WELDING WORKER

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• Perform welding duties using Oxygen Acetylene equipment and/or Arc Welding and MIG, TIG processes.
• Perform overhead welding and brazing, bead welding, tack, welding, flame cutting structural steel and other metals to prescribe dimensions.
• Laying out, assembling and accomplishing welding on various parts of electronic and mechanical equipment using flat, horizontal and vertical positions on mild steel, Aluminum, cast iron or brass.

Qualifications

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. To meet the basic eligibility, you must receive at least two points on the screen-out element indicated above and must have an average of two points on all the job elements listed below. Your application will be further evaluated to determine if you meet the best qualified cut-off for referral to the selecting official. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a WELDING WORKER ~ without more than normal supervision. Ability to perform common duties which include 1) using manual welding processes such as to weld parts made of commonly used metals; 2) plan and lay out the work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and/or work orders; and 3) set up and operate various welding equipment; adjust the settings of welding machine to the specifications of the materials to be joined; and ensure that dimensions meet those described in blueprints, sketches, or other instructions using standard measuring instruments. 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 EFFORT The work involves standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing and crawling. Work may be done in awkward and cramped positions. May handle objects weighing from 20 to 50 pounds. WORKING CONDITIONS Constant exposure to dirt, grease, noise, odors, smoke and fumes with requirement for protective equipment such as: safety glasses, ear plugs, safety shoes, safety clothing, aprons, gloves, welding helmet or goggles. Work is usually performed on concrete floors or as required on or in equipment being repaired. Subject to burns and eye injury when welding metal surfaces. Danger from electric shock and falls from scaffolds or ladders, infrared or ultraviolet rays and fumes and gases.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probationary period During which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Quality and Reliability Assurance Career Program position aligned under the Logistics Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. The Department of the Army is committed to the highest ethical standards and, as an employee, you will be covered by the criminal conflict of interest statutes and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch.