Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis, TN seeks an Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader to lead and perform repair and overhaul of heavy engineering and construction equipment at Ensley Engineer Yard.

As working lead you will oversee shop operations, perform fabrication and machining of parts, and execute welding and body repair to keep cranes, bulldozers, generators, and related gear ready for missions along the Lower Mississippi River.

Qualifications

• Experience repairing wheeled and track-laying heavy equipment.
• Ability to perform fabrication and machining of parts.
• Welding, soldering, and straightening body parts.

Skills

Heavy equipment repair

Welding

Soldering

Fabrication

Machining

Body work

Job description

About the Position:

As an Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader with the US Army Engineer District, Operations Division, you will serve as the working leader in accomplishing repairing and overhauling of heavy engineering and construction equipment. Crew works at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, TN,

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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 a(n) Engineer Equipment Mechanic Leader without more than normal supervision. To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience and/or show the ability to perform repair work on wheeled and track-laying heavy and special engineer equipment such as cranes, power shovels, bulldozers, road graders, rollers, heavy duty compressors, large generators, tractors, trucks, lifts, pumps, etc.; fabrication and machining of parts; and/or body work such as welding, soldering, and straightening.

• Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

Physical Effort:

Incumbent is required to stand, stoop and work in cramped positions, on top of and beneath equipment and on floating plant. Frequently lifts 15-25 pounds and occasionally lifts in excess of 50 pounds.

Working Conditions:

Work is usually performed in a shop that is moderately heated, lighted, and ventilated. This occurs during the non-revetment season, usually from November through June of each year. During the revetment season (July through October) the work is performed at various shop areas along the banks of the Lower Mississippi River. The floors are concrete which is fatigue producing from long periods of standing and stooping. Incumbent is exposed to disagreeable fumes from exhaust of engines, minor cuts and bruises from working in close places and hazards of moving equipment in and around the shop area. The work is of a heavy, dirty nature and is performed in areas where the noise is disagreeable making it extremely difficult to talk and be able to hear and understand instructions, etc.