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Job opening: Maintenance Mechanic (Backcountry and High Camp)

Salary: $34 - 39 per hour
City: Ashford
Published at: May 30 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work until approximately the end of February2025 through the end of October 2025, and you will be in a non-pay status for 4 months. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 06/08/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Major Duties: Installs, maintains, and repairs facility infrastructures at the climbing high camps on Mount Rainier involving masonry, plumbing, painting, concrete, roofing, electrical, and heating systems knowledge, skills, and abilities. Installs, maintains, and repairs utility infrastructure systems at the climbing high camps on Mount Rainier including water melting and UV treatment and filtration systems, industrial scale solar-electric systems, and microwave and VHF radio communication systems. Manages the human waste management systems at the climbing high camps including the efficient operation of toilet facilities, collection, and removal/transportation to front country areas, and the final disposal of sewerage by septic pumping or incineration. Performs various other maintenance tasks throughout the park using Maintenance Mechanic skills including trail work, carpentry, operation of machines and equipment, usually at remote backcountry location, but also in the front country where needed. Uses mountaineering, skiing, and aviation skills and qualifications to access high camps and transport materials thereto and stand in as a first responder (EMT) to sick and injured climbers and backcountry users.

Requirements

Qualifications

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) Mountaineering Skills. (SCREEN OUT) Emergency Medical Services (EMT) certification. (SCREEN OUT) Helicopter Crewmember Training (HECM). (SCREEN OUT) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc. Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, and Artistic) Use of Measuring Instruments Ability to use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. 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. ICTAP/CTAP Statement: Current surplus and current or former displaced Federal individuals who have special prior­ity selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well qualified means that the applicant meets the following: OPM qualification standards for the position; all selective placement factors, where applicable; special qualifying conditions that OPM has approved for the position, where applicable; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodation, where appropriate to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and is rated by the organization at least at the well qualified level on all competencies. 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Contacts

  • Address Mount Rainier National Park 55210 238th Avenue East Ashford, WA 98304 US
  • Name: Patricia Gerhardt
  • Email: [email protected]

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