Operating Engineer

Job Title: Operating Engineer (OE)

Location: Arnold AFB TN

Function/Branch: O & M/Aeropropulsion – Plant (Electrical)

Directorate: Test Ops

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Pay Type: Wage

Grade: A21

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $38.44 - $42.71

Open to internal, BNH employees and external candidates.

• Current U.S. Citizenship is required****
  
  

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Overview

Beyond New Horizons LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a Operating Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Arnold AFB Tennessee. The selected candidate will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for [e.g. operating and maintaining or supporting] the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

Open to internal, BNH employees and external candidates. The selected candidate for this requisition must be available to work any shift and shift determination will be made based on the priority of work at the time the selected candidate is cleared to report to work.

Job Summary

The successful candidate will under the general supervision perform technical, mechanical, electrical and manual work in the testing, operating, and/or assembly and shop areas of an engineering test facility.

Job Duties

• Prepares plant equipment for operations
• Troubleshoot equipment in case of malfunctions
• Operate plant equipment during tests
• Install and maintain facility systems
• Accomplishes maintenance and servicing to place and keep test facility equipment in operation
• Uses a wide variety of hand and machine tools, powered equipment, measuring and testing equipment
• Instructs less experienced lower grade craftsmen
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as required.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Must possess High School Diploma or equivalent
• Four years of experience as an Operating Engineer in the working section of an aeronautical test facility operations or progressive experience in the trade may be substituted for the required experience – progressive experience is defined as a mechanical background supporting large plant systems such as boilers, chillers, compressors, etc. ; large hydraulic systems with operating pressures above 1500 psi; high and/or low pressure process control valves; evaporators; and/or compressed air or water systems
• Working knowledge of computers
• Valid State Driver’s License
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English well enough to understand, give and take directions
• Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance and the AEDC local area network
• Current U. S. Citizenship required
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance
• Ability to operate forklifts
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Vacation and Sick Leave along with a federally recognized holiday schedule
  
  

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

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