Industrial Worker
What you'd do
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) in DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position serves as an Industrial Worker, building munitions, and operating production machinery.
Major duties
Checks equipment settings to assure equipment is operating within specified ranges and tolerances. Performs functional tests to verify proper operation of chemical/biological defense equipment. Operates automatic machines and equipment to carry out assembly operations. Performs daily start-up and shut down procedures for assigned equipment. Follows established safety instructions for each piece of equipment.
What you need to qualify
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. 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. 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 (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Industrial Worker without more than normal supervision. Duties which include applying safety practices while handling and processing ammunitions or explosives; performing visual inspections of equipment for defects; and utilizing various equipment (such as hand tools, power press, ect) for repairs. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Efforts: Operators routinely/daily lift, carry, and stack components and containers weighing 20 pounds. Workers frequently lift and carry buckets, cartons, and cans weighing up to 50 pounds May pull or push hand trucks carrying several hundred pounds. The work requires sitting, walking, bending, reaching, crouching, and long periods of standing. Endurance and eye-hand coordination are required to work at a steady pace and rhythm for long periods. Workers perform work on hard surfaces and in work areas requiring them to stand, stoop, and bend. Hand-trucks, dollies and other workers are available for assistance with heavier items. Endurance and hand-eye coordination are required to work at a set pace and rhythm for long periods. Hand-trucks, dollies and other workers are available for assistance with heavier items. Working Conditions: Work is both inside and outside. The worker may occasionally work inside areas that are drafty and in rare occasion hot and un-air conditioned. The nature of the work is sometimes dirty, dusty, greasy, and the area may be noisy. Workers may be required to stand on floors made of concrete and anti-fatigue mats are used for standing long periods of time. Often, the workers are sitting on stools while attending their work station. Operators may be required to wear protective clothing overalls, safety shoes, safety glasses, respirators, protective masks, and goggles on assignments. They are frequently exposed to moisture and wet floors as a result of cleanup operations in work areas. They are required to work in proximity to fumes from acid, solvents, other industrial type of chemicals, and explosives. Industrial Hygiene monitoring may be required to determine appropriate levels of personnel protective equipment. They may be exposed to the possibility of explosion and flash fire. There may be a chance for injuries and all hazards have been analyzed to insure risk to the worker is reduced and acceptable
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