include: - Performing all kinds of sheetmetal, boat joiner tasks including working from blueprints, drawings, and specifications.

- Providing draft marking, boot-topping lines, numerals, and identification slash markings; aligns and sets peloruses, compasses.

- Constructing staging for ship work, building temporary wood supports and shoring of various kinds.

- Providing and maintaining ladders, access gangways, safety railings and covers, step stools, protective coverings and tarpaulins and miscellaneous crating and uncrating.

- Removing, preparing decks and installing ceramic tile, vinyl tile, vinyl matting, latex underlayments, terrazzo, cement, epoxy decks, etc.

- Building various supporting structures for ship while it is under construction; building fixed ways, sliding ways, launching cradle and cushioning structures in preparation for launching.

- Installing joiner coamings and furrings, nomex panels and aluminum bulkhead and ceiling paneling, locker and furniture foundations, and all furniture and furnishings.

- Cutting, punching, drilling and otherwise shaping sheetmetal using shears, rolls, saws, brakes, bending machines and other metal forming machines.

- Reviewing job orders, schedules, and other requests for services and discusses same with his/her supervisor.

- Inspecting work in progress to assure that satisfactory standards for quality and quantity are met.

Mandatory training is required which must be successfully completed and other training may occur as necessary for success in the position.