BOILER PLANT OPERATOR Direct Hire Authority

BOILER PLANT OPERATOR

Direct Hire Authority Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command 66ABG/CEOID Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other

IMPORTANT

informion. The primary purpose of this position is To opere dual fuel high pressure boilers th produce steam and high temperure hot wer, to opere electric and gas engine driven chillers and to opere a 4.6 Megawt cogenerion facility which produces electricity from high pressure nural gas of #2 fuel oil. Additionally, this position performs preventive maintenance. Learn more about this agency Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other

IMPORTANT

informion. The primary purpose of this position is To opere dual fuel high pressure boilers th produce steam and high temperure hot wer, to opere electric and gas engine driven chillers and to opere a 4.6 Megawt cogenerion facility which produces electricity from high pressure nural gas of #2 fuel oil. Additionally, this position performs preventive maintenance. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply by 09/28/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 28, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Hanscom AFB, MA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $48.57 - $56.67 per hour Hanscom AFB is Loced in a High Cost of Living Area. Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 5402 Boiler Plant Opering Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-12974116-5402-10-JMR

Control number 872519900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. Duties Help Opere and maintain a 4,600 kw combustion turbine generor (CTG) with a He Recovery Steam Generor (HRSG) including generion of electricity to supply the Base. Starts, operes, adjusts, and stops multiple fuel power boilers fueled by fossil fuel and nural gas or a combinion of these fuels, steam driven turbines, pumps, auxiliary pollution control and other equipment in high pressure steam central boiler plant. Starts, operes, adjusts, and stops multiple fuel high tonnage chillers fueled by electricity, nural gas, and steam, or a combinion of these fuels, cooling towers, turbines, pumps, auxiliary pollution control and other equipment to provide chilled wer for cooling and process functions. Performs various operional repairs and preventive maintenance on boilers, chillers, cogenerion equipment, auxiliary, pollution control equipment. Collects wer samples and tests feed wer, boiler wer, and condense using standard chemical tests; determines approprie trement to control corrosion and chemical concentrions; removes impurities and entrapped gases; and stabilizes fluctuing wer conditions. Utilizes safety practices, rules, regulions, and procedures to maintain a safe and clean work environment. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Required Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov A security clearance may be required Relocion costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program. The work may require the employee to carry an electronic beeper or cell phone. This position may require drug testing and the candide may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. Employee required to support Base Readiness and Emergency Operions Exercises and Real World Thres and Events. May be required to serve "on call" and may be required to be available after duty hours when problems arise. The incumbent is subject to call seven days a week, 24 hours a day Shift work and emergency overtime may be required. Employee may be required to support Special Events (i.e. Annual Air Show, Base Exercises) not necessarily performing in the primary skill code Employee must maintain current certificions Disclosure of Political Appointments This position may require travel Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the approprie security clearance required for the position Selectee may be required to serve a probionary or trial period This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions First Fireman license is required within first 12 months of employment IAW Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requirements, AFI 32-1068 Heing Systems and Unfired Pressure Vessels, paragraph 2, section 2.4.12 and Commonwealth of Massachusetts This is a 24/7 requirement therefore, shift work is required. Additionally the employee is required to work other than normal duty hours, which includes evenings, weekends, and/or holidays Employee may be required to augment the Civil Engineering Snow Removal Team not necessarily performing in their primary skill code. Employee would be trained on safe snow shoveling and snow removal practice and would receive approprie PPE The actual work performed in this position has been reviewed and determined th it does not meet any of the exemption criteria defined in 5 CFR 551. This position has been designed as nonexempt Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty stion on military or commercial aircraft This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards Handbook

X-118C. QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Qualificion Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-5400 Industrial Equipment Operion Family. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training th you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position the level for which you are applying. Qualificion requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. The screen out element for this position is Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision

JOB ELEMENTS

Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of technical practices in order to opere, monitor and perform various operional repairs and preventive maintenance on gas turbine generors with He Recovery Steam Generors, auxiliary boiler, steam turbine generors, electrical switchgear and all supporting equipment. Knowledge of technical practices in order to perform various operional repairs and preventive maintenance on dual fuel chillers and all auxiliary equipment, and pollution control equipment. Knowledge of equipment such as single or multiple fuel power boilers fueled by coal, oil, refuse-derived-fuel, wood, or a combinion of these fuels, steam turbines, controls, auxiliary pollution control and other equipment in a steam or high temperure hot wer boiler plant. Knowledge of safety practices and procedures. Skill in the use of measuring instruments such as gauges, meters, recorders, analog displays, and computer genered da to determine operional stus and make necessary adjustments. Skill in dismantling, repairing, and reassembling pumps, to include balancing, aligning and maintaining turbines, pumps, generors and preheers

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional informion Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For informion on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more informion. This job announcement used to gher applicions th may or may not result in a referral or selection. 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 . Review our benefits 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 applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment.

The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS

Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance reled ring and/or awards in your resume. 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 . Review our benefits 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 The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

WG-8852-10.

Current Federal Civilian Employees should list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. To ensure full considerion of your experience and educion we encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or to guide you in preparing your resume.

See http:

//www.usajobs.gov/Content/pdfs/Tutorials-Resume.pdf for more informion.

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD-Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service/discharge and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt. 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 The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/28/2026To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12974116 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes 1. Your Resume (your lest resume used to determine your qualificions). If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent (lest) version reviewed. The lest timestamp used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the stus and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your applicion. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, you will not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note :

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address Hanscom AFB 20 Schilling Circle Bldg 1305 Hanscom

AFB, MA 01731 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion.

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position.

If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. 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 The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

WG-8852-10.

Current Federal Civilian Employees should list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs (or links to social media such as ), inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. To ensure full considerion of your experience and educion we encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or to guide you in preparing your resume.

See http:

//www.usajobs.gov/Content/pdfs/Tutorials-Resume.pdf for more informion.

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD-Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service/discharge and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt. 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 The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/28/2026To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12974116 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes 1. Your Resume (your lest resume used to determine your qualificions). If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent (lest) version reviewed. The lest timestamp used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the stus and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your applicion. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, you will not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificion determinions your resume must contain hours worked per week (if part-time) and des of employment (i.e., hours per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees - Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees - List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note :

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Total Force Service Center Phone 1-800-525-0102 DO.NOT.EMAIL@CALL.ONLY Address Hanscom AFB 20 Schilling Circle Bldg 1305 Hanscom

AFB, MA 01731 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion.

To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position.

If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. 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 Posted this month • Apply by 09/28/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on September 28, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Hanscom AFB, MA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $48.57 - $56.67 per hour Hanscom AFB is Loced in a High Cost of Living Area. Pay scale & grade WG 10 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-12974116-5402-10-JMR

Control number 872519900