This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities & the Major Range and Test Facilities Base to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Working Leader in accomplishing trades and labor work associated with the manufacturing, maintenance, and demilitarization of ammunition, missiles, rockets, precision guided munitions, explosives, and ammunition components.
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 Explosives Operator Leader without more than normal supervision. Ability to pass on instructions received from supervisors and demonstrate work procedures. I know and follow standard operating and safety procedures for explosives operations. I work under normal supervision of a supervisor or upper-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. I work under normal supervision of a supervisor or upper-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: Frequently lifts objects weighing 30 to 40 pounds. Some assignments require lifts above 60 pounds at a production pace. All lifts over 50 pounds will be assisted with a two person lift or using a mechanical handling equipment lifting device. The two person lift limit is 100 pounds and will only be used for single event, non-routine lifts. May pull or push hand trucks weighing 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 set pace and rhythm for long periods. Working Conditions: The work is usually performed indoors and outdoors in covered areas or passageways, which provide some protection. Work areas are usually well lighted and ventilated. Some operations cause uncomfortable steam and heat in the work areas. Operators are required to stand on floors made of concrete, lead, or conductive composition. They wear protective closing such as specially treated coveralls, respirators, and goggles on many assignments. They are frequently exposed to moisture and wet floors as a result of cleanup operations in powder areas. They are exposed to the possibility of explosion and flash fires. There is a chance of injuries ranging from loss of life or limbs to burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, and nausea.
Serve as a working leader providing work instructions to employees for daily explosives operator tasks.
Enter daily results into an automated reporting system (MRP) including consumptions and confirmation.
Advise workers on proper procedures and techniques to be used based on the nature of assignment.
Perform explosive production, rework or maintenance operations, such as operating automatic and semi-automatic machines using judgment and manual skill to determine how much to adjust controls or when to start another stage of the operation.
Perform manual assembly operations such as assembling a fuse, inserting booster charges and detonators, screwing or bolting down components to achieve mechanical strength.