Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic (Seasonal)

National Park Service • Kings Canyon National Park, CA

16h

About The Position

This is a seasonal Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic position. The typical season lasts no more than six months between April and October, though timing may vary based on weather, project needs, or funding. Anticipated entry on duty is April–May 2027. The position may be filled under a temporary seasonal appointment not to exceed 1,560 hours rather than 1,039 hours, depending on the park and program. Employment may end at any time due to funding, project needs, performance, or other considerations.

The mechanic overhauls, repairs, services, and maintains heavy construction and earth-moving equipment, including bulldozers, graders, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and rock-crusher equipment. Work includes preventive maintenance; diagnosing mechanical problems; and repairing engines, transmissions, differentials, hydraulic and other power units, drivetrains, electrical and cooling systems, steering, wheels, brakes, attachments, and other components. The work also includes welding repairs and fabricating parts from raw stock. The employee operates and transports heavy equipment and must hold a commercial driver license to drive trucks with equipment trailers having a combined weight of 80,000 pounds.

The work requires active physical effort, including walking, standing, lifting up to 50 pounds, stooping, working in cramped positions, climbing, and carrying hand tools. Work takes place indoors and outdoors in dusty, dirty, and greasy areas, with exposure to solvents, noxious gases, and fumes, and potential for burns, infections, and cuts. The employee must be able to work satisfactorily in rain, snow, and areas with high insect density.

The position requires U.S. citizenship or national status, a valid driver’s license, and successful completion of required background and employment-verification checks. Applicants are assessed on job-related knowledge and abilities, including repairing equipment, technical practices, use of measuring instruments, interpreting instructions and blueprints, using and maintaining tools, and troubleshooting. There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System positions.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment and be at least 18 years old to operate government vehicles.
• Must possess a commercial driver license to drive trucks