Maintenance Worker

Summary

This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent performs a variety of duties involved in the upkeep of buildings, grounds, and related structures, fixtures, and utilities.

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Duties

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• Performs various minor building maintenance, both interior and exterior.
• Carries out small painting projects inside and out, including the use of tools and equipment such as sandpaper, paintbrushes, rollers, and spray guns.
• Prepares surfaces, cleans brushes and equipment. Mixes and thins paints, applies primer and finish coats to surfaces.
• Performs general carpentry work in which the finished appearance of work products is not the primary consideration such as simple construction and repairs.
• Uses a variety of common hand and power tools and basic assembly and fastening procedures.
• Assists higher graded workers with repairs to plumbing such as toilet flush mechanisms, toilets, rusted drains and traps, faucet washers, faucets, and sinks. Clears plugged fixtures such as toilets and sewer lines.
• Performs a full range of custodial duties in office spaces, government housing, public restrooms and visitor use areas to maintain a clean and sanitary condition.
• Sweeps and mops floors, vacuums carpets, dusts woodwork, washes windows inside and outside of buildings.
• Cleans and disinfects floors, lavatories, urinals, and toilet bowls and replaces restroom supplies as required. Collects and removes trash and recyclables.
• Keeps stock of cleaning materials, restroom supplies, and equipment needed and informs supervisor when more materials are needed.
• Performs minor maintenance on equipment. Adjusts, oils, and changes buffers, brushes, rollers, and other attachments on machines used.
• Uses ladders and scaffolds when necessary to clean or replace ceiling fixtures and light bulbs/tubes throughout buildings ensuring items are turned-in according to environmental regulations.
• Operates powered equipment such as scrubbers, polishers, buffers, vacuum cleaners, and attachments. Obtains, cleans and cares for materials, tools and machines necessary for building maintenance
• Performs monthly checks and updates for safety equipment (first-aid kits, eye wash stations, fire extinguishers, emergency exit lighting, smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, etc.) .
• Follows guidelines and standards in compliance with direction given by unit Safety Coordinator.
• Participates in quarterly inspections of the buildings and grounds, notes are taken and safety items are addressed and action needed is noted and communicated to supervisor and safety coordinator.
• Completes Hazmat inventories and keeps current. Obtains MSDS sheets, maintains master binder and ensures inventory sheets are kept in storage areas with products.
• Operates motor vehicles in performance of assigned duties. Loads and unloads materials and equipment.
• Assists Fleet manager with inspections, data collection, vehicle cleaning , minor maintenance and use coordination in accordance with established instructions, rules and regulations.
• May perform a variety of laborer tasks such as clearing brush, policing grounds, waste disposal, mowing, landscaping, repairing damaged roadways and walkways, cleaning ditches, leaf and snow removal.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

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. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

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.

• 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)
• Use of Measuring Instruments
• Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprinting reading)
• Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Knowledge of Materials

There is no substitution of education for this position.

Selective Placement Factors

• The incumbent must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2027 Temporary Employment Hiring season. The expected start date for this position will be between April 18, 2027 to June 13, 2027.

By selecting the "Location Negotiable" option during the application process, implies your willingness to be considered for any official duty location listed on this announcement and/or those duty locations not listed for this Regional announcement. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other groups within the Region who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in any of the geographic location(s) listed on the announcement. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's website for additional information on pay rates in your duty location State.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligible must meet the agency's definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.