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Summary All hourly jobs are considered as open for bid on a continuous basis. Any BPA employee on a competitive career or career-conditional appointment may, at any time, submit an application for permanent promotions, reassignments, or change of duty stations. In order to assure all interested employees are considered, candidates are solicited annually through a Continuous Vacancy Announcement - Hourly Jobs (Bid List) identifying those jobs and duty locations, for which they wish to be considered. Responsibilities As a Sheet Metal Mechanic, you will: Determine detailed work procedures, machinery, materials, and tools to use on projects. Develop ideas, designs, drawings, sketches, or general instructions into practical tools, devices, or components. Lies out, forms, constructs, and assembles items and systems. Evaluates structural damage in order to plan and lay out repair and modification projects. Exchange ideas, coordinates work, and creates samples in cooperation with other crafts, supervisors, and engineers. Operate sheet metal working equipment and tools. Assembles, disassembles, files, chips, scrapes, reams, welds (mig, tig, arc, and gas), brazes, or solders as incidental tasks. Uses measuring instruments. Use CAD software to create 2 dimensional drawings for part fabrication. With the CAD generated drawing, program and operator a laser machine to produce part. Install fabricated sheet metal items, including mounting them in field locations and adapting products as necessary. Follow safety rules and safe work practices, including proper use of tools and equipment, safe driving techniques, fire prevention, evacuation procedures, and general housekeeping practices. Reports unsafe working conditions to supervisor. Perform welding on sheet metal and plate projects, cold roll, steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Requirements Conditions of Employment This position requires a pre-employment medical exam, at BPA expense, prior to appointment due to the physical requirements of the position. After employment, this position may be subject to periodic physical examinations, as prescribed by competent medical authority and at BPA expense, if exposed to health hazards. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Apprentices in the last year of the program are encouraged to submit an application to indicate duty locations for which they want to be considered for permanent placement. Become familiar with and follow the safety practices of the BPA Accident Prevention Manual. Subject to call for emergency work outside normal hours. Possess a valid non-electrical unescorted access worker's permit, or obtain one within 30 days after appointment. Travel to field sites. Possess a valid state driver's license. Traffic citations indicating poor driving habits may disqualify applicants. Possess within one year of appointment, and maintain continuously thereafter, a First Aid Card. Operate motor vehicles including sedans, pick-up trucks, vans, forklifts, and small cranes. Obtain certification on the equipment associated with the sheet metal shop if assigned to use or operate. Qualifications In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C).Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out factors which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on this screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The screen-out element for this position is: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision to accomplish works and trades such as operate sheet metal working equipment and tools, assembles, disassembles, files, chips, scrapes, reams, welds (MIG, TIG, arc, gas), brazes, or solders as incidental tasks, installs fabricated sheet metal items, including mounting them in field locations and adapting products as necessary, and performs welding on sheet metal and plate projects, cold roll, steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. In addition to the screen-out element you will be evaluated on the following Job Elements through your resume and responses to the on-line assessment questionnaire: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Ability to Use Hand Tools, Power Tools, etc., for Metal Work Dexterity (Assembly Disassembly Reassembly etc) Knowledge of Equipment, Structure, Materials, etc. (includes constructing, repair, and forging) Layout and Pattern Development (includes Geometric Projection and Triangulation) If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is normally performed at the Sheet Metal Shops at Ross Complex. Work involves some heavy or awkward lifting of metal sheets weighting up to 100 pounds. Field work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Hazards include working around machinery with moving parts; working around energized, high-voltage electrical equipment; being exposed to constant metal-shop noise and vibration; and climbing on ladders, scaffolding, and steel structures, up to 100 feet which may occur during inclement weather. The Mechanics are subject to minor cuts, bruises, falls and burns. Proper respiratory and safety equipment shall be worn when hazardous substances are being handled (solvent fumes, cleaners, epoxies, etc.). At times, work may be physically demanding. The work environment will occasionally include exposure to hazardous substances, (lead, zinc poisoning, etc.) that could, if precautions are not followed, pose a health risk. Emergencies, critical system conditions, or outage limitations may require that work be system wide, done at night, or under serious time pressures. System priorities may require extended periods of overtime including working weekends and holidays. PHYSICAL CONDITIONS: Incumbents must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the essential duties of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage Grade (WG) positions. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation. EEO Policy: http://www.usajobs.gov/eeo Reasonable Accommodation Policy: http://www.usajobs.gov/raps BPA strives to ensure a safe, positive, inclusive work environment, supported by Leadership Behaviors. For more information on Leadership Behaviors visit: www.bpa.gov/goto/LeadershipBehaviors Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.