Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states-Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Who May Apply: US Citizens This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Category rating, veteran's preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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 an HME Mechanic without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common duties such as perform pre-shop analysis of heavy mobile and engineering equipment to determine the type of maintenance needed. Test driving for correct operations and ensure proper preventive and safety maintenance is maintained. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks 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. Physical Efforts: Works in tiring or uncomfortable positions for long periods; work requires frequent bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, and crouching. Frequently works on top of and under vehicles in cramped, awkward positions. Required to do strenuous work while standing, lying, or sitting. Frequently lifts and carries items weighing 40 plus pounds, and often lifts and moves heavier items with the assistance of other workers and with lifting devices, such as hoists, jacks, and cranes. Working Conditions: Works inside and outside in all seasons, and in environmental chambers; frequently exposed to drafts, changing temperatures, noise; when outside. Frequently exposed to irritation or discomfort from dust, heat, fumes, and from hard, damp floors or ground. The parts and systems to be worked on are usually dirty, oily, or greasy. Frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, burns, bruises, and sprains while repairing, positioning, and moving equipment. Often exposed to the possibility of receiving burns and skin irritations from acid, fluids, and lubricants. To reduce the danger from above conditions, the mechanic is expected to follow prescribed safety practices and use safety equipment such as protective ear devices, goggles, safety shoes, and protective clothing. Make any replacement necessary where repair is found impractical. Drive vehicles as required in diagnosing malfunctions and placing in an operable condition for pre-inspection. Utilize hoists, jacks, overhead bridge crane, and assistance of other workers when heavier items are encountered. Use technical manuals, illustrations, specifications, diagrams, schematics, and similar guides to make repairs and modifications. Perform pre-shop analysis of heavy mobile and engineering equipment to determine maintenance needed on equipment and make repairs. Responsible for performing the full scope of maintenance, repair, rebuild and/or modification and initial inspection of new, state-of-the-art, lifesaving armored vehicles. Education Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.