U.S. Department of Agriculture
Maintenance Worker
Pay$25.12 / hour
LocationJuneau/Alaska
Employment typeOther
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Job Description
- Req#: 757552700
- Determine the need for repair on existing buildings, structures, wood and masonry structures, and recreation areas by performing carpentry, painting, welding, heating, and plumbing work.
- Perform general plumbing work to maintain facilities by applying standard measurements, specifications, and instructions when replacing, operating, laying, and assembling piping for water, gas, and fuel oil.
- Conduct regular testing of fuel and water systems at field camps, campgrounds, and various facilities to ensure compliance with state standards.
- Use gasoline or diesel-powered equipment in the accomplishment of duties including motor vehicles and boats, backhoes, forklifts, man lifts, flat beds, weed eaters, jackhammers, axes, and chainsaws.
- Follow instructions, equipment manuals, basic blueprints, wiring diagrams, sketches, drawings of the normal practices and procedures of routine maintenance tasks to complete routine maintenance tasks.
- Perform routine and preventive maintenance on vehicles, boats, roads, sidewalks, driveways, and tools.
- 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.
- Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
- Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.
- Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
- Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.
- Use of Measuring Instruments
- Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment.
Responsibilities include: recreation maintenance, administrative facilities maintenance, and field camp maintenance and management.
Applications will expire every 90 days. To remain active for consideration, applicants must resubmit their application.
Positions may be filled at one or more of the duty locations included in this announcement.
Final determination of the duty location will be made at the time of the job offer..Duties
Requirements
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.
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.
Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement.
Applicants who do not meet the following screen-out job element will not be evaluated further:
Screen-out Job Element: Applicants must show the Ability to do the Work of the Position without more than Normal Supervision. Applicants who doe not meet this screen-out job element will not be evaluated further.
In addition to the above requirements, applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below:About the company
The United States Department of Agriculture, also known as the Agriculture Department, is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.