Maintenance Generalist-Journey

Maintenance Generalist-Journeyman

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), Division of Alaska Air National Guard (ANG), is recruiting for a Maintenance Generalist-Journeyman!

This position is in the Labor, Trades, and Crafts (LTC) bargaining unit at a wage grade 54.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our Definition FAQ to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing: DMVA is looking for a skilled Maintenance Generalist-Journeyman to join our team in the AK Air National Guard at Eielson Air Force Base. As a Maintenance Generalist-Journey, you will be responsible for performing general maintenance on building systems, individual building sections, and complex whole structures. You will work independently and as part of a team to identify and address maintenance needs, ensuring all repairs and new work meet precise fit, accurate dimensions, and quality appearance standards. This role requires the ability to perform carpentry work independently, meeting precise fit, accurate dimensions, and quality appearance standards. You will work on building systems, individual building sections, and complex whole structures. The successful candidate will possess a strong understanding of construction techniques and be able to work both independently and as part of a team to identify and address maintenance needs.

Our Mission and Culture: The DMVA and AK Air National Guard, ensures mission readiness by supporting airmen skilled in strategic airlift, air defense, and combat support across all assigned missions. Our core values—Stewardship, Integrity, Readiness, Compliance, Accountability, and Teamwork—guide every action within the Facility Management division.

The Benefits of Joining Our Team: By joining our team, you will play an essential role in supporting the critical mission of the Alaska Air National Guard while enjoying a rewarding career. We are committed to your professional growth through skills development and career advancement. Additional benefits include paid leave accrual, various retirement options, and comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans, ensuring you are well-supported both professionally and personally as you serve your community.

The Working Environment You Can Expect: ANG is proudly located on Eielson Air Force Base. You will be surrounded by the natural beauty of interior Alaska where you can enjoy hiking, fishing, canoeing, dog mushing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and some of the best Northern Lights shows in the world. You will have the opportunity to collaborate and engage with uniformed military members and fellow state employees, to accomplish our mission while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Who We Are Looking For: We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.
• Integrity: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Public Service Motivation: Shows a commitment to serve the public. Ensures that actions meet public needs; aligns organizational objectives and practices with public interests.

To learn more about Alaska Air National Guard, please visit: Alaska Nation Guard

*NOTE * SPECIAL NOTICE - Eielson Airforce Base Access * NOTE*

The successful applicants must pass a federal background check in order to qualify for military base access, which is required with this position's work location on base. The background check may include fingerprinting. All job offers are conditional pending successful completion of the federal background check and issuance of a Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) card allowing base access. Also, you must be able to maintain the clearance throughout your employment. If using a private vehicle this will require a valid Alaska Driver License, proof of vehicle insurance, and a valid State of Alaska vehicle registration.

State employees are guests at Eielson Air Force Base; clearance and access are not within the State's control.

Special Note : In addition, in some cases employees must be able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC). As part of the examination process, a background check investigation, including a criminal records check, will be conducted. Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude appointment. The circumstances involved in the conviction will be considered.