Supervisory Insect Production Worker

Summary

As a Supervisory Insect Production Worker at Moore Air Base (MAB) in Edinburg, TX you would be filling a critical role in support of the nation's New World Screwworm response activities. This position is part of the Skilled Trades, Craft, and Labor Positions at MAB. APHIS will also be accepting applications and conducting interviews in-person Nov 17-19 in McAllen, TX. Please see "How to Apply" and/or this site for more information.

Duties

• •The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• •Plans the use of Insect Production Workers, equipment, facilities, materials, and tools on a day-to-day or project-by-project basis.
• •Observes work in progress to anticipate and resolve problems, reassigns personnel within groups as necessary and coordinates work among workers to maintain work progress and meet schedules.
• •Supervises and assists in operations connected with the maintenance of one or multiple colonies kept at the facility at all times and operations connected with expansion into mass production.
• •Maintains a large colony of insects for the purpose of providing eggs, larvae, and pupae for the rearing facility and cooperators, and assists in the day-to-day operations of the facility.
• •Closely monitors the life cycle and health of insects and the environmental conditions in the larval development and pupal harvest.
• •Oversees any quality control of NWSDF methods development testing and maintains records and data as requested.
• •Directs, coordinates, and assists in activities in the outside cleanup area daily activities.
• •Assists in the installation of improvements to, and repair and maintenance of, facility and equipment.

Qualifications

First priority will be given to applicants who apply in-person or on-line by an initial applicant cut-off of 12:00 PM Central Time on November 17. If the position is filled after the first cut-off, this announcement may close prior to the posted closing date. To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience rearing insects, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.