Electronic Industrial Controls Tech / Stennis

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This position is part of the Government Secure and Intelligent Documents, Government Publishing Office in Washington, DC. There are 4 openings.

Two openings at the Stennis Space Center, Stennis, MS and two in Washington, DC.

Duties

• Installs, maintains, and repairs automated manufacturing machinery and PLC/computer-controlled mechanical and electrical systems in industrial settings.
• Supports Building Automation Systems by monitoring Air Handlers and Chiller equipment, Compressed and Vacuum air systems, Electrical Power eystems, and coordinating with contracted maintenance vendors as required for troubleshooting and repair.
• Performs root cause failure analysis to address and correct issues causing manufacturing and support equipment failures.
• Dismantles, adjusts, repairs, edits/re-programs PLC functions and assembles mechanical and electrical equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, Computer -aided Design (CAD) drawings, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches, or drawings.
  
  

### Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• Selectee must pass all preemployment requirements prior to appointment.
• Selectee must undergo a background investigations for a Secret Clearance.
• Males born after 12/03/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Selectee may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Selectees must pass a physical examination prior to appointment.
• Strength test may be required.
• Physical - Effort: Must be able to pick up objects weighing up to 75 pounds and occasionally carry objects weighing up to 45 pounds for considerable distances.
• Physical - Effort: Must be able to push, pull, walk, reach, stand, crawl, kneel, bend, and work over and under machinery of all types for sustained periods of time.
• Working Conditions: Will work normally inside areas that are adequately ventilated, heated, and well lit. Floor and deck surfaces are at times, uneven, oily, slippery.
• Working Conditions: The incumbent will be exposed to moving machinery and sharp edges and may suffer cuts, bruises, and abrasions. Personal protective equipment such as gloves, safety shoes, hearing protection, and safety glasses are required.
• This position has certification requirements, see qualifications section.
  
  

### Qualifications

To qualify for the Electronic Industrial Controls Technician, you must meet the following requirements:

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following Screen-Out element, Job Element #1 to be considered for this position. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the online questionnaire. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT ELEMENT below is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. The screen-out element for this position is:

Applicants must meet the following: Screen-Out Element #1: Ability To Do The Work of the Position Without More than Normal Supervision. Applicants must have experience and training of sufficient scope and quality to independently perform the duties, which include:

• Working independently as an Electronic Industrial Controls Technician.
• Installing, maintaining, and repairing automated manufacturing machinery and PLC/computer-controlled mechanical and electrical systems in industrial settings.
• Disassembling, testing, editing/re-programming PLC functions and inspect electronic components when troubleshooting and repairing systems.
• Using test and diagnostic equipment and software to perform checkouts.
• Dismantlin , repairing, relocating, modifying, maintaining, aligning, and installing press, lamination and bindery equipment.
  
  

In addition to the above Screenout the applicant must possess the following:

REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(S): This position requires at least ONE of the following three Certifications:

• Certification or in the process of obtaining; Basic, Intermediate and Advanced qualifications as a PLC Technician.
• International Society of Automation (ISA) certification as a Certified Control Systems Technician.
• The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) certificate in electrical power testing, industrial instrumentation, and other specialties.
  
  

Optional

Although this position does not have an educational requirement; possession of the following supports knowledge of practical application, and is highly desired, but not required:

• Possesion of anAssociate degree in an ABET-accredited program in one of the following fields: Electro-mechanics/mechatronics, Industrial maintenance, or Process control.
  
  

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.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement to be considered.