Aircraft Helper / Aircraft Worker

Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), Short Range Recovery (SRR) Product Line, SRR Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) Branch, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Responsibilities The role of this position is to intermediate level aircraft mechanical duties.Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.Typical work assignments at the WG-8 full performance level include: Assembling, installing, and replacing aircraft mechanical components, parts, and accessories. Making simple repairs and adjustments. Participating in fuel/defuel operations. Moving aircraft. Running engines and auxiliary power units. Cleaning, lubricating, and maintaining tools, equipment, and supplies of the trade. Trains employees with lesser skills in aircraft mechanical duties. At the WG-5 level, the incumbent will perform less complex duties under closer supervision. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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). Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading). Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment. Use of measuring instruments. Troubleshooting Applicants at the WG-5 grade level must have experience operating power and/hand tools and equipment such as pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers, torque wrenches, and various gauges and meters, and experience or training reading and understanding technical manuals, orders, blueprints and sketches. Applicants at the WG-8 level, in addition to the experience requirements above, applicants must have experience dissembling aircraft or major aircraft components for overhaul or modification and performing repairs, alignments and adjustments on aircraft systems/components. 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 Requirements: 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 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. For Veterans' preference eligibility, visit Veterans' Employment Resources. 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. See the required documents section of the 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 410-636-7289. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation