U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Job Family Position Classification Standard for Administrative Work
in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group, GS-1600

May 2003

Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of cemetery operations sufficient to:

• determine eligibility for interment in a Federal cemetery;
• determine interment site, considering environmental factors (difficult soil conditions or terrain features), depth of grave, type of remains to be interred, and family size;
• identify needed repairs to cemetery buildings and monuments;
• review completed repair work;
• determine committed but unused burial sites with projected need versus actual availability of sites;
• review and evaluate statistical and narrative information to determine use of services and benefits by veterans; and
• develop and maintain contact with State and local veterans’ groups, civic groups, and military personnel to disseminate information about benefits and services and discuss issues or problems concerning services.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of facility administration sufficient to:

• inspect facilities to evaluate use patterns and identify maintenance or restoration requirements;
• coordinate with and assist engineers to ensure adequate maintenance or restoration of buildings and grounds, with minimum disruption; and
• assist engineers in developing an adequate snow removal and general cleanliness program.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of facility operations and material requirements sufficient to:

• conduct surveys;

• coordinate the utilization of buildings, utilities, and storage operations;

• coordinate the location of furniture, equipment, materials, chemical solvents, and flammable materials;
• prepare building layouts to accommodate mission needs, including specifications for specialized equipment;
• provide assistance to building contractors; and
• conduct site inspections and evaluations to validate modification requests and to determine the means and methods to fulfill the requests.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of facility administration sufficient to:

• review and study manufacturer’s equipment maintenance, repair, and other descriptive literature covering materials and equipment to ensure they meet plans and specifications;
• ensure quality and timeliness of work performed by contractors;
• ensure contractors comply with terms of contract;
• perform diagnostic inspection of facility structures, related electrical and mechanical systems, and equipment; and
• prepare inspection summaries and narrative assessments of facility conditions.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of printing and publishing processes, equipment, and facility production capabilities, related costs, and end uses of printed products sufficient to:

• assist customers in writing printing specifications to be included in contracts;
• establish the appropriate quality levels to be included in contracts;
• consider the end use of the products, condition of materials furnished to the printer, paper stocks, inks to be used, and costs associated with the different quality levels; and
• monitor production to ensure compliance with contract requirements and quality of end product.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of printing sufficient to:

• determine print specifications and initiate print orders on a variety of materials including brochures, newsletters, booklets, personal presentation items, magazines, and insert cards;
• provide technical advice on the best methods and approaches to the design and layout of proposed publishing and printing products;
• organize desk-side conferences with customers to suggest ways to avoid the printing and publishing of costly and ineffective products; and
• solve problems related to accuracy of color and imposition.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of principles, concepts, and methods of food service sufficient to:

• plan menus, considering factors such as customer preference and seasonal foods;
• develop and add new recipes to the automated recipe and menu pricing system;
• arrange for the use of excess subsistence stocks;
• ensure that food substitutions are within the basic daily allowance;
• provide a 90-day forecast of food item requirements;
• conduct food area inspections for safety, food storage, and sanitation;
• assure maximum conservation of food and elimination of waste through following proper methods of food storage, stock control, handling, preparation, and serving procedures; and
• assure food service quality standards through the use of corporate standards, self-assessments, marketing surveys, customer surveys, and feedback.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, the full range of equipment standards, policies, regulations, and methods sufficient to:

• plan and conduct reviews of maintenance problems involving assigned equipment;
• study information received on maintenance problems through engineering change proposals, material deficiency packages, material deficiency reports, failure reports, correspondence, and suggestions;
• obtain additional facts bearing on the problem by researching appropriate documents;
• determine past equipment performance and previous corrective action;
• determine if the problem is serious enough to warrant corrective action; and
• evaluate recommended solutions for economic feasibility and technical effectiveness.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning cemetery operations sufficient to:

• resolve new or unusual issues or problems in the cemetery such as finding ways to control or eliminate the infestation of rodents that are on the endangered species list; and
• attend meetings with State and other interested groups to elicit support of new procedures to control the endangered rodent.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning facility administration sufficient to:

• evaluate, adapt, or modify procedures and practices concerning property facilities, utility systems, buildings, equipment, plans, and grounds;

• determine deficiencies and prepare packages for unusual or new construction and repair;

• prepare initial project scopes, descriptions, and justifications for necessary facility modifications when infrastructure capabilities cannot support valid mission requirements; and

• prepare work packages that include drawings of the existing areas involved, changes required, and detailed descriptions of the work and equipment involved.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning the operation of navigation locks and fish passage equipment sufficient to:

• locate and solve potential or unusual problems in powerhouse navigation locks and fish passing facilities;
• coordinate with other organizations to change plans, methods, and procedures to prevent problems;
• study equipment and work procedures to achieve goals of greater economy and efficiency; and
• make arrangements, if needed, for new construction.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning facility administration and the technical aspects of various problems sufficient to:

• determine appropriate facility maintenance procedures based on the structural soundness of buildings or building materials;
• balance cost factors between preventive maintenance and major maintenance; and
• consider operational and installation costs versus improved service.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices concerning diverse printing and publishing principles, processes, related costs, contracting procedures, and end uses of printed products sufficient to:

• analyze customer requirements, purpose, use of publications, timeframes, priorities, and costs to determine whether the product will effectively and economically achieve the customer’s objective;
• analyze prices from a range of contract sources to control costs; and
• monitor contracts to ensure they are consistent with changing requirements.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices to perform difficult and complex assignments concerning industrial laundry operations sufficient to:

• prepare budget inputs, determine costs for laundry service, and establish prices for all items of unusual laundry requirements;
• work with committees to determine whether equipment should be purchased;
• recommend, maintain, and update an equipment replacement/modernization program;
• determine valid workload changes and recurring requirements brought about by changes in operations and procedures; and
• modify procedures to increase efficiency of the operations.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices to perform difficult and complex assignments concerning food and food service sufficient to:

• establish procedures to cross-check individual price changes to prevent monetary loss in the food service system;
• devise meals to accommodate diverse cultural and religious food requirements;
• prepare food service plans for contingencies, disaster preparedness, mobility deployment, and other special food requirements;
• determine equipment replacement schedule; and
• budget for normal and unanticipated equipment replacement.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices to perform difficult and complex assignments concerning equipment sufficient to:

• enhance maintenance effectiveness and efficiency;
• develop and recommend changes;
• review applicable reports concerning isolated and repetitive maintenance and troubleshooting procedures, new equipment, and equipment specifications;
• recommend or establish changes to maintenance procedures; and
• ensure that modifications or new equipment will satisfactorily interface with existing equipment.

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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of principles, concepts, and practices to perform difficult and complex assignments concerning equipment sufficient to:

• forecast usage rates;
• establish initial repair and replacement cost factors;
• determine requirements for technical data;
• interpret and evaluate maintenance requirements and operational capabilities of equipment;
• control proposed maintenance and engineering changes and present them to appropriate review boards;
• evaluate appropriateness of combining individual corrective action with other pending actions;
• make necessary changes to total subsystem maintenance policies and procedures; and
• monitor and coordinate resolution of all maintenance and engineering problems as well as all modifications within assigned area.

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