Foreman I, Plant Mechanic

About the role

You will serve as a Foreman 1, Plant Mechanic with the Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office (NCAO), performing a variety of tasks associated with dams, power plants and appurtenant equipment and facilities.

What you will do

• -Serves as a Foreman 1 Plant Mechanic leading a group of employees. -Assigns tasks; answers questions on procedures; provides deadlines and checks on work in progress. -Reviews work to determine accuracy and compliance with designated procedures and completion milestones. -Ensures safety rules are followed, corrects all safety hazards, and reports any issues as required. -Performs job hazard analysis, ensures compliance with safe working practices, and directs weekly safety meetings. -Uses and instructs employees in the use of drawings, blueprints, manuals, standing operating procedures, and safe clearance procedures. -Prepares weekly progress reports.

Requirements

• -Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. -Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. -Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. -Direct Deposit participation required. -Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• To learn more, visit *** -Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. -You must pass a physical examination.
• Periodic and regular recurring safety and health medical examinations are required. -Must be able to possess and maintain an Overhead and Gantry Crane Operator Certification. -Must possess or obtain certification in first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. -May be required to work shift work, on-call, weekends, and holidays. -You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.
• This period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
• Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.
• In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
• Upon completion of yourprobationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

How you will be evaluated

A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job.

If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position.

Your resume must not exceed 2 pages. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements.

Applicants must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.

All qualified non-competitive applicants and the best-qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration or your score may be lowered.

Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position.

Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection.

Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level.

Current or former displaced Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP).

To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified, score at least 85 (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors, experience and/or physical requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.

Documents you must provide

• Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed.
• If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
• Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted.
• The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text.
• All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression.
• Including supplemental pages or attachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
• Your 2-page resume must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the qualification requirements.
• More information on how to write a Federal Resume: *** Complete All Required Assessment(s).
• Performance Appraisals and Awards: You must submit your most recent performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor dated within the past 18 months.
• If unavailable, a written explanation is required (including if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level).
• Performance awards dated within the past 5 years may also be submitted for due weight consideration.
• Eligibility Documentation: Current Bureau employees must submit latest SF-50 (i.e. Promotion, Reassignment, Within Grade Increase (WGI)) showing tenure 1 or 2 in block 24, grade, and if applicable, an additional SF-50 showing the highest grade or promotion potential held.
• Time in grade will be determined by reviewing your resume and required SF-50s.
• If your SF-50 showing highest permanent grade held has an effective date within the past year, your resume must clearly show that you held that grade for one year.
• Do not submit award SF-50s.
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA): you must submit ALL Appointment AND Termination SF-50s for EACH Competitive time-limited appointment (block 34, code 1); AND Documentation of satisfactory performance for each period of temporary employment claimed, such as, performance evaluations, memorandum of record, whereas the supervisor(s) documented an acceptable performance level for a specified rating/employment period.
• If not currently employed by agency, you must have been most recently separated by the hiring Bureau.
• Interagency Career Transition (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): You MUST submit proof of eligibility including a copy of the agency notice, most recent performance rating, and most recent SF-50 showing your position, grade level, and duty location.
• For more information visit: USAJOBS Help Center - Career Transition Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
• Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
• Do not submit photographs with your application package.
• Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents.

What to expect next

Please refer to your USAJOBS account for application status; the Human Resources Office cannot respond to individual status inquiries. Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position.

After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application. You can find your path with the Department of Interior at *** Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration.

We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verification of your education. If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this announcement.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands: May be required to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Intermittently required to lift and carry materials/equipment weighing up to 100 pounds, and often puts forth similar effort in pushing, pulling, turning, and positioning parts, assemblies, equipment, and tools.

May be required to lift and move heavier items with the assistance of others and with lifting devices such as jacks, hoists, and cranes. Frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, and sitting for long periods may be required. May be required to use a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR), Supplied Air Respirator, air filtration mask or other respiratory devices.

Use of ladders, scaffolds, and mobile platforms up to heights of approximately 100 feet is required frequently. Working Conditions: Work is performed indoors and in the field during mixed weather seasons and subject to varying terrain requiring increased physical demands to perform duties.

The tools, equipment, and heavy objects occasionally present chances of serious injury due to the working environment and nature of the tasks. Employee works in the near vicinity of high voltage electrical equipment.

May work in hazardous areas with hazardous materials such as from heights, in man-skips, in confined spaces, on or around electrically energized equipment, high noise levels. May be exposed to greases, oils, fumes, smoke and dust, asbestos, lead, epoxies, etc. working around water; and working in extreme heat for extended periods of time.

Works on or around moving equipment or other obstacles such as high voltage lines, trees, and walls, etc. Often works at extreme heights and sometimes over water. The incumbent will be required to operate equipment and other vehicles in the performance of their duties and is completely responsible for their safe operation.

Operates such equipment in compliance with applicable Bureau, Federal, State, County and Municipal laws and regulations. Works with and properly disposes of hazardous materials used in the performance of assigned tasks.