SAFETY TECHNICIAN (RANGE OPERATIONS)

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Selective Placement Factor Requirement: This position has a selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. Must obtain a German Language listening score of 2 and a reading score of 3. Position requires fluency in the German language.

AND Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) controlling the safe use of training facilities; 2) issuing detailed safety related instructions to ground units conducting live ammunition firing; AND 3) translating and communicating crucial information to personnel.

The OPM Qualification Standard provides the following definition: Experience that involved: (l) identifying, preventing, or eliminating safety hazards in work methods or environmental conditions; or (2) safety training or promotion. Such experience must have provided a practical knowledge of occupational and environmental safety hazards, survey techniques, and control and preventive methods.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: biological technician, medical technician, engineering technician, fire prevention inspector, and environmental health worker. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Controls and oversees the safe use of all Baumholder Major Training Areas (BMTA) and Local Training Areas (LTA) facilities.,Issues detailed safety related instructions to ground units conducting live ammunition firing on all live-fire ranges and troop training areas.,Uses knowledge of safety standards/procedures, protective devices, accident prevention measures, ammunition, or reported danger conditions (hazard duty areas, high fire danger conditions).,Provides direct training support in execution of daily range operations.,Translates crucial safety information, messages, restrictions, etc., from the German language into English and English into German.