Automotive Mechanic Leader

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit. While there is no minimum amount of training or experience required, you must have had experience, military or civilian, paid or unpaid, of sufficient scope and quality to perform the duties of an Automotive Mechanic Leader, WL-5823-11. You must have experience performing such duties as reviewing requests for repairs and maintenance of vehicles; making recommending on the technical feasibility of repair projects; determining priorities; assigning work to subordinates; and planning and directing maintenance programs. 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). 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job announcement. Working Conditions: The work is usually performed inside on concrete surfaces where there is exposure to drafts, noise, and fumes from vehicles. The Automotive Mechanic Leader occasionally performs work outside under adverse weather conditions. Position may be continually exposed to dirt, dust, heat, gasoline, and grease, and to the potential for burns, chemical irritations, shocks, bruises, cuts, and strains. To reduce dangers and irritations from these conditions, prescribed safety practices must be followed and safety equipment such as safety shoes and glasses, and filtration respirators must be used. Work may also be performed work in an office environment and at various onsite facilities, with occasional travel to provide technical assistance at the other FLETC training delivery points. Travel may also be required, to attend training opportunities and professional meetings. May be required to start work earlier, stay later than normal working hours, or be called back for emergencies. Physical Effort: The Automotive Mechanic Leader guides and assists with repairs, which often require working in tiring, awkward and uncomfortable positions. Work may require standing for long periods of time, bending, stooping, crawling under vehicles, and inspecting or making repairs in other tight spaces. Work may require lifting, handling, and carrying parts and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms). Occasionally, work may require moving moderately heavy items with mechanical devices or other assistance, including objects weighing up to or more than 50 pounds (23 kilograms).
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