1 year probationary rate - $21.53/hr. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Office of Maintenance and Marine Services Massena, NY

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1 EXTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: INTERNAL ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: SLS-DE SLS POSITION TITLE: STARTING SALARY: POSITION LOCATION: Maintenance Mechanic WG WG-09 $22.66/hr 1 year probationary rate - $21.53/hr Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Office of Maintenance and Marine Services Massena, NY AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Open to All U.S. Citizens OPENING DATE: 08/11/2003 CLOSING DATE: 08/25/2003 NUMBER AND TYPE OF: 1 Full-Time Permanent Position This position requires journey level work experience in the Painting and Carpentry trades (refer to the screen out elements on page 3). It is important to read all the information in this announcement. It gives clear and specific instructions on how to apply for this position, what information we will be looking for, and how to put together your application package. Your rating is based only on the information that you submit in your application package. Applicants who do not submit adequate information may be rated ineligible. Please complete the supplemental qualifications statement. This statement will be used to determine your level of qualification and to rate you against other applicants. DOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

2 Maintenance Mechanic WG Why Work For Us? Transportation impacts every facet of American life, providing people access to work, school, loved ones, and nature s rich bounty. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to transportation excellence and strives to create the best possible integrated air, land, and sea transportation system for America. As a DOT employee, you will become a part of the dedicated workforce who work dayto-day to make measurable improvements in our transportation system, the security of our nation, and the quality of American life. Our mission at the Saint Lawrence Seaway is to serve the United States intermodal, international, transportation system by improving the operation and maintenance of a safe, reliable, environmentally responsible deep draft waterway, in cooperation with Canadian counterparts. We are responsible for the safe and efficient transit of ocean and great lakes vessels through the Montreal to Lake Ontario section for the St. Lawrence Seaway System, which includes maintenance of a variety of aids to navigation in the St. Lawrence River. What Employee Benefits Do We Provide? The Federal Government offers excellent benefits, alternate work schedules, and family-friendly programs. You will receive paid annual leave and sick leave. This position is permanent, and you will be eligible for retirement, health insurance, life insurance and Long Term Care insurance. A brief summary of the Federal benefits for permanent employees can be found at Summary Of The Essential Job Functions of This Position This position requires journey level work experience in painting and carpentry. The work consists of the maintenance and repair of Corporation facilities, including buildings, lock and marine equipment, navigational aid structures, and motor vehicles. This requires the application of building maintenance practices associated with a variety of trades such as painting, carpentry, concrete finishing, roofing, plastering, etc., with journey level experience required for painting and carpentry work. At the journey level, the employee independently determines the methods, techniques, devices, and materials that are best suited for each assignment. Journey level industrial painting duties require knowledge and skill in preparing surfaces (by smoothing, filling, shaping and leveling with metal and synthetic resins), mixing and preparing coating materials (i.e. paint, epoxy resin, Teflon, liquid anode, inorganic zinc, vinyl), and applying those coating materials (on wood, metal, synthetic, concrete) to ensure that work meets match, texture, decorative, thickness, and level requirements. Journey level carpentry duties require the knowledge of construction and repair techniques in order to maintain and repair buildings, structures, and other items using wood, wood substitutes, and composite building materials. A journey level carpenter is expected to independently interpret drawings, blueprints, and specifications, and determine the layout and work sequences and types of lumber or special related materials. Accuracy, spacing, fit, and structural soundness and finished appearance are essential. The work requires following established safety rules and regulations, and using proper safety equipment, to maintain a safe and clean work environment. Skill in operating hand and power tools, and skill in setting up and operating the full range of shop equipment and machines of each trade is necessary. Physical Effort This position requires a considerable amount of standing, stooping, bending, climbing, and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions. Work may be performed from ladders, staging, manbaskets, or from a raft on the water. Occasionally work may be performed over the water. Lifting up to 100 pounds may also be

