FACILITY SERVICES ASSISTANT

at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Libby, Montana, United States

Summary About the Position: Serves as a Facilities Services Assistant at a large multi-purpose hydropower facility, in support of a comprehensive predictive, preventative, and breakdown maintenance control program which includes diverse and complex maintenance activities. Responsibilities Utilizes a Facility and Equipment Maintenance System (FEMS) to provide system control, oversight, repair history, analysis, data entry, and documentation of current and future maintenance operations for the ongoing maintenance management program. Responsible for accounting data and status changes on all work orders for work to be performed anywhere on the project. Works with engineers and crew supervisors to enter detailed data for job plans. Enters daily time for the maintenance crews into FEM ensuring that the information is complete coordinating with the Crew Foreman if there is missing or incorrect information. Manages and maintains a library of manuals needed for support of the maintenance program, ensures they are kept up-to-date and cross-referenced to aid in ease of retrieval and ensure that modifications are updated in manuals. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. For the GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience with tracking or scheduling maintenance on equipment and/or facilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. For the GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes work that provided a knowledge of industrial equipment and machinery, manuals, drawings, and related technical terms such as parts, equipment, tools etc.; AND experience using a computer maintenance management system (CMMS) to track or schedule maintenance for industrial equipment/machinery. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). For the GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in planning, scheduling, and coordinating a full range of maintenance and repair work for industrial equipment/machinery using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) at an industrial facility. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-06 and GS-07, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone-no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Facilities Operations and Maintenance Facilities/Production Management Technology Technical Competence For the GS-05: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. For the GS-06: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). For the GS-07: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is an Installations Career Field position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled". Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. Noncompetitive promotion potential to target grade of GS-07.