TOOLMAKER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Toolmaker in the Facility and Plant Maintenance Division of FLTREADCEN EAST.

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below.

This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job.

Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible.

The Screen-out Element for this position such as: I have the ability to do the work without more than normal supervision.

1) Repairing standard types of cutting tools such as drills, jigs and fixtures used in maintenance of aircraft and its components; 2) Operating various conventional machine tools such as lathes, grinders and drill presses to manufacture and repair tools; and 3) Interpreting blueprints and models in order to perform maintenance on jigs, fixtures and tools.

I work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations.

Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will determine heat treatment of steel, allowances for fits, and gearing and screw thread sizes to complete assigned tasks.
• You will perform handwork (e.g., filing, scraping, grinding, lapping) to finish and assemble it.
• You will use blueprints, sketches, plans, or technical manuals to determine the sequence of toolmaking operations in component disassembly and assembly.
• You will interpret data obtained from multi-axis optical, mechanical, or electronic measuring devices.
• You will set up and operate jig borers, jig grinders, internal and external grinders, or electrical discharge machines to manufacture, overhaul, and repair tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, molds, and gages.