Supervisory Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

Supervisory Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Smithsonian Institution Summary This Supervisory Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic is the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observory loced in Amado, Arizona the scientific research facility opering 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position manages the Observory fleet of approximely 60 pieces of heavy mobile equipment, automotive, and other vehicles th are used in the operion of the Observory and maintenance of its infrastructure, and to supervise the motor pool staff. Learn more about this agency Summary This Supervisory Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic is the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observory loced in Amado, Arizona the scientific research facility opering 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position manages the Observory fleet of approximely 60 pieces of heavy mobile equipment, automotive, and other vehicles th are used in the operion of the Observory and maintenance of its infrastructure, and to supervise the motor pool staff. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/15/2026 Salary $36.80

• $42.93 per hour Hourly Wage Pay scale & grade WS 08 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Amado, AZ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required
• Infrequent travel, such as for specialized training, may be required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 08 Job family (Series) 5803 Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Financial disclosure No Announcement number 26-79 Control number 867774100 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.

S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency This Merit Promotion position is open to Current Federal Employees and Former Federal Employees with permanent stus or reinstement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply such as Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A), former Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Vista volunteers; certain Military Spouses, or individuals eligible under various programs for Veterans (VRA, VEOA, 30% disabled). Duties Help Duties listed are full performance grade WS-08 level. Planning

• Plans daily, weekly and monthly work schedules and sequence of operions for assigned positions.

Establishes deadlines and priorities for the automotive shop based on overall priorities and policies established by the FLWO Site Director, the availability of resources such as equipment, merials, and tools, and best practices in preventive maintenance and heavy equipment/automotive repair. Determines equipment, supplies, and maintenance routines required. Assures th required parts are ordered in a timely fashion so as not to delay work. Redirects staff and equipment to overcome problems such as equipment failure, merial delays, unplanned absences or unexpected high priority work. Adjusts plans, assignments, and methods as necessary to accomplish the work safely, effectively and economically. Coordines work plans with the supervisor and other scientific and technical staff to prevent schedule and resources conflicts. Work Direction

• Assigns work to individuals and provides technical direction and help on difficult work processes.

Observes work in progress to anticipe and resolve problems, reassigns personnel within group supervised, and coordines work among workers to maintain progress to meet schedules. Crees a culture of safety for staff by ensuring and all Smithsonian safety policies and procedures are understood, implemented, and observed. Inspects completed work for quality and meeting work order requirements. Reports potential or actual work delays to the FLWO Site Director.

Administrion

• Explains overall mission goals to subordines.

Sets performance standards and completes formal performance rings. Advises and counsels workers on improving their performance and explains new work techniques. Investiges grievances and complaints and resolves them informally when approprie. Notifies supervisor of serious or unresolvable issues, and inities proposals for formal disciplinary action as needed. Identifies training needs and arranges training. Supports recruitment to fill vacancies. Schedules and approves leave. Performs maintenance, determines the cause of malfunctions, and makes repairs

• including welding
• to heavy mobile equipment and vehicles such as cranes, loaders, graders, backhoes, dump/plow trucks, wer trucks and lifts th have mechanical, hydraulic, pneumic, and electrical systems, controls, or feures not commonly found on automobiles and ordinary transport trucks.

Also performs maintenance and repair on automotive vehicles to ensure their safety for mountain use. Utilizes a wide variety of test and diagnostic equipment such as compression gauges, calipers, feeler gauges, micrometers, voltage testers, amp meters, tachometers, oscilloscopes, exhaust analyzers, dynamometers and test panels to analyze malfunctions and test both components and overall vehicle operion and performance. Formules and directs a program of preventive maintenance for all Observory vehicles, both heavy equipment and automotive, th incorpores both best professional practices and all manufacturers' maintenance recommendions and schedules. Performs a variety of tasks reled to the overall operion the Observory and management of the Observory fleet. These include, but are not limited to: maintaining stock levels of frequently used parts, bteries, tires, gas, and diesel fuel; ensuring th reasonable neness and cleanliness standards are maintained in shop areas; overseeing the safe disposal of used oil, contamined fuels, antifreeze and other hazardous merials; overseeing shipping and receiving of large items through the warehouse loading dock and base camp storage yard; identifying, acquiring, and refurbishing excess government vehicles; and opering heavy equipment in support of Observory operions and specialized tasks. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship required Pass Pre-employment Background Investigion Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (Class A) Employment is contingent on passing all required CDL medical reviews May be required to serve a one-year probionary period Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service Direct Deposit/Elect Funds Transfer required for salary payment Applicants must have a valid commercial driver's license, Class A (Vehicle Combinion with

GVWR 26,001

lbs., or more) the time of applicion. The selected candide must obtain the Hazardous Merials endorsement within 6 months of appointment. In accordance with the Smithsonian Institution's Drug and Alcohol Testing and Medical Examinions for Commercial Drivers Program, tentive selectees must pass a drug test AND physical examinion in order to be offered an appointment. Some tasks may require the use of a respiror and the incumbent must agree to annual respiror fit testing and training as well as an annual physical.

Physical requirements:

Duties require th the incumbent work in tiring or uncomfortable positions for long periods. The work requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, stretching, climbing, kneeling, and crouching. Work may be performed on top of, under, and in tight compartments of vehicles in cramped or awkward positions and include strenuous tasks performed while standing, lying, or sitting. The incumbent will lift and carry items, unassisted, weighing up to 40 pounds, and often exert similar effort in pushing, pulling, and positioning parts, assemblies, and equipment. The position also will require lifting and moving heavier items with the assistance of other workers or with lifting devices such as jacks, hoists, and cranes. They are sometimes required to work from ladders or work plforms varying heights.

