Job opening: Maintenance Worker
Salary: $27 - 32 per hour
Published at: Oct 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is a Maintenance Worker, WG- 4749-6 working in Los Banos, California for the R8-San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
This is a term position expected to last 13 MONTHS but may be extended up to a total of 4 years at management's discretion.
Duties
As a Maintenance Worker your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Assist with repairs that can be accomplished by removing, cleaning, replacing, packing, and sealing defective parts of utility, supply, and disposal systems such as dirty traps, sections of broken pipe, faucets and leaky drains. Measure, cut, bend, and thread pipe and tile, and caulk and seal elbows, union joints, tile pipe, faucets, and shower drains.
Mix, pour, spread, and level cement and concrete surfaces for structures, sidewalks, steps, walls, curbs, ramps, and roads.
Measure, cut, construct, install and repair wood products where the finished appearance of work products is not the primary consideration.
Assist in preventive and corrective maintenance on traditional and alternative (e.g. wind, solar, geothermal) heating, refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
Operate farm-type tractors and towed or attached equipment to maintain grounds, dikes, canals, levees, marshes, fire maintenance/prevention, and road medians or perform farming functions.
Operate and perform operator maintenance on one or more motor vehicles including platform trucks, van trucks, stake trucks, dump trucks, passenger shuttle vans, and cargo vans. Repair by replacing, adjusting, or cleaning defective limited external combustion parts or components.
Keep written maintenance records for all equipment operated. Keeps equipment log books up-to-date at all times.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
- Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
- Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
- Driver’s License: Selectee may be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
- Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform MAY be required.
- Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
- Trial Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a one year trial period.
Qualifications
By the closing date of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupation.
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/
Although no specific amount of experience, education or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relation to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be rated qualified for consideration. To be qualified candidates must meet any screen out element(s) listed at an "acceptable" level, and must achieve an average rating of at least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only education, training, or experience acquired before the closing date will be considered.
SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements.
The screen out element for this position is:
ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A MAINTENANCE WORKER WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION. At the WG-06 level, the Maintenance Worker is expected to assist higher graded Maintenance personnel in performing common and typical tasks related to a variety of trades. Examples of duties which are common and typical include: 1) performing a variety of trades such as automotive/equipment repair, welding, carpentry, painting, electrical, plumbing; 2) maintaining station grounds using mowers, weed eaters, farm-type tractors with attachments and herbicides; 3) maintaining restrooms, roads, parking areas, boat ramps, etc., 3) aid in installation/repair of cabinets, fences, siding, etc.; 4) assist in mixing and pouring cement; 5) operate gasoline and diesel vehicles; and 6) wash and fuel vehicles and equipment.
Job Elements
Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.
Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment.
Technical Practices (Trouble shooting).
Technical Practices (Operation of Motor Vehicles).
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprinting reading).
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.
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