SHEET METAL Mechanic; Aircraft​/Painter Security Clearance

Position: SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT/PAINTER) with Security Clearance
Duties Help - Plans and lays out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications, and work orders in manufacturing aircraft sheet metal structures which have combined straight and curved edges, and irregular angles, planes, and curves.

- Examines aircraft sheet metal structures to locate cracks, breaks, holes, bulges, dents, and loose or missing rivets.

- Prepares various surfaces of interior and exterior aircraft sheet metal structures by mechanically and chemically removing old paint and rust, filling cracks, sanding, and applying fillers and base coats.

- Uses and maintains tools. Uses basic hand and power tools such as hammers, chisels, hand snips, band and circle saws, squaring shears, seamers, bar folders, brakes, and stakes.

- Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Requirements Help Conditions of employment
* U.S. Citizenship Required
* Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
* This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
* Disclosure of Political Appointments
* Direct Deposit:
All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
* The work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver's license may be required for the position.
* May be required to be certified for working with and/or removing hazardous materials.
* May be required to work shifts or uncommon tours of duty. Subject to call back to meet emergency situations.
* A Secret Clearance is a condition for employment. The employee will be required to maintain a Secret security clearance.
* This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
* The physical requirements of this position as determined by the manager are:
Work encompasses strenuous physical exertion when bending and shaping the more complex items in handling larger and bulkier items.
* Physical exertion is moderate and includes prolonged standing; climbing up and down ladders and scaffolding; working in cramped and awkward positions while installing items; and reaching, lifting,
* and bending while using hand and powered tools. Weight lifted seldom exceeds 50 pounds.
* Superior Quals may be considered. Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-3800, Metal Work Group, Sheet Metal Mechanic. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and 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 the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. The screen out element for this position is the ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. JOB ELEMENTS:
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of the characteristics and properties of any metals used in the trade, e.g., stainless steel, magnesium, and alloys; of advanced shop mathematics and principles of radial-line development combined with parallel-line development to calculate and devise patterns involving combined straight and curved edges or irregular curves, angles, and planes; and of a wide range of trade practices, accepted surface preparation and coating methods, and paints and thinning additives.

2. Knowledge of safety and environmental standards, regulations, and requirements.
3. Skill in planning, laying out work in manufacturing aircraft sheet metal parts and components that have combined straight and curved edges, and irregular angles, planes, and curves; in using complicated measuring…