PAINTING WORKER at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington State

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a Painting Worker for the Department of Navy in Washington State. Responsibilities include preparing and painting metal and wood surfaces, mixing paints, and using various painting equipment. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and may be required to travel occasionally. The position does not offer remote work as it involves on-site duties across multiple naval shipyards.
PAINTING WORKER job at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington State.
• * PAINTING WORKER**
• Department of the Navy
• Duties
• * Summary**

You will serve as a PAINTING WORKER in the DEPARTMENT OF NAVY to include work sites of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Trident Refit Facility (TRF-KB),TRF Bangor, and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

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 prepare metal surfaces for painting by scaling, sanding, cleaning, masking, etc. as necessary

+ You will prepare wood surfaces for painting by removing old paint, filling cracks and holes, sanding and applying fillers and base coats.

+ You will mix paints and other surfacing materials.

+ You will paint surfaces with various types of paints, varnish, enamel, and epoxy coatings, employing brushes, paint rollers, and spray equipment. Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
• * Supervisory status

No
• * Promotion Potential

None
• Requirements
• * Conditions of Employment**

+ Must be a US Citizen.

+ Must be determined suitable for federal employment.

+ Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.

+ New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

+ Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.

+ Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.

+ This may be a bargaining unit position.

+ You may be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.

+ You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

+ This may be a Drug Testing position. If so, successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required.

+ A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random drug testing.

+ You may be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.

+ Work may be performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You may be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.

+ This position may require exposure to high noise levels.

+ This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

+ This position may be subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. ** 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 Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision.

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:

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
• Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

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.

Temporary promotions may be extended up to 5 years at the discretion of management and in accordance with applicable regulations.

Temporary actions taken under this announcement may be made permanent without further competition.

Applicants rated ineligible on this vacancy announcement need to reapply and update their application package to be considered on future vacancies filled through this announcement.

Applicants selected and hired on 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 and qualifications requirements must be met by the referral cut-off date.

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

SALARY:
• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard:**
• WA:
• CA:
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard:
• ME:
• CA:
• Norfolk Naval Shipyard:**
• VA:
• GA:
• PA:
• Trident Refit Facility, Bangor, WA:
• Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, GA:**

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:
• * How You Will Be Evaluated*

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to dete