This position is located in the Northern Region, Region 1 on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Kooskia, Idaho. This position is located on a Forest Service unit and serves as a maintenance worker. The duties of the position involve carpentry, electrical, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Susan Graves at [email protected].

Duties

Perform a variety of tasks involved in the upkeep of all buildings and related structures, fixtures, and utilities on the District. Conduct repairs and maintains living quarters, Fire, Administrative and other facilities. Install barriers, simple small bridges, doors; build staircases; build forms and pour concrete. Troubleshoot electrical problems that occur. Replace circuit breakers and light fixtures. Add additional receptacles and switches. Repair electric water heater elements, run thin wall conduit, rigid conduit, PVC, and romex wiring. Repair waterlines, install toilets and lavatory fixtures, install electric and propane water heaters, repair and snake sewer lines. Repair and replace refrigerated cooling and heating units, install thermostats for HVAC units, install electric wall heaters and installing restroom ventilation fans. Remodel building interiors. Maintain propane and diesel power generators.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 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.

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. Basic Requirement: You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements. Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by relevance, scope and quality of overall experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired. Screen-out Job Element: Applicants must show the Ability To Do The Work Of a Maintenance Worker Without More Than Normal Supervision - demonstrate your ability to determine the steps necessary in order to complete assigned tasks while monitoring the conditions present to perform a variety of duties such as carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, operation of tools and equipment, and general laborer tasks to upkeep the buildings, grounds, and related structures. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out job elements will not be further evaluated. In addition to the above requirements, applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Knowledge of Materials Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments Work Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day, month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary, or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate, or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for specialized 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]