Duties
You will serve as a working leader of three or more employees in the accomplishment of trades and labor work responsible for repairing buildings and structures, fittings, partitions, and other wood or wood substitute articles and structures requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness. Plans the work and independently determines the materials, tools, and techniques needed for accomplishing painting projects. Install, maintain, and repair a variety of makes, models, and types of major appliances such as electric and gas ranges and stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, automatic clothes washers and dryers. Operates various electric resistance welding machines and/or uses a manual gas torch welding process to join a variety of different kinds of parts or components to carry out standard, previously done welding operations.
Qualifications
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.
Screen Out Element: You must be able to do the work of a Maintenance Mechanic Leader, WL-4749-09, without more than normal supervision. In order to meet the screen out element, applicants should document their ability to do the following: journey level maintenance mechanic tasks including maintenance and repairing of heating and cooling systems; repairing and/or replacing ceiling and floor tiles; repairing and adjusting doors and door frames; replacing and/or repairing window and window frames; painting, spackling holes and cracks; plumbing, unclogging drains, urinals, toilets, sinks; performing maintenance and repair work on building wiring, and street wiring; changing fuses, replacing light switches and electrical outlets. Lead diverse groups of skilled and unskilled laborers in accomplishing a variety of maintenance mechanic trades and labor work.
Specifically, you will be evaluated against the following job elements:
- Ability to do the work of a Maintenance Mechanic Leader without more than normal supervision
- Ability to Lead (Personnel Management Practices and Procedures to perform the duties of a leader)
- Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation and Repair
- Knowledge of Materials
- Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment
Physical Effort: The work requires frequent climbing, reaching, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, stretching, and walking. Some of the work is performed from ladder scaffolds, which require overhead work in stretched, cramped, or awkward positions. Army movement is considerable when nailing, mortaring, grouting, painting, and using such tools as handsaws, trowels, paint brushes, and planers. There is frequent lifting and carrying of items that weigh 50-100 pounds. Some of the work requires that the employee handle, with the use of a hand truck, items weighing up to 300 pounds.
Working Conditions: Work indoors and outdoors in all types of weather. Subject to falls, cuts, burns, bruises, broken bones, or other serious injury. Subject to extremes of weather including dust, wind, heat, rain, freezing temperatures, etc. May occasionally work at heights over 100 feet, which are compensated by hazard duty pay. There is danger of falling from scaffolds, ladders, lowers up to 100 feet tall, and danger from flying splinters, chops, ceramics, glass, etc. There is frequent exposure to noise from various hand power tools. Work is done in areas that vary from "clean rooms" to areas that are noisy, dirty, and smoky. There is the possibility of exposure to fumes, infrared and ultraviolet radiation, heat, flying sparks, the glare of torches, and heated materials, the possibility of eye injury, electrical shock, as well as discomfort when wearing protective clothing, gloves, flash shield, or eye goggles. Some work exposes the worker to floor and deck surfaces, which are sometimes uneven, oily, and slippery. Subject to emergency call back after normal duty hours and on weekends and scheduled overtime requirements which are compensated by premium pay. May require use of protective clothing or equipment as authorized by the WSMR Safety Office. Requires the possession of a valid drivers license to perform incidental driving to and from actual work sites. Requires attendance and completion of various vehicle-driving courses.
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