Lead Peripheral Equipment Operator at Bureau of the Fiscal Service in Philadelphia, PA

Summary

PLEASE NOTE: Based on the current hiring restrictions, selectees may be subject to additional approvals prior to an offer being extended.

This position is located at Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Payment and Print Solutions Division. As a Lead Peripheral Equipment Operator, you will be an expert on the equipment used by the Peripheral Equipment Operators and directly responsible for ensuring the Bureau's mission of issuing payments is completed timely and accurately.

Duties

As a Lead Peripheral Equipment Operator, you will:

Communicate the Branch's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values to the team. The Lead incorporates these into the daily work plans and goals. The incumbent communicates assignments, projects, and problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review, and deadlines and timeframes for work completion.
Guide the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques; advise on work methods, practices and procedures; and assist in identifying the parameters of a viable solution. Lead the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks to team members in accordance with established workflow and or skill level. Make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
Prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required by the supervisor. Make available to the team policies, procedures, and written instructions from the supervisor. Represent the team consensus and convey their findings and recommendations.
Identify supplies and materials required to create, print, inspect, insert, enclose, sort, stage, and mail payments. Participate in production planning and provide input to production goals, associated quality controls and overall processing schedules for daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal and special payments.
Perform quality control measures affecting the availability and reliability of printing, inserting and enclosing systems, including hardware, software and vendor maintenance and repair services. Evaluate production requirements and analyze historical productivity data from previous payment cycles.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

A one year probationary period may be required.
Must successfully complete a background investigation. Periodic reinvestigation is required no later than five years after selection and at least every succeeding five years.
Public Trust - Background Investigation will be required.
Complete a to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the or are exempt from having to do so.
Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the . Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, , , and .

This opportunity is also open to under Announcement 24-FS-731-MP. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Key Requirements:

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Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or . One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized experience: For the GS-05, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience includes performing or leading operations/tasks to produce acceptable products or services in a timely manner.

Examples of such experience could include:
- Communicating assignments and guidance for work; OR
- Assisting with problem solving and issue resolution; OR
- Reviewing work for completeness, compliance with established guidelines, and quality assurance; OR
- Utilizing computer software and systems for data entry and reports.
OR
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years of study above high school from an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college or university;
OR
You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your résumé may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Leadership, Technical, Analytical, Communication

Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior (highest quality category), Good (middle quality category), or Satisfactory (minimally qualified category) depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category.Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the ) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as "well qualified" to receive special selection priority.

Required Documents

A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Please ensure all required documents, including any required work samples, narratives, or other materials as stated in this announcement, are attached to your application package.

It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the announcement. As a result, the announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date of receipt of the 50th application or at 11:59 p.m. ET on 10/10/2024, whichever occurs first. Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.

Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the cut-off date.

All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view .

VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see . In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.

CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION:

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of courses showing title, number of credits, grade, and date of completion.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to . If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the .