3 Maintenance Mechanic WG required. Incumbent is required to use vigilance to avoid injury and is required to wear a hard hat and protective goggles under certain circumstances. Some work areas require the use of a full face respirator, which makes breathing difficult. Working Conditions Incumbent works inside and outside. When inside, is frequently exposed to drafts, changing temperature, and noise, which is difficult to talk above. When outside, work is occasionally performed during bad weather (rain or snow and in muddy and icy areas). Both inside and outside, is frequently exposed to irritation or discomfort from dust, heat, fumes, and from hard, damp floors or ground. Sites may have disagreeable odors and may be dirty, dusty, and greasy. Is frequently exposed to the possibility of receiving cuts, burns, bruises, and sprains while repairing, positioning, and moving equipment. Is often exposed to the possibility of receiving burns and skin irritations from acid, fluids, and lubricants. The use of a respirator is required for some work assignments or if the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials/atmospheres. As part of the pre-employment physical, the selected candidate will be required to fill out a Respirator User Medical Questionnaire and will be administered a pulmonary function test. Selectee will also be fit tested for a respirator facemask on the first day of duty. The fit testing and mask fitting require the selectee to report to work clean-shaven on the first day of duty. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must agree to report to work clean-shaven on the first day of duty, and agree to be clean-shaven whenever their work assignment requires the use of a respirator. What Are The Minimum Qualifications For This Position? In order to qualify for this position, your overall experience and training must indicate possession of journey level skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to perform the basic work of the position without more than normal supervision. This will be evidenced by a rating of satisfactory on the screen out elements (see page 3) and an average rating of satisfactory on the remaining job rating elements as listed. If you are not rated satisfactory on the screen out elements, you will be considered ineligible for the position, and will not be rated on the remaining job elements. How Do You Rate Highly Qualified? You must show that you have 3 years of extensive journey level work experience in the painting and carpentry fields in an industrial environment. You may have a combination of work in the two fields that equals 3 years (i.e. 2 years painting and 1 year carpentry or 3 years combined work). You may also use a combination of work and education/training (i.e. 2 years of training and 1 year of work), but you must have had at least one year of journey level work experience after completing the training, in both fields. What Are The Desired Knowledge, Skills And Abilities For This Job? Your experience must show you have acquired journey level skills and knowledge (but does not require a journey level certificate). You will be evaluated on your ability to perform the job functions outlined on page 2 as indicated in the following job rating elements. To be qualified for this position, you must meet the two identified screen out elements. (*Screen out means that journey level experience in this job element is necessary to be eligible for the position.) 1. Knowledge of materials used in the industrial painter trade sufficient to determine and to apply the appropriate surface preparation (i.e. blast grit); coating methods and techniques (such as epoxy resins, lacquer, liquid anode, inorganic zinc, and vinyl); patching compounds; and the use of a variety of hardwood, softwood, plywood, wood substitutes, materials and fixtures for miscellaneous maintenance projects. *Screen out element

4 Maintenance Mechanic WG Knowledge of a variety of carpentry trade practices sufficient to determine the proper grade, size, and type of lumber or wood substitute material required; operate general and precision carpentry and woodworking equipment; and produce finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance. *Screen out element 3. Ability to plan, compute, and layout complex and exact projects by reading, interpreting and applying drawings, specifications, blueprints, schematics, instructions and building codes. 4. Knowledge of advance shop math and skill in using measuring instruments. 5. Ability to safely use and maintain tools and equipment. In order to receive full credit in the rating process for your experience, be sure to explain how you attained and/or used the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above. If this information is not on your application, you will not be given credit for it. How Will The Qualified Applicants Be Further Evaluated And Rated To Identify The Best Qualified? If you meet the screen out elements for this position, you will be further evaluated on the quality and extent of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position. Included in this evaluation will be your responses to the supplemental questions. These responses must be substantiated by your application and/or resume (your work experience must show positions where you acquired these knowledges and skills). Your rating will measure the degree to which your background matches the demands of this position. Evaluation will be based on the relevance, scope, and quality of all your experience and training, regardless of where and how acquired (i.e. you may have acquired experience through volunteer work or military service). Before You Go Any Further, Here Are Some Other Things You Need to Know United States citizenship is required. (Proof of citizenship will be required to be shown upon appointment.) If you are a male between the ages of 18 and 26 or were born after December 31, 1959, certification is required at the time you are employed that you have registered with the Selective Service for the draft, unless Selective Service has approved a waiver for you. You must possess or have eligibility to obtain a New York State Class D motor vehicle operator's license. You must meet physical and mental qualifications. If you are selected, you will be scheduled for a preappointment medical examination, including a functional capacity test, which mimics the actual physical movements of the position and evaluates your fitness to safely perform the duties. The "Area of Consideration" section shown on the first page indicates who may apply for this position. This position is open to competition from all sources. If you can be appointed under a special appointment authority, please let us know on your application the special appointing authority for which you can be considered (there are special appointing authorities for disabled applicants and disabled veterans). Probationary Period Requirements: New career appointees, or career/career-conditional applicants who have not previously completed a one year probationary period, will be required to serve a one year probationary period. If you are a status applicant who also requests to be considered as a competitive