Working Conditions:

Assignments require working both inside and outside in temperures reaching over 90 degrees in summer and below freezing in winter, and may involve work in a mountain top environment elevions from 4000 to 8600 feet in a variety of weher conditions ranging from blizzards and torrential rain to extreme he. Qualificions Applicants evalued on their ability to perform the duties of the position rher than the length of experience. Your overall experience and training must indice th you have the minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement. Additional informion on the Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupions can be found on OPM's web site http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/x-118c/index.html. Part-time and/or unpaid experience reled to this position considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Your resume should provide sufficient informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to this position, including the major duties and qualificions criteria listed. Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience for this position. Additional informion

Additional Informion:

Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available https://www.si.edu/OHR/howtoapply . The Smithsonian does not pay relocion expenses. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer. Additional informion can be found on our website ( www.si.edu/oeesd) . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits http:

//www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/benefits/fed/table.html for a complete description. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your resume used to evalue your experience, educion, and/or training th address the competencies below: Ability to perform the work withoutmore than normal supervision Ability to lead or supervise Ability to maintain, overhaul, and repair heavy mobile and automotive equipment. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability to interpret instructions,specificions, etc. (including blueprints) Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualificions assigned to one of three cegory groups based on job-reled criteria: Best Cegory

• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and excels in most of the job reled competencies above. Better Cegory
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements and sisfies most of the job reled competencies above. Good Cegory
• Meets the minimum qualificion requirements, but does not sisfy most of the job reled competencies above to a substantive degree.

This cegory ring process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality cegory (Best Cegory) provided no preference eligible in th cegory is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in th cegory unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are sisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualificion requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses to the occupional questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determinion is made th you have red yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you assigned a ring commensure to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed informion regarding how your educion and experience rele to this position, including the major duties and qualificions criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package th includes, in part, vacion and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.

Please see Benefits http:

//www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/benefits/fed/table.html for a complete description. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your applicion package must include the following documents: Resume

• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click here . Proof of Veteran's Preference

• DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) if you are requesting a special appointment authority, such as VRA or VEOA Proof of severe disability if you are requesting special placement considerion Proof of eligibility for a military spouse appointment, such as a permanent change stion military order Proof of eligibility for any other special appointing authority not specifically mentioned here A copy of your most recent SF-50 which shows your position title, series, grade, step, salary, position occupied, and tenure to verify Time-in-Grade/competitive stus.

If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade and/or have promotion potential to the grade being advertised. Do NOT submit award SF-50s. A recent performance evaluion, if currently employed as a federal employee Copy of a valid Ste Driver's License with CDL endorsements If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process; OR You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automed system, not a physical fax machine. Documents th are faxed as part of the applicion process must be sent with the system genered cover sheet by the closing de. Documents faxed without the system genered coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the applicion package. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone N/A stephanie.javier@cfa.harvard.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN

Human Resources 60 Garden Street Mail Stop 17 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps You will receive an e-mail to acknowledge th your applicion has been received. Please be aware th the confirmion e-mail could reside in your "junk" or "bulk" mail folder depending on your filters. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your applicion package must include the following documents: Resume

• Your resume can be uploaded and tached to your applicion or creed using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder.

Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupional series and grade if it is Federal), job-reled qualificions, starting and ending des (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all informion is submitted. Failure to include this informion may result in disqualificion for the position. For assistance with creing a resume, please click here . Proof of Veteran's Preference

• DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documention required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter Proof of Veteran's Preference
• DD214 (Member 4 Copy) if you are requesting a special appointment authority, such as VRA or VEOA Proof of severe disability if you are requesting special placement considerion Proof of eligibility for a military spouse appointment, such as a permanent change stion military order Proof of eligibility for any other special appointing authority not specifically mentioned here A copy of your most recent SF-50 which shows your position title, series, grade, step, salary, position occupied, and tenure to verify Time-in-Grade/competitive stus.

If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade and/or have promotion potential to the grade being advertised. Do NOT submit award SF-50s. A recent performance evaluion, if currently employed as a federal employee Copy of a valid Ste Driver's License with CDL endorsements If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.

Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the applicion process; OR You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automed system, not a physical fax machine. Documents th are faxed as part of the applicion process must be sent with the system genered cover sheet by the closing de. Documents faxed without the system genered coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the applicion package. The complete applicion package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applicions may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Stephanie Javier Phone N/A stephanie.javier@cfa.harvard.edu Address

SMITHSONIAN

Human Resources 60 Garden Street Mail Stop 17 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 United Stes Next steps You will receive an e-mail to acknowledge th your applicion has been received. Please be aware th the confirmion e-mail could reside in your "junk" or "bulk" mail folder depending on your filters. The Smithsonian receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to upde you as we go through phases of the applicion review process. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representive listed. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/05/2026 to 05/15/2026 Salary $36.80

• $42.93 per hour Hourly Wage Pay scale & grade WS 08 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Amado, AZ 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required
• Infrequent travel, such as for specialized training, may be required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 08 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Announcement number 26-79 Control number 867774100