Maintenance Mechanic, WG-4749-09 with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties The purpose of the position is to perform a variety of tasks involved in the upkeep of buildings, grounds and related structures, fixtures, and utilities. The duties are performed within the following trades: carpentry, painting, plastering, locksmith, and grounds maintenance. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: - PAINTING: Performing a variety of work assignments involving brush, roller and/or spray painting. Determining the methods and techniques, as well as materials and equipment needed to accomplish assignments.
- LOCKSMITH: Fabricating, installing, performing major overhaul, repairing and maintaining all types of security devices including cylinder locks, mortice locks, deadbolt locks, combination locks, rim locks padlocks, electric locks, card key locks, time locks, cypher locks, safes, vaults, arms room locks and alarm locks throughout the installation. Picking or neutralizing locking devices, rekeys, resets or installs new tumblers or code system for time locks, cypher locks.
PLASTERING: Plastering or repairing interior walls, and ceilings and stucco exterior walls on all types of backgrounds such as metal, wood, gypsum lath, wallboard masonry surfaces, and repairs/patches plaster and stucco surfaces. Planning and laying out work and selects proper tools. Mixing a variety of plastering materials such as base coat gypsum, lime plaster and finishing plaster. Determining type of lath considering thickness type of plaster and other job requirements, and installs.
- CARPENTRY: Working on projects such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, interior and exterior painting, carpeting, flooring, ceilings, fire stopping, signage, labeling, printing and other miscellaneous items. Planning and completing work from initial layout to final assembly by interpreting and applying complex building plans, specifications, blueprints, sketches, and other guides and codes.
- GROUNDS MAINTENANCE: Repairing and maintenance of pavements and concrete roads and parking lots as well as seasonal lawn maintenance. May be required to clear snow from parking lots, roads and sidewalks with powered snow removal equipment or by hand shoveling. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. The position requires a valid state driver's license. Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. (SCREEN OUT ELEMENT)
Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc.
Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
Use of measuring instruments.
Ability to interpret instructions, specification, etc. (includes blueprinting reading)
Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.
Knowledge of materials. 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, AmeriCorps) 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. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans , Peace Corps / VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact . Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. The U.S. Coast Guard system simplifies the Federal application process by replacing the former JOB ELEMENT statements with on-line self-assessment questions. Your resume and responses to the self-assessment questions are an integral part of the process for determining your qualifications for the position. Therefore, it is important to support your responses to the self-assessment questions by providing examples of past and present experience in your resume. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Completed online questionnaire 3. Current or former federal employees, submit a copy of most recent SF-50, Notice of Personnel Action, which demonstrates your eligibility for consideration, e.g., length of time you have been in your current/highest grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, with-in grade increases, NOT performance awards. 4. If qualifying based on education, submit a legible copy of your unofficial college transcript from an accredited college/university. The transcript must reflect the college/university name and/or logo. Applicants are highly encouraged to proactively order a copy of their official transcripts to be delivered to their home address so transcripts will be readily available if selected. If selected, official transcripts are required prior to establishing your start date. Foreign education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that it is comparable to education received in U.S. accredited institutions. Provide proof with your application. Please see click here. 5. If claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), submit a copy of your agency notice, most recent performance rating and most recent SF-50, noting your current position, grade level and duty location. If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. To be considered eligible, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position. Please see ICTAP eligibility. 6. If you are claiming veterans' preference, submit the following documents. Please see Feds Hire Vets for detail. a. Veterans claiming 5 point veterans' preference must submit legible Member 4 Copy DD214(s) indicating Character of Service. 5-point preference will not be granted if appropriate documentation is not submitted. b. 30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documentation of disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. c . click apply for full job details

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