5 Maintenance Mechanic WG applicant, and you are selected from a competitive list, you may be required to serve a new probationary period. See "How to Apply" below for other information for career/career-conditional applicants. You must meet all of the qualifications requirements for this position by the closing date of this announcement. If you are among the best qualified candidates for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment. You will be asked to fill out and sign an additional form verifying the accuracy of the information in your application and provide other information, and giving us permission to investigate your suitability. If you are selected for the position, you will be asked to fill out a resident and employment history form, and will be fingerprinted, and a further background investigation will be made. How To Apply For This Position 1) You may submit a resume, an OF-612 (Optional Application for Federal Employment), or your current SF-171 (Application for Federal Employment). You may choose which form to submit provided it contains all required information. Required information is listed in the section below labeled Here s What Your Application Must Contain. (Call or personnel@sls.dot.gov to obtain an OF-612.) 2) For maximum consideration, make sure your application tells us how you meet the "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)" for this position. The KSAs for this position are located on page 3 of this announcement. Remember you have to meet the screen out elements in order to be considered eligible for this position. 3) Complete the supplemental qualifications statement. (Call or personnel@sls.dot.gov to obtain the supplemental.) 4) For Federal applicants, a complete performance appraisal is required. It must be current meaning it was issued to you within the past year and it must be official meaning it appraises your performance over a normal rating cycle in your present job and has been signed by your supervisor. If you are unable to submit your current performance appraisal, please tell us why. You also should submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action that reflects career or careerconditional tenure, and the highest grade level you have held as a Federal employee. 5) To be considered for selection priority under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must submit appropriate certification that you are eligible. 6) If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility; and you wish to be considered under both Merit Promotion and Competitive Staffing Procedures, you must indicate that you wish consideration under both processes. You may submit one application for both processes. If you do not include proof of career or career-conditional eligibility, you will be considered a competitive candidate only. If you do not state you wish to be considered under both, and you include proof of career or career-conditional eligibility, you will be considered under the Merit Promotion procedures only. Under Merit Promotion procedures, veterans do not receive preference, and status applicants must meet the time-in-grade restrictions that do not apply to the competitive examining process.

6 Maintenance Mechanic WG HERE S WHAT YOUR APPLICATION MUST CONTAIN JOB INFORMATION Announcement number and title of the position PERSONAL INFORMATION Full name Mailing address (with Zip Code) Social Security Number Country of citizenship (Most Federal jobs require United States citizenship) Veterans preference (Proof Required Attach DD 214) Federal employees & Reinstatement eligibles (Attach SF-50) Highest Federal civilian grade held EDUCATION High School name, city, state, and date of diploma or GED College/University names, city, and state Major(s) Type and year of degree(s) received WORK EXPERIENCE (paid and unpaid) Job Title Duties and accomplishments Employer s name and address (indicate if we may contact your current supervisor) Supervisor s name and telephone number Starting and ending dates (month and year) Hours per week Salary and/or Grade (GS-or equivalent) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Job-related training courses (title and year) Job-related skills (e.g., foreign languages, computer software/hardware, etc.) Job-related certificates and licenses (current only) Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (e.g., memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, performance awards and publications) (give dates) Privacy Act Requirements: The forms referenced in this announcement are used to determine applicants qualifications for the position and are authorized under 5 U.S.C and Where To Send Your Application You may deliver your application to the Seaway Administration Building receptionist desk weekdays between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We are located at 180 Andrews Street, Massena, NY. You may mail your application to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 520, Massena, NY You may your application to personnel@sls.dot.gov. If you are faxing your application, please limit the application to the requirements stipulated in the advertisement to a maximum of 20 pages and include a cover sheet. Our fax number is (315) Applications may be received by fax from non-government equipment. Applications must be received or postmarked no later than the closing date of this announcement. Applications received or postmarked after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered.

7 Maintenance Mechanic WG Be sure to keep copies of any forms, documents, or other information you send us. Do not send originals of certificates, degrees, diplomas, service records, etc. The documents you send will become the property of the government. We will not return any of the information to you, nor will we loan it to you or make copies of it for you. Applications will not be accepted if received in penalty, interoffice, or any other government envelope. Applications sent in this fashion will be destroyed. Questions? Call (315) or us at personnel@sls.dot.gov. Please reference the announcement number so we can help you more efficiently. ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: If you need a copy of this announcement in an alternative format to accommodate a disability, please contact us. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: If you are requesting reasonable accommodation in connection with applying for this vacancy, please call: