Maintenance Worker Helper

Your tasks

• Performs tasks related to the operation and maintenance of the dam structure and appurtenant equipment; administrative, shop and storage buildings, recreation sites and natural resource features including CXT vault toilets, campgrounds, and parks.
• Operates trucks, wheeled tractor with front-end loader and backhoe attachments, air compressor, high pressure cleaning equipment, lubrication equipment, chain saw, garden tractor/lawn mowers, hand and power tools and various other equipment items
• Performs of a variety of sub journeyman skill level trade tasks in the following skills: carpentry, painting, plumbing, metal work, concrete work and mechanical maintenance.
• Performs a variety of landscaping and grounds maintenance such as mowing, pruning, cutting of dead trees and shrubs, tree planting, trail clearing, fertilizing, weeding, and other beautification work.
• Operates a boat up to 26 feet on the lake to get to otherwise inaccessible areas.

Requirements

Who May Apply:

• US Citizens
• 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)
• You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
• There is no specific length of training or experience required
• However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element):

• Ability to do the work of a(n) Maintenance Worker Helper ~ without more than normal supervision
• Ability to perform common duties, working from easily understood written and oral directions: carpentry, painting, plumbing, metal work, concrete work, mechanical maintenance and grounds keeping for grounds, structures, fixtures, utilities and equipment, under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed
• Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating

Physical Effort:

• Exerts heavy physical effort in doing such tasks as frequently lifting and moving objects weighing under 45 pounds unassisted, obtains assistance or uses appropriate equipment or safety devices when lifting and moving heavy objects greater than 45 pounds
• Physical dexterity is needed to handle tools and work around machinery or equipment

Working Conditions:

• Work is generally performed outdoors in all extremes of weather, in and over water, in wildland vegetation, in flood control and building structures
• Hazards include heat, cold, dust, insect bites and stings, injurious vegetation, electric shock, drowning, work around machinery and heavy equipment, noise, vibration, falls from ladders and high work surfaces, and toxic chemicals
• Work requires heavy lifting, continuous standing, walking, or stooping in all extremes of weather, including under wet and muddy conditions on steep or uneven terrain
• Work requires special care to avoid injuries

Other

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Competitive Service Positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Lucky Peak Lake is a multi-purpose project providing flood control, irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife, and hydropower (private) benefits. The work involves operation and maintenance of the dam as well as diverse natural resource management functions.