Job opening: Maintenance Worker
Salary: $31 - 40 per hour
Published at: Jan 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
Duties
Duty station clarification:
For positions at Brooks Camp, apply under location Lake and Peninsula County.
For positions at Coal Creek Camp, apply under location Circle Hot Springs.
For positions at Kennecott, apply under location McCarthy.
As a Maintenance Worker, you will perform recurring building, utility, and operations maintenance including carpentry, painting, plumbing, roofing, electrical, cement finishing, masonry, custodial and motor vehicle/forklift operations. Duties frequently include:
Construct, install, repair, and replace items such as doors, shelves, supply racks, hardware, frame structures, windows, trim and cabinets.
Apply premixed paints or stains to masonry, gypsum board or wood surfaces using brushes or rollers.
Paint various types of structures such as interior and exterior metal, wood and masonry surfaces and a variety of wooden trim and new and old cabinets.
Perform plumbing tasks such as replacing hose bibs, valves, nipples, unions and elbows, fixtures, toilets, flush valves, faucets and various types of pipe and copper lines.
Check, troubleshoot and analyze electrical circuitry using proper equipment to measure current, voltage and resistance.
Install, repair and replace electrical systems components.
Operate motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, tractors, skid steer loaders, backhoe, lawn mowers, edgers, etc.
Please visit find a park for additional park information.
The employment periods are listed below but may vary during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) - Denali Park, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to September.
Gates of the Arctic National Park (GAAR) - Bettles, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to October.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA) - Bartlett Cove, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to October.
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) - Brooks Camp, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to September. Apply to Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska if you are interested in working at Brooks Camp. Applicants selected for Lake & Peninsula County will be duty stationed at Brooks Camp, AK.
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) - King Salmon, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to September.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO) - Skagway, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is April to October.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) - Copper Center, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to September.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST) - Kennecott, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to September. Apply to McCarthy, Alaska if you are interested in working at Kennecott. Applicants selected for McCarthy will be duty stationed in Kennecott, AK.
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve & Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (YUGA) - Coal Creek Camp, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to October. Apply to Circle Hot Springs, Alaska if you are interested in working at Coal Creek Camp. Applicants selected for Circle Hot Springs will be duty stationed at Coal Creek Camp, AK
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve & Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (YUGA) - Eagle, Alaska - Anticipated employment period is May to October.
Selectees may be moved between duty stations within park boundaries.
Positions may not be filled at every duty station.
A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.
Qualifications
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualifications System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118-C) will be used in determining applicants' qualifications. There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, you must be able to demonstrate through the experience shown in your written resume that you possess the competencies to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision.
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading)
Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
Knowledge of Materials
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.
In addition, experience in a variety of the following trades is required to be documented in detail in your resume: carpentry, painting, plumbing, roofing, electrical, cement finishing, masonry, wastewater plant operator, water plant operator.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
Continued from the Requirements section:
Special requirement for Kennecott (McCarthy): Employees must pass a pulmonary respiratory resistance test to determine the physical ability to perform the work required as a condition for appointment. All employees on site are subject to an initial medical examination and periodic blood tests as required by OSHA 29 CFR 1926.62 (at government expense). Lead is known to be present in the Kennecott area, primarily in the form of paint dust. As determined through air monitoring, respirators may be required. Respirators must be worn in compliance with 29 CFR 1910.134, which requires a good face seal. Presence of facial hair, glasses, etc. are prohibited if it cannot be proven that such conditions do not prevent that requirement.
Overnight travel is not anticipated for Copper Center, Denali Park and Kennecott (McCarthy. For the remaining duty stations, you may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 15 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
Education
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Contacts
- Address Alaska Regional Office
240 W 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
US
- Name: HR Assistant
- Phone: 907-644-3828
- Email: [email protected]