This position is located on a Forest Service unit to perform a variety of duties involved in the upkeep of buildings, grounds, and related structures, fixtures, and utilities. Assignments include general carpentry, painting, plumbing, roofing, operation of tools and equipment, and other general laborer tasks.

Duties

Conducts visual examinations and operational tests to determine the need for, and the performance of, repair work on a level of difficulty and responsibility of trades such as carpentry, painting, plumbing, roofing, etc. Performs plumbing duties including responding to water system outages and diagnoses water loss problems, repairs leaks, pumps, pipes, and fixtures or related issues, and restores system functionality. Performs general carpentry work such as measuring, cutting, constructing, installing, repairing and modifying wood, composite, and wood substitute items where specific fit and accuracy are within allowable limits to produce a serviceable product.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Screen-out Job Element: Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision. This experience includes all of the following:--the ability to perform common maintenance and construction tasks;--operating common hand tools and measuring devices of the carpentry or plumbing trades to perform routine maintenance tasks. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT element 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 to the above requirements, applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below: Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. Knowledge of Materials 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. Skill and Knowledge: Basic knowledge of carpentry sufficient to select and use common tools to measure, cut, join, and square structures of parts of structures. Skill in using common tools such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers, and power tools such as portable circular saws, nailing machines, drill presses, and table and radial arm saws. Uses knowledge of basic assembly and fastening procedures to measure, cut, nail, staple, band, screw, bolt, and join wood framing boards, panes, sheets, and parts. Basic knowledge of painting to perform simple tasks such as painting with brushes and rollers on interior and exterior surfaces where fine finish is not a requirement. Uses standard methods and procedures for removing grease, grime, old paint, dirt, rust and scale from surfaces and smoothing surfaces with sandpaper, wire brushes, and mechanical sanding tools. Applies a basic knowledge of the use of primers, preservatives, stains, enamels, epoxy paints, and various other coatings. Knowledge of a variety of hand and power tools such as jackhammers, chain saws, large power mowers, snow blowers, power tillers, heavy cleaning tools, axes, picks, tampers, hand trucks, dollies, flatbed trucks, floor and carpet maintenance equipment. Knowledge of a variety of cleaning tools and solutions to clean and sanitize a wide variety of surfaces. Responsibility: Performs duties independently in accordance with standard trade techniques and special instructions. The supervisor provides specific guides or instructions by which the incumbent determines the methods, techniques materials, and tools best suited to the particular job. Receives detailed instructions with each new assignment. Work is reviewed while in progress and when finished. Incumbent is expected to recognize those instances requiring supervisory assistance. Identifies and reports to supervisor problems that are beyond the scope of preventive maintenance work. Completed work is reviewed for compliance with instructions and timeliness. To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience.

Contacts

• Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: HRM Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
• Email: [email protected]