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Summary You will serve as an Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic Leader (Expert) in the DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. You will serve as an Expert Air Conditioning Equipment (ACE) Mechanic leading a group to ensure work assignments are completed. This position is located in the Air Conditioning Equipment Shop 56. Applicants will only be considered for positions within their own UIC. For example: If you are within UIC 4523A, you will only be considered for positions within 4523A. Responsibilities You will serve as an Expert Air Conditioning Equipment (ACE) Mechanic performing maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, installation, modification, and testing of new and existing shipboard refrigeration systems and components. You will work in accordance with developed technical direction including blueprints and sketches to plan and layout the routing and placement of various system components and equipment. You will exercise leadership skills to mentor, demonstrate new techniques and instruct ACE employees in a wide range of complex repairs and troubleshooting of refrigeration equipment. You will work to continuously to improve trade processes and keep shop personnel and management apprised of new technologies, procedures and tooling improvements associated with shop work. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: ABILITY TO LEAD OR SUPERVISE. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Additional Information Salary is based on geographical location and is subject to change with the annual local wage surveys in accordance with the provisions of 5 CFR Part 532 for all employees whose official duty station is located within the geographic boundary of the wage area definition. For more information please visit: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/AFWageSchedules/ SALARY: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard: WA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/143/143R-04Jan2023.pdf CA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/017/017R-05Jan2023.pdf or https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/FWS%20Special%20Schedules/AM_A017_017_San_Diego,California.pdf Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/044/044R-08Aug2023.pdf Norfolk Naval Shipyard: VA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/140/M340SJul112023-VB-GS-Locality.pdf PA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/115/115R-04Jan2023.pdf Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: ME: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/087/087R-04Jan2023.pdf CA: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/Content/AF%20Schedules/survey-sch/017/017R-05Jan2023.pdf This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. Applicants rated ineligible on this vacancy announcement may need to reapply and update their application package to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Applicants selected and hired through this vacancy announcement need to reapply to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement. Referral lists will be issued on an as-needed basis as vacancies occur. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the referral cut-off date. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.