WELDER

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Welder position with the United States Army Engineer District, Huntington Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Medium Capacity Fleet Unit, duty location at Nashville, Tenn, Pittsburgh, PA and Louisville, KY.

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Duties

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• Plans and lays out work from blueprints, sketches, drawings, specifications and work orders.
• Operates forklifts on uneven conditions to unload vehicles and move materials in outside storage yards.
• Uses gas welding torch processes such as oxyacetylene, oxyhydrogen, arc processes, gas tungsten arc, gas carbon arc and various electric resistance welding processes.
• Makes a wide-range of welds, from simple to precision welding, including welds of dissimilar metals.
• Works with light, heavy gauge and hardened metals, i.e., mild steel, carbon alloy steel, stainless steel, copper on brass, brass on stainless steel, cast iron, nickel and bronze.
• Works with light, heavy gauge and hardened metals, i.e., mild steel, carbon alloy steel, stainless steel, copper on brass, brass on stainless steel, cast iron, nickel and bronze.
• Must have good eye, hand and foot coordination to watch the clearance of the load while making necessary control changes.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain all Corps of Engineers licenses associated with this position.
• The Government has a Licensing Program which includes, but is not limited to Dump Truck, Truck and Trailer, Crane, Forklift, and Construction Equipment.
• This position is covered by the Civilian Drug Abuse Testing Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R "Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as Critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program".
• Heavy physical lifting is required of this position. Incumbent must be able to lift objects weighing up to and including 50 pounds and up to 100 pounds with assistance. Incumbent must be able to perform all physical requirements of this position.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical exam.
• Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid State motor vehicle operator's license prior to appointment.
• Incumbent must possess American Welding Society (AWS) Code D1 .1. (Horizontal/Vertical/Overhead Positions) welder's certification.
• Temporary Duty Travel (up to 75%) may be required to remote sites throughout the region.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

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.

Incumbent must possess American Welding Society (AWS) Code D1 .1. (Horizontal/Vertical/Overhead Positions) welder's certification. You must submit a copy of your certificate.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) WELDER~ without more than normal supervision. Performing repair, modify or fabricate all types of metal and alloy parts, working processes include pre-heating, brazing, flame-cutting, heat treating, bead or tack welding, and the use of templates and jigs as needed to bend and cut metal of various shapes, sizes, and thickness; Using blueprints, sketches, work orders, specifications, or other guides to plan, layout, and work orders to complete assignments; Operating a heavy equipment such as overhead cranes, dump truck, aria lifts, and forklifts to assures proper fit of required safety equipment. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

PHYSICAL EFFORT:

Works under general supervision using accepted trade methods and various manual-welding processes to accomplish assignments. Determines work to be done, and welding techniques, materials, and steps to apply. Work is accomplished with little or no check while in-progress. Completed work is reviewed for defects, and welds are subject to pressure tests, and x-ray inspection.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The work involves standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and crawling. Work may be done in awkward and cramped positions such as when welding in hard to reach places. May handle objects weighing twenty to fifty pounds, and occasionally objects weighing in excess of fifty pounds. Incumbent must be able to perform all physical requirements of this position. Duties include but are not limited to pushing and pulling bars and levers, winding cranks and winches, lifting and holding lines, climbing ladders and steep stairways, working in confined spaces, and working on steep and uneven ground. Incumbent must be capable of lifting at least 50 pounds unassisted or up to 100 pounds with the assistance of one other person.

Additional 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(n) 17 Career Field position.
• 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.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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