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Job opening: Maintenance Worker

Salary: $27 - 32 per hour
City: Barstow
Published at: Aug 08 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource. This position is located in Mariposa, Barstow and Needles California. We expect to fill a few vacancies at this timeMariposa location is offering a Career Seasonal Position- You will be in pay status for at least 6 months, but less than 12 months per calendar year. When work or funds are unavailable, you will be placed into non-pay status. Barstow and Needles are offering Permanent Positions.

Duties

Performs compliance inspections of BLM contracted construction, maintenance and service contracts. Constructs, repairs, alters, modifies, renovates and maintains recreation facilities and sites, historical sites, trails, roads, signs and toilet facilities in both developed and undeveloped areas. Serves as an on-site interface between the local county development agency and the BLM, as directed. Promotes visitor compliance with rules and regulations, and provides routine information on facilities, BLM programs and on the general area, including emergency services. Builds rudimentary addition to existing buildings; and build/repair wooden picnic tables, trail markers, kiosks, storage cabinets and other recreation facility type items. Installs, repairs, removes, replaces, tightens, splices, solders and insulates defective wiring, lights, switches, and other electrical fittings and fixtures. Performs basic surface preparation and applies coatings, using standard coating methods (e.g., brushing, rolling, spraying). Repairs public water facilities and building plumbing systems, including clearing drains and vents, and repairing and installing faucets, sinks, toilets and waste systems. Finishes and shapes cement using floats, edgers, troweling machines, abrasives and other finishing tools. Performs welding to fabricate or repair and install gates, barricades and closures. Operates gasoline and diesel-powered pieces of heavy equipment to include tractors, both wheel and crawler, and respective attachments Operates standard cars and trucks, and more specialized vehicles, including but not limited to: UTV, backhoe, skid steer, and ?Freightliner? 10-ton dump truck.

Requirements

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
  • You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
  • Direct Deposit Required.
  • Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
  • Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
  • You must pass a pre-employment physical.
  • An applicant appointed to this position must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.
  • May require a one year probationary period.
  • Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
  • Mariposa California Location: This is a career seasonal position. You will be in pay status for at least 6 months, but less than 12 months per calendar year. When work and/or funds are unavailable, you will be placed into non-pay status.
  • This position is included in a bargaining unit. The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), Local 2052, is the exclusive representative of all employees in this bargaining unit.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience. To qualify for this position, your resume must demonstrate that you have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job elements: (Screen-Out) Ability to do the work of a Maintenance Worker without more than normal supervision. (Screen-Out) Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position. Job Element 1: Knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, repair, etc. Job Element 2: Technical practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Job Element 3: Use of measuring instruments. Job Element 4: Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (includes blueprinting reading). Job Element 5: Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment. Job Element 6: Knowledge of maintenance work related to maintaining grounds, building, and exterior structures. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Physical Demands: Physical effort can be considerable lifting up to 90 lbs. (bricks, stone, mortar, cement, wheelbarrows of heavy materials, sand and lumber). Must climb ladders, scaffolding and onto roofs. Inside buildings, some systems or work may be in hard-to-reach places. Work requires much physical effort, standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, extensive walking, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Strenuous physical effort is required when handling heavy and bulky materials such as sheets of plywood, framing members, and other building and construction materials. Work requires manual dexterity and mechanical aptitudes. The incumbent is subject to continued safety training and is required to follow established safety and environmental health procedures and practices. Work Environment: Work is done inside and outside, in the shop and at remote job sites, where access is through developed and undeveloped roads and trails. There is exposure to weather extremes of over 100 degrees in summer, to much rain and some snow. Some work is on steep mountainousterrain with slopes of up to 60 degrees. There is exposure to dirt, dust, sawdust, grease. machinery noise, flying sparks, glare of torches and heated materials, and sharp points. There is occasional exposure to the possibility of broken bones, scrapes, cuts, burns, electrical shock, eye damage, and infections. Occasionally, incumbent is exposed to bad smelling fumes involved, for example, in painting, plumbing and welding, etc. There is useof protective clothing and devices such as ear plugs, safety glasses, respirators, gloves, steel toed boots, flash shield and eye goggles. The incumbent is subject to continued safety training and is required to follow established safety and environmental health procedures and practices.

Contacts

  • Address BLM California State Office BLM California State Office, CA-945 2800 Cottage Way Suite W-1623 Sacramento, CA 95825 US
  • Name: Tawnya Beecher
  • Email: [email protected]

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