Facility Services Assistant

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service•Lodi, CA

About The Position

The Facility Services Assistant serves the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Lodi, California. The position coordinates facility-related repairs, maintenance, and operational concerns among the landlord’s facility manager, the GSA Lease Manager, and station personnel. It conducts facility inspections, identifies and documents deficiencies, and supports compliance and self-certification processes. The role also coordinates hazardous-waste handling and disposal, administers the station recycling program, and oversees the receipt, documentation, distribution, and tracking of materials and equipment. It maintains station vehicle fleet records, compiles mileage data, and coordinates maintenance and repairs. The assistant instructs personnel in the safe operation of station equipment, including forklifts and tractors. The position may require on-call availability, evening, weekend, holiday, overtime, and shift work, as well as occasional overnight travel. The employee must obtain and maintain a government charge card with travel and purchase authority and a valid driver’s license. Telework may be permitted with supervisor approval. The position requires a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Possess and maintain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license.
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes monitoring facility and vehicle repair needs; assisting with inspections and documenting deficiencies; coordinating service requests and repairs; using maintenance, inventory, or asset-management tracking systems to prepare reports and maintain facility records; and monitoring contracts and maintenance or repair projects, including budgets, supplies, fuel, and equipment utilization.
Provide resume information stating full-time or 40 hours per week, or part-time hours per week, for experience to be credited.
Complete required training and obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
Be at least 18 years old to operate government vehicles.
Pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication, employment verification through E-Verify, and any other applicable employment checks.
Participate in Direct Deposit.
Serve a one-year probationary period.
Education cannot substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison among the landlord’s facility manager, the GSA Lease Manager, and station personnel on facility repairs, maintenance, and operational concerns.
Complete the facilities management component of the FWS annual self-certification process.
Conduct routine facility inspections, identify and document deficiencies, communicate corrective actions, and coordinate annual facility inspections.
Coordinate hazardous-waste handling, collection, transportation, and disposal in accordance with applicable regulations.
Prepare and maintain hazardous-waste documentation and reports; coordinate with disposal vendors; initiate Acquisition Requests and process approved payments after disposal.
Administer the station recycling program, coordinate recycling activities, maintain records, and prepare required reports.
Inspect, receive, verify, distribute, and track incoming materials, supplies, and equipment, ensuring deliveries are documented and accounted for.
Maintain vehicle fleet maintenance and repair records; collect and review usage logs; compile monthly mileage data for reporting and system entry; and distribute replacement logs.
Coordinate routine vehicle maintenance, inspections, and repairs with supervisors while minimizing disruption to station operations.
Instruct station personnel in the safe operation of equipment, including forklifts, tractors, and other applicable machinery.