MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES / TASKS

• Perform all work safely and with the utmost concern for the safety of self and other employees.
• Perform all work in compliance with environmental permits and regulations.
• May be required to work overtime or varying hours.
• Be at work when scheduled and maintain a good attendance record.
• Work in close proximity to and or in a demilitarization facility.
• Responsible for maintaining the company’s buildings, facilities, and equipment in an operating and functional condition.
• Perform a variety of Mechanical functions. These duties include corrective and preventive maintenance on facility systems, equipment and components, such as: conveyors, compressors, cranes, piping, valves, pumps, and other related mechanical equipment. Duties also include involvement in the installation and removal of piping, pumps, valves, and other associated mechanical equipment supporting plant modifications.
• Perform munitions handling job functions.
• Perform hazardous waste worker duties in permitted or regulated facilities.  Duties may involve one or more of the following: Movement, containerization, storage, identification, loading, record keeping, emergency response and/or handling/disposing of hazardous waste to include munitions, explosives, incendiaries, pyrotechnics, smokes, and other hazardous waste streams.
• Move unpacked munitions to the appropriate conveyor line to be fed to the PRODS in accordance with approved Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform overpacking operations of questionable deteriorated condition ordnance.
• Assist the Area Supervisor in ensuring that munition accountability is maintained accurately.
• Operate equipment in assigned functional areas in accordance with established SOP's and test procedures.
• Maintain Fitness for Duty Standards.
• Perform duties in the installation, repair and maintenance of equipment, systems and components.  
• Perform Corrective and Preventive Maintenance tasks. Utilizes blueprints, drawings and specifications in locating and diagnosing trouble in equipment, control circuits and power systems. 
• Perform emergency repairs to systems, equipment and components. Records the as-found condition as well as the repaired condition, analyzing system characteristics to determine the cause of failure.
• Replace worn, damaged or failed components and fixtures in support of facility operations.
• Conduct post-maintenance testing of systems, equipment and components as necessary to complete work packages and ensure systems, equipment and components are returned to operational conditions.
• Assist vendors in performing maintenance tasks that are beyond the PRODS Maintenance Staff capability.  Provide technical support for this work.
• Specify maintenance equipment needs to complete assigned tasks.
• Fabricate required components consistent with engineering specifications. 
• May be required to wear various levels of Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) in the performance of assigned duties.
• Work in close proximity to and handles explosive configured munitions, components and residues.
• Work in environments with elevated temperatures.
• Maintain accountability of property, including tools and maintenance equipment.
• Perform all work in compliance with environmental permits, regulations, and Standing Operating Procedures (SOP's).
• May be required to work shifts, weekends and holidays, as required to support processing
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks, following predetermined checklists in the performance of preventive maintenance.
• Understand and utilize a variety of hand tools, power tools, measurement and test equipment (M&TE) in the performance of duties.
• Make periodic, routine tours through operating areas to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Monitor assigned system parameters for trending towards deviation of established limits for current operating conditions, and performs appropriate corrective actions to prevent deviation from established limits.
• Complete data sheets, test records, and other operational documentation as required for equipment and systems in assigned functional areas.
• Assist Engineering with modifications/revisions to plant systems, equipment and/or components.
• Maintain housekeeping in all areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the PRODS project.

REQUIREMENTS / SPECIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma/equivalent and 8 or more years industrial maintenance experience in an operating demilitarization, chemical, power, processing, industrial service, agricultural or manufacturing plant in one or more of the following crafts: pipe fitter, boilermaker, welder, millwright, machinist, plant mechanic, agricultural equipment mechanic, heavy equipment mechanic, or HVAC mechanic; or maintenance background (including assisting maintenance technicians) with 8 or more years of demilitarization experience.

Or, Completion of formal apprenticeship, similar accredited training program (such as vocational, trade, commercial, or military) in the mechanical field or journeyman certification and 1 year related industrial maintenance experience in an operating demilitarization, chemical, power, processing, industrial service, agricultural or manufacturing plant in one or more of the following crafts: pipe fitter, boilermaker, welder, millwright, machinist, plant mechanic, or HVAC mechanic.

Or, previously certified as a Mechanical Technician under a SDC or demilitarization certification program.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or naturalized citizen able to obtain and maintain site access.
• Must be computer literate in common software applications and able to operate general office equipment.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to work overtime, varying hours and/or rotating shifts.
• Must be willing and able to work in an industrial environment that is in a demilitarization facility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience reading and interpreting blueprint drawings, layouts and specifications.
• Have a general understanding of mechanical equipment operation.
• Have a general understanding of mechanical equipment maintenance.
• Utilize a variety of mechanical maintenance hand tools, power tools, measurement, and test equipment in the performance of duties.
• Demonstrated experience with a military or industrial OSHA compliant Lock Out/Tag Out program.

Desired Qualifications:

• Able to perform precision work such as equipment alignment, reverse runout alignment and close tolerance fitting.
• Mechanical experience working with pumps and valves.
• Experience in a toxic or hazardous work environment (e.g. chemical agent-destruction or nuclear facility).
• Able to operate material handling equipment such as a forklift, pallet jack, drum dolly, etc.
• Able to develop technical solutions to address maintenance related problems while minimizing cost and impact on schedule.
• Formal Mechanical training such as vocational/technical school, trade school, military or apprenticeship.
• Welding knowledge and certification.
• Certified as a mechanical technician and munitions handler under a  certification program.

Licenses/Certifications:

    Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle driver's license.

SECURITY / SURETY

This position is subject to the requirements of the Arms, Ammunition and Explosives Personnel Program (AA&EPP).  As a condition of employment, candidates and incumbents must favorably complete a personnel security investigation, interview, records review, and must meet and maintain personnel suitability and reliability requirements established by Army Regulation AR 190-11.