Ordnance Equipment Worker

Summary

This vacancy is for aWG-6641-8, Ordnance Equipment Worker located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OFFICE OF NAVAL ENGINEERING in Baltimore, MD.

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Duties

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You will serve as an Ordnance Equipment Worker and be responsible for providing intermediate tasking in ordnance practices, for construction and repair required for accomplishing all Ordnance, Electrical and Electronic operations along with Yard objectives.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Works directly or through a supervisor, work leader, worker and or Mechanic to assist in all kinds of trades task involved in construction, repairing, or renovating a wide variety of types of gun systems, electrical components of gun systems and Naval Warfare Electronics work, performing job functions, in the shop, on marine craft and vessels.
• Works from blueprints, schematics, drawings, sketches, specifications, instruction books, technical manuals, schematic drawings, blueprints, sketches, tech pubs, and follows specifications to perform job functions such as installing, overhauling, modifying, and repairing defective mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic elements of ordnance equipment.
• Assembles, adjusts, and tests individual parts, subassemblies, and complete units, using gauges, meters, and intricate test equipment. Measures operating characteristics of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic elements.
• Sets up alignment and test systems to check system operations and at times will have to adjust work.

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

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:

-Social Security Number (SSN)

-Date of Birth (DOB)

-Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)

-Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.

Key Requirements:

-Must be a U.S. Citizen.

-Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

-A one-year probationary period may be required.

- Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

- To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a secret clearance.

-This is a Bargaining Unit position.

- Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.

-All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

- This position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.

The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Qualifications

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 Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element)2. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair etc.
3. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)

4. Use of Measuring Instruments

5. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprints reading)

6. Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment

7. Trouble shooting

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, Ameri Corps) 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.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Additional information

Due Weight

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5…