TITLE 32 MOBILE EQUIPMENT DRIVER EXAMINER WG-5701-10

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 DUAL STATUS TECHNICIAN EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. The National Guard is the oldest component of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the earliest American colonial days, citizens have joined together for collective defense. We have a proud tradition of coming to the aid of our friends and neighbors in times of serious emergencies. Join our National Guard team and serve your nation, your states and your community!

Duties

Position Description # D2433000 POSITION DUTIES: This position is located in the Distribution Section of the Deployment and Distribution Flight, Logistics Readiness Squadron/Flight, Mission Support Group, at an ANG Wing. The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of duties relating to motor vehicle operation and safety. This is an Air National Guard Dual Status Technician position requiring military membership, compatible military skill assignment, and classification. MAJOR DUTIES: 1. Serves as the chief test control and examining officer for the Wing by individual testing or directing instructor personnel to provide tests to applicants for operating a variety of fixed and mobile equipment such as automotive, heavy mobile, tractor, material handling, and special or general purpose equipment such as cars, trucks, truck tractor and trailer, farm tractors, bulldozers, graders, cranes, front end loaders, road and warehouse sweepers, generators, compressors, elevators, fork lifts, general purpose and power tools, and various special purpose equipment. Typically performs the following: a. Conducts a variety of written and psychophysical tests, examinations, and occasionally special schools, to determine qualifications of applicants for operator, driver status. Uses a large volume of regulations, manuals, guides and special test equipment to determine applicant ability in emergency and visual judgment, eye-hand coordination, depth perception, hearing, field of perception, hearing, field of vision, reaction time. Etc. conducts a variety of special or one-time tests in accordance with new or modified requirements, which involve special training, interpretation of new or modified instructions, and decisions, which affect driver/operator or equipment safety and operation. Uses discretion and judgment in giving personnel instructions prior to and during examination, familiarizes participants with procedures, starts tests and records results. Refers to higher medical authority applicants who are borderline or who have failed tests such as hearing, reaction, perception, vision, etc. b. Sets up and maintains files, records, test equipment, test forms end general area in accordance with current regulations, procedures, and techniques. Assists higher authority in planning or establishing new procedures and techniques for effective examining and/or testing. Schedules tests or examinations in accordance with priority requests, number and type of applicants, or other reasons and posts results to applicable records and/or forms. Issues and maintains licenses by current status. c. Conducts practical road and/or performance tests of personnel taking initial examinations or reexaminations for such equipment as light and heavy automotive vehicles, heavy tractors, buses, tank retrievers, materials handling equipment such as fork lift truck both gas and electric, warehouse cranes. Special purpose vehicles. These tests are applied to all status of employees located within the Wing. d. Selects and prepares the appropriate type equipment required or arranges for the type equipment not assigned to the examination office by obtaining from using activities the proper type necessary for this examination or by going to the site of the equipment operation. e. Advises the operator of the route to be taken and/or the various driving problems of the standard examination area. Gives vehicle driver problems and checks operator faults when starting, pulling out, driving in traffic, making left and right turns, using controls, slowing and stopping, overtaking and passing, backing and parking. Checks driver/operator faults on such problems as simulated driving over ramps and in and out of railroad cars and warehouses, picking up and placing loads, backing and turning equipment. Completes road and/or performance test papers by indicating driver's faults and scoring for grade. Informs disqualified operators of driving faults and instructs in the course of corrective action, requirement to correct deficiencies.(85%) 2. Performs operational maintenance and repair on heavy duty mobile equipment and vehicles such as road graders, bulldozers, power shovels, heavy duty compressors, large generators, tractors, large trucks, and cranes, and a variety of combustion powered automotive vehicles and material handling equipment (MHE) such as passenger cars and trucks, forklift trucks and warehouse tractors, special purpose vehicles etc. Inspects and troubleshoots equipment; services and makes general repairs, creates work orders for those vehicles which need to be repaired by the Vehicle Maintenance flight. Performs operational inspection and ensures vehicles and equipment are properly serviced e.g., brake adjustments, replacing hydraulic fluids, greasing, cleaning, etc. Performs other preventive maintenance operations as required. (15%) Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and evaluation

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your documents will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. Plagiarism in an applicant's resume from any position description or qualification standard written by NGB or OPM will result in an automatic disqualification. HRO will not search for missing information or infer about aspects of an applicant's application. The information therein must be clear and unambiguous for an eligibility determination. DSG and M-Day applicants will be required to include their part-time experience or current status in the West Virginia National Guard in their resume to prove eligibility for Consideration in Area 3. All supporting documentation required for eligibility certification will be explicitly listed in the Required Documents section on USA Jobs. Applicants that fail to produce all documents listed in this section before the announcement closes will be disqualified. Resumes alone are not sufficient as proof of documentation. If you are found eligible, you will be referred in numerical order of area of consideration to the hiring manager for employment consideration. If you are found eligible and were not referred to the hiring manager, then your application will be held until the hiring manager requests your respective area.

Education

If you wish to qualify for this position based on your education, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial) or proof of degree with your application package. Failure to provide supporting educational documentation at the time of application will result in an ineligible rating.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section of this announcement. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13112070 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. No documents will be accepted after 11:59 PM (EST) of the closing date of the announcement. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Required documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: If you do not submit these forms, you will be deemed ineligible, and your name will not be referred to the hiring manager. Resume Must provide Military Rank/Pay Grade for current members serving in the Armed Forces. Include DSG/M-Day assignment information or provide other supporting documentation (v-MPF RIP, NGB 23A, etc.) Cannot exceed 2 pages SF-50, AGR Orders, or ADOS Orders (Only if you are a fulltime employee of the National Guard) Must be up-to-date and current Transcripts/Degree (If you wish to be certified based on education) Certification (If it is required in this announcement) Your responses to the Qualifications Questionnaire; this questionnaire is filled out via the USA Jobs Announcement through www.usajobs.gov. ALL applications and supporting documents MUST be submitted through www.usajobs.gov electronically and must be submitted prior to midnight of the closing date. Mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered, and faxed applications will NOT be accepted or considered. Missing required documents will prevent you from being found eligible for this position and will prevent you from being referred to the hiring manager. DO NOT SUBMIT MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION.

Additional information

DEFINITION FOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION Area 1: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard at the advertised location. Area 2: Current On-board Title 32 Technicians (Tenure: 1-Permanent, 2-Conditional, 3-Indefinite) and Permanent AGRs in the West Virginia National Guard. Area 3: WVNG Army M-Day and Air Force DSG (Drill-Status Guardsmen,) Temporary Title 32 Technicians, Temporary AGR (OTOT), and national guardsmen serving on Full-time National Guard Duty - Operational Support Orders (ADOS). Area 4: Federal re-employable eligible employees, National Guardsmen outside of the WVNG, and U.S Citizens willing to join the West Virginia National Guard as a condition of employment. Permanent Change of Station: PCS funds are not available for this position. Incentives: Relocation and Recruitment Incentives may be authorized for this position. All WVNG positions are pending availability of resources and funds.