SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR

About the role

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR, Position Description Number D1290000 and is part of the MD FMS 1, National Guard. This is an indefinite position that may become permanent without further competition. See "Additional Information" section of the announcement for further details.

What you will do

• The purpose of this position is to supervise workers directly or through subordinate leaders and/or supervisors in accomplishing work of FMS #1.
• This position is responsible for the following duties: Plans use of subordinate workers, equipment, facilities, and materials on a week-to-week or month-to-month basis.
• Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by the supervisor.
• Coordinates work with supporting or related work functions controlled by other supervisors.
• Determines the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects.
• Determines skills, materials, and equipment required to do the work.
• Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
• Informs the supervisor of the need to revise work schedules and re-estimate labor and other resources.
• Assigns tasks to be performed based on readiness and explains work requirements, methods, and procedures.
• Investigates work related problems such as excessive costs or low productivity and determines causes.
• Implements corrective actions within their authority to resolve work problems.
• Recommends solutions to staffing problems, engineering requirements, and work operations directed by other supervisors.
• Ensures work in progress and completed work meets established standards by implementation of a Quality Control and Assurance program within the organization.
• Ensures equipment repairs do not exceed maintenance expenditure limits in accordance as established by regulation and or policies.
• Plans and establishes overall leave schedules.
• Determines training needs of subordinates and arranges for accomplishment.
• Sets performance standards, and makes formal appraisals of subordinate work performance.
• Initiates recommendations for promotion or reassignment of subordinates.
• Ensures that regulations governing safety and housekeeping are observed with appropriate protective clothing and equipment being utilized.
• Performs non-supervisory work, such as, transporting equipment, performing maintenance tasks, etc. Develops, publishes, and ensures employee compliance with standing operating procedures for the activity supervised.
• Implements and complies with agency, state, and federal regulatory Occupational Safety and Health, and environmental requirements.
• Ensures use of quality conformant products through compliance with established materials shelf life programs.
• Ensures all aspects of Force Protection to include physical security, facility and vehicle key control, property accountability, access control and employee protection in accordance with established policies and regulations.
• Implements procedures to account for all real property, installation property, MTO&E (Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment) property, TDA (Tables of Distribution and Allowances) property, and installed equipment located at or assigned to the facility in accordance with state and federal regulations and policies.
• Prepares for and participates in various types of readiness evaluations, inspections, mobilization and command support exercises.
• May be required to perform such additional duties as structural fire fighting, aircraft fire/crash/rescue duty, security guard, snow removal, munitions loading and handling, heavy equipment operation, maintenance of facilities and equipment, or to serve as a team member on boards to cope with natural disasters or civil emergencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
• If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard, required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Security Clearance within one year of appointment.

Education

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Ability To Do The Work Of The position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Lead or Supervise

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing: Contact Information-your name and the best way to contact you.
• Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualifications of the job.
• Federal jobs should include series and grade.
• Education, certifications or licensures.
• Other supporting documents: If you are a current Federal Employee, please submit your most current non-award SF-50 when applying.
• If selected, failure to submit this documentation may affect your pay and/or delay your appointment.

What to expect next

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.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).

We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 180 days of the closing date. This position MAY be eligible for recruitment or relocation incentives, pending availability of funding and management request. This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.

This is an obligated position; the selectee will receive an indefinite appointment (Tenure 3). If a Reduction-In-Force occurs and/or the obligated employee exercises reemployment right to this position, the indefinite appointee will have no reemployment rights to any other position and may be separated.

If the obligated employee, having reemployment rights to this position, does not exercise his/her reemployment rights, this position may be converted to a permanent status without further competition. Temporary Promotion: If you are a current onboard permanent Federal employee with the Maryland National Guard, upon selection you may be temporarily promoted to the position.

As an employee serving on a temporary promotion, you may be returned to the position from which promoted, or one with similar responsibilities at any time or upon return of the incumbent should they exercise their reemployment rights. The temporary promotion may become permanent without further competition if the incumbent does not exercise their reemployment rights.