- Position Title
- Machinist (CNC Operator)
- Agency
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Announcement Number
- 20250428-76596-179221-SR-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Assessment 1
We will evaluate your resume and responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification and must be supported by your resume and supporting documents.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform as a Machinist.
2.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience laying out work, locating and marking surfaces and angles to be machined, locating reference points, transferring markings from blueprint to metal and reading and interpreting directives?
3.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience operating machines of 3 axis or less?
4.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience preparing materials to facilitate work, using good practices such as working to tolerances?
5.
Which auxiliary machine tool attachments have you used?
6.
Which equipment have you operated and maintained?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience setting up appropriate machines and related equipment (e.g., dividing heads, taper attachments, jigs, fixtures and gearing) to perform the desired operations?
8.
Which materials have you used?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
9.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience using shop mathematics to compute critical dimensions and reference points?
10.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience developing solutions to problems arising in the machining of parts and/or equipment?
11.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience using complex, multi-view shop drawings/blueprints to determine critical dimensions and key reference points used in manufacturing parts, equipment or other types of metal fabrications?
12.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience making sketches or shop drawings of parts to be fabricated from measurements of the part, where there were no existing accurate drawings/plans?
13.
Which precision measuring instruments have you used?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
14.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience using hand tools to perform grinding operations to close tolerances?
15.
Which conventional machine shop tools and equipment have you set up and operated?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
16.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience selecting the proper metal materials to use in machining parts/equipment?
17.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience in assisting with setting up and operating machines such as milling machines, lathes, shapers, planes, grinders, drill presses, power saws, or metalizing equipment.
18.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience machining surfaces to closely interrelated dimensions or complex configurations that require special adaptation or extension of the use of conventional machine tools?
19.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience working to tolerances of plus or minus .0005?
20.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience determining the proper speed, feed, and coolants, lubricants or abrasives to use in completing assignments?
21.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience using precision measuring instruments such as height gauges, calipers, micrometers, etc., when working with machined parts and items of equipment?
22.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience making new job setups on a variety of different types of equipment involving accurate alignment in order to maintain specific tolerances?
23.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience laying out and drilling matching holes for bolts, pins or other fasteners as needed?
24.
Which statement best describes your highest level of experience using surface plates, precision blocks, sine bars and similar devices, establishing reference points to lay out work piece to provide a means of locating points and surfaces during machining operations?
25.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.