Job Summary

PUERTO RICO NATIONAL GUARD ARMY TECHNICIAN VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT DUTY LOCATION: Maneuver Area Training and Equipment Site (MATES), CSJTS, Salinas, PR

Job Description

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This position requires military membership in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG). If you are not a military member of the PRARNG (i.e., Airman, civilian, active-duty Soldier, prior service, guard member from another state, reservist, IRR, State Guard, etc.), you must contact the Recruiting and Retention (R&R) Office at (787) 289-1400 extension 2015 or 2008 and request the PRARNG Military Basic Requirements (MBR) Certification. If the MBR certification is not submitted, or you do not meet the requirements to be a member of the PRARNG, your application will not be screened. AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. AREA 1 = All permanent Technician Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employee (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 2 = All indefinite Technician Warrant Officers and Enlisted members employee (NG T32/NG T5) within Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 3 = Warrant Officers and Enlisted currently serving members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 4 = Warrant Officers and Enlisted Prior (former) members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. AREA 6 = Applicants who meet all requirements to become Warrant Officers and Enlisted of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. (If the MBR certification is not submitted, your application will not be screened). First round consideration will be given to Area 1 Candidates. (All other Areas will be screened only in the event that there are no qualified or recommended Candidates) To prevent a grade inversion, military rank allowed for this position will be determined at the final evaluation of the vacancy announcement considering the military rank of the supervisor. Acceptance of any military technician position may cause the termination of entitlements and eligibility for all military bonuses and student loan repayments. For further information you must contact the appropriate military Education Office. DUTIES: As a MOBLIE EQUIPMENT METAL WORKER (D1216000), WG-3809-9, you will repair mobile equipment bodies and metal body components in support of maintenance activities. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Performs frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, and handling of objects weighing up to 40 pounds, and occasionally involving heavier objects. Requires prolonged standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, and climbing. Frequently reaches in hard-to-get-at places and works in tiring and uncomfortable positions. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Work is usually performed on concrete floors in shop areas around machinery. Exposed to dirt, dust, grease, odors, smoke, gases, and high noise levels. Sanding, grinding, or welding duties require the wearing of goggles, respirator, welding mask, apron, or gloves. Exposed to possible burns, eye injury from infrared and ultraviolet rays, and cuts, bruises, abrasions, and electric shock. QUALIFICATIONS: You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. National Guard military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the National Guard provided such service is related to the position to be filled. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which has provided a knowledge of mobile body construction; and the skill to remove, fabricate, reshape and replace or repair such damage as, dents, tears, wrinkles, cuts and creases by cutting, knocking out, welding, filling and sanding. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must possess at least ONE (1) year in the occupational series 3809 or the equivalent EIGHTEEN (18) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as as working knowledge of mobile equipment construction and how all components and parts are installed and determine the total extent of damage and repair alternatives; repairs on fenders, panels, hoods, cowls, truck beds, and associated parts; applying body filler to build up depressed areas; fabricates, assembles, and installs a variety of components made of sheet metal ; removes and replaces body trim, hardware, windshields, door glass, headliners, and other body components; Repairs radiators, fuel tanks, and similar items; use of welding equipment to cut out damaged or deteriorated areas, remove rusted nuts and bolts, strengthen brackets and braces, weld simple cuts and breaks, and apply heat to bend, reshape damaged areas.