Job opening: Maintenance Mechanic
Salary: $25 - 29 per hour
Published at: Aug 01 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
THIS IS AN OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. This type of announcement provides the National Park Service with a readily available source of applicants when vacancies occur. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement.
Duties
The following duties are listed at the WG-09 level for this position:
Performs building and/or utility maintenance and operation duties.
Incumbent utilizes journeyman knowledge and skills in at least two of the following trades: Carpentry, Plumbing, Painting,
Masonry, Water Treatment Plant Operations, or Roofing.
Responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction of facilities including historic
structures and resources.
Uses measuring devices and test equipment such as multimeters, meggers, continuity checkers, manometers and other
special purpose test equipment to adjust, measure and record data.
Operates power equipment such as sanders and buffers in preparing surfaces for finishing. Also uses air-spray, airless spray, rollers, brushes, trowels, screeds, viscosity testers, graining devices, and wet and other thickness gauges. Uses tools associated with the trade such as trowels, floats, joint runner, gauge lines, spirit levels, plumb bobs, air hammers, hand hammers, chisels, etc.
Works from building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope fall, and proper operation of systems and equipment.
Matches or creates exact reproductions of various components of historic buildings and fixtures. Plans, computes, and lays out projects and identifies material needs.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until November 29, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be August 15, 2024, with subsequent cut-off dates on the 15th and the last day of each month. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled.
Positions may be filled in the following duty locations:
Crater Lake NP - Crater Lake, OR, Career-Seasonal - Non-Pay expected for Oct-Nov, for a additional info contact Zane Johnson
John Day Fossil Beds NM - Kimberly, OR, Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected from Nov-Mar, for additional info contact Aaron Bougie
Joshua Tree NP - Twentynine Palms, CA, Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected from Mar-Sep, for additional info contact Brooks Stiltz
Mount Rainier NP - Longmire, WA., Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected for 4 weeks from 6-Oct-2 Nov, for additional info contact James Minor
North Cascades NP - Stehekin, WA, Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected for 2 weeks from Jul-Aug, for additional info contact Aaron Robinson
Olympic NP - Port Angeles, WA, Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected for 2 weeks in Oct, for additional info contact Kurtis McGowan
Olympic NP - Port Angeles, WA, Permanent, for additional info contact Kurtis McGowan
Olympic NP - Clearwater, WA, Permanent, for additional info contactDavid Weaver
Yosemite NP - El Portal, CA, Career-Seasonal - Non-pay expected from Feb-Mar, for additional info contact Scott Branham
Yosemite NP- Yosemite NP, CA, Permanent, Required Occupancy, for additional info contact David Buskeness
Some positions are career seasonal. The nature of seasonal work may vary from year to year, which is generally based on budget, workload, and/or weather. A career seasonal work schedule provides for at least 26 weeks (13 pay periods) of full-time work, and as many as 26 weeks (13 pay period) of non-duty/non-pay time per year as determined by management. The non-pay time for these positions may be two weeks to six months but is expected to be two consecutive weeks between (ex. October and December). See locations above for non-pay time. You will have the option to continue your health coverage while in non-pay status.
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)Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprints reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentKnowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation Repair, etc.Knowledge of materialsTechnical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic)Use of Measuring Instruments
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.
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 Pacific West Regional Office, Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12
Interim Office 909 First Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104
US
- Name: Erika Weber
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]