Job at a glance
About the Position: Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is located in northeast Texas, 19 miles west of Texarkana and approximately 170 miles northeast of Dallas. RRAD is near the corners of 4 states - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The depot's enormous maintenance mission includes the repair, rebuild, overhaul and conversion of tactical wheeled vehicles. For more information on Red River Army Depot, go to the following web site: www.redriver.army.mil.
Major duties: Conduct tests on transformers to determine overload conditions, balance, and contamination. Install emergency hook-ups to industrial electrical equipment to restore power. Operate forklift up to 15,000 pounds to complete assignments. Utilize hand tools for electrical work such as wire pulling, rigid conduit and metal working tools. Verify spot checks are completed to ensure compliance with instructions and applicable electrical codes.
Troubleshoot electrical systems, circuits, and controls to perform required repairs. Education: Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.