Summary

About the Position: Serves as Power Plant Electronics Mechanic A for Blakely Mountain, DeGray, and Narrows Power Plants with responsibility for performing installation and routine tests, of hydroelectric power plant equipment.

Duties

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• Accomplishing tasks associated with the installation and repair of electronic equipment associated with the generators, transformers, circuit breakers, controls, protective relaying, power line carriers, electronic simulators, phone systems, etc.
• Makes inspections on a routine and nonroutine basis ascertaining that electronic equipment is functioning properly and establishing needs for repair.
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses electronic equipment failures for necessary repairs and/or installation of equipment for the correction of outages and improper operation.
• Assist the Senior Electronic Mechanic with planning and performing maintenance and inspection for establishing reliable and effective means for returning equipment back to service.
• Makes on the spot modification when necessary, and ensures that such changes are incorporated into a record, drawing, etc.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is Non-Sensitive (NS)/Low Risk, No Access Security Clearance.
• 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".
• Position requires a pre-employment physical examination and be enrolled in the medical surveillance program that requires periodic physical examinations.
• Employee frequently lifts, carries or otherwise handles items weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally handles items greater than 50 pounds.
• Position requires a valid State motor vehicle operator's license prior to appointment and maintain the license for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision
• Ability to Inspect
• Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc.
• Troubleshooting (Electronic Equipment)

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: The ability to do the work of a(n) Power Plant Electronic Mechanic A without more than normal supervision in duties such as:(1) Assist the Senior Electronic Mechanic in maintaining necessary records on such item as work accomplished, quality and progress of in-house and hired labor procured through contracts, spare parts, requisitions of supplies and materials, equipment breakdown, future work for budgeting purposes; and (2) Executes assignments independently, determining sequence of tasks and using accepted practices and methods. Work is spot-checked for adequacy, workmanship, and adherence to schedules for in-house and hired labor.

Physical Effort: Employee frequently lifts, carries or otherwise handles items weighing up to 50 pounds. Occasionally handles items greater than 50 pounds. Assistance is usually available with heavy items. Works in sitting, standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, and stooping positions, for extended periods if required. Driving passenger vehicles, pickup trucks and a carrier van for short times is also required.

Working Conditions: Works is required to be performed both inside and outside and is subject to all extremes of weather. Incumbent is subjected to the danger of falls from ladders, carbon dust, fumes, electric shock, noise, moving machinery, close places in cramped positions, slippery conditions, frequent travel, and other conditions expected from electronic repair of power plant equipment. Incumbent is subject to callback during nonduty hours in cases of equipment failures and/or power outages. Employee is required to observe established safe working procedures. Wearing of hard hats, hard toe footwear, gloves, goggles, face shields, rubber aprons, rainwear, and earplugs is mandatory in the performance of duties; often works alone.

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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted

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.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• 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) Quality and Reliability Assurance 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.

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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.

Benefits

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