U.S. Department of Defense
Machinist
Pay$29.92 - $38.15 / hour
LocationCorpus Christi/Texas
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 763029000
- Manufacture parts and complete items of equipment from raw stock of different kinds of metals and metal alloys and other materials.
- Grind and sharpen tools including standard and form tools.
- Use various bench-mounted and hand-held powered and non-powered tools such as drills, reamers, and buffers.
- Determine work procedures, machines, tools, equipment and attachments to be used.
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position is covered by the Civilian Drug Testing Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R, Condition of Employment for certain civilian positions identified as critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program.
- This position requires a personnel security background check (Tier 1: Non-Sensitive, Low Risk).
- A pre-employment physical is required.
- Required to obtain and maintain hardness and conductivity testing training to verify heat treat condition of aluminum alloys and to perform hardness testing to verify hardness of metals and certain plastics within 6 months of training.
- If you misrepresent your experience/education, or provide false/fraudulent information in/with your application, it may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you. Making false/ fraudulent statements also may be punishable by fine/imprisonment.
- Physical Effort: Requires standing, stooping, bending, and reaching; and frequent handling of objects weighing up to 35 pounds without assistance, and over 35 pounds with assistance from another worker or weight handling equipment. May be required to climb and work on aircraft, in test cells, and other areas outside the shop area.
- Working Conditions: Works in a well-lighted, heated, ventilated shop with concrete floors. Exposed to dust from grinding, oil from machines, dirt, heat, noises, and fumes. Subject to the hazards of burns from hot metal chips, dust in the lungs, cuts, bruises, injuries to hands from use of machine and hand tools, skin irritation from contact with coolants, lubricants, and abrasive compounds, and to strains from infrequent moving, lifting, and handling of heavy items. Wears safety glasses, safety shoes and other safety apparel and equipment as required. Working conditions are considered in the evaluation of the work.
About the Position: The mission of the Corpus Christi Army Depot is to overhaul, repair, modify, retrofit, test and modernize helicopters, engines and components for all services and foreign military customers. Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is the Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for Rotary Wing Aviation Maintenance. We provide worldwide on-site maintenance services, aircraft crash analysis, lubricating oil analysis, and chemical, metallurgical and training support.Duties
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Who May Apply: US Citizens
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 - WG - 09 (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Machinist ~ without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to common Machine Tool Operator duties such as assisting the Machinist in setting up and operating most types of conventional and computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools. Assisting the Machinist with lathes, vertical and horizontal boring mills; bench, plain, and universal milling machines. I work on my own initiative under general supervision subject to occasional inspection. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
Minimum Qualifications - WG - 10 (Screen Out Element): I have the ability to perform the common Machinist duties which includes setting up and operating most types of conventional and computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools such as lathes, vertical and horizontal boring mills; bench, plain, and universal milling machines; internal and external grinders; thread cutters; and radial drills. I work on my own initiative under general supervision subject to occasional inspection.
Minimum Qualifications - WG - 11 (Screen Out Element) I have the ability to perform common Machinist duties including independently interpreting and applying sets and series of interrelated prints and drawings. I can perform the setup operation and programming of one or more manual, computer aided, or Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machine tools. Determining the best tooling material, tool types, coolants, and machine feeds and speeds in performing a particular machining operation. Using machinist tools such as lathes, grinding machines, and milling machines. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.About the company
The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".