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WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR

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GP-W0L6AA LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT

Chambersburg, PA (In Person)

$78,270 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 1 week ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/16/2026

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WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR
Department of the Army U.S. Army Aviion and Missile Command Letterkenny Army Depot Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Domestic
DIB & MRTFB
in DoD to recruit candides to positions in the competitive service. About the
Position:
Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions This position is with Directore of Industrial Operions loced Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Domestic
DIB & MRTFB
in DoD to recruit candides to positions in the competitive service. About the
Position:
Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions This position is with Directore of Industrial Operions loced Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 05/28/2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $34.71 - $40.55 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Chambersburg, PA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel 5% of the time for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 5409 Wer Trement Plant Opering Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number
MCGP-26-12952300-DHA
Control number 869068300 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 Applicions accepted from any U.S. citizen. Direct Hire Authority used to fill this position. Veterans Preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy. Duties Help Conduct PH test of industrial waste solutions, prior to trement. Opere and maintain various units and equipment which comprise the trement and disposal processes. Performs cleaning and maintenance of trement equipment and control building. Opere forklift to perform various duties involving trement of Industrial waste. Opere and maintains various units and equipment. Perform monitoring and sampling of the system. Perform cleaning and maintenance of all trement equipment. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examinion and an annual examinion thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. One year probionary period required. The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid ste Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. stes or possessions to opere vehicles. This position has been designed "Mission Essential". Job requires valid Ste of Pennsylvania certificion for Class C or above Sewage Trement Plant Operor, prior to being hired. This position is covered by Civilian Drug Testing Program. Incumbent is required to signa DA Form 5019-R, Condition of Employment for certain civilian positions identified as critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program. If you misrepresent your experience/educion, or provide false/fraudulent informion in/with your applicion, it may be grounds for not hiring you or for firing you. Making false/ fraudulent stements also may be punishable by fine/imprisonment.
Qualificions Who May Apply:
US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstre, through experience shown in your written applicion merials th you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualificions (Screen Out Element) : Ability to do the work of a Wer Plant Trement Operor ~ without more than normal supervision.
Resumes reviewed for the following:
Ability to perform the most difficult and complex Wer Trement Plant Operor task. Ability to operion and maintain wer pumping and wer treing equipment; Conduct PH test of industrial waste solutions; Perform preventive maintenance on pumps and equipment, lubrices, repacks and make repairs; Opere and maintain various units and equipment which comprise the trement and disposal processes to include wet wells, holding tanks, gravity separor, PH adjustment, flash mixer, flocculion and settling tanks, MBBR, final clarifier; Control building equipped with such mechanical equipment as wer and sludge pumps, chemical feeders, flow recorders, vertical sand filters and controllers; manage filter press sludge as hazardous waste; Perform monitoring and sampling of the system to include daily flow readings various points, daily pressure checks, bimonthly compliance sampling; Make tests for dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demand of influent and effluent solutions; collecting and weighing wer samples to ensure correct pH; Opere and maintain feeders; conducting residual sampling tests and inspect chlorinors; Use and weigh chemicals; Maintain rapid sand filter beds; and conduct daily, routine, basic laborory tests necessary for wer trement plant operion; Work with a high degree of independence. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible ring.
PHYSICAL EFFORT
: Work involves considerable walking and standing on concrete floors, climbing stairways and ladders, and modere physical effort is exerted to unload, stack, or empty chemicals into feeds, etc.
WORKING CONDITIONS
: Incumbent is subject to bacterial infections, VOC contaminion, and mechanical injury from roting equipment and exposure to poisonous gases end fumes. There is also danger from falls into open tanks, manholes, and holding chambers. A certain amount of work must be performed outside in adverse weher conditions. Rubber protective clothing is provided. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a Career Program 18- Industrial Equipment Operion Group Career Field position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. 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. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as th informion may be taken into considerion during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. 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 documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on May 28, 2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
GP-W0L6AA LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL
Chambersburg, PA 17201 US Next steps 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, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
Your resume:
Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.
Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position requires a job-reled license or certificion. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certificion with your applicion package or you red ineligible.
See:
Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:
Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on May 28, 2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address
GP-W0L6AA LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL
Chambersburg, PA 17201 US Next steps 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, qualificions, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 05/14/2026 to 05/28/2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $34.71 - $40.55 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Chambersburg, PA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel 5% of the time for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number
MCGP-26-12952300-DHA
Control number 869068300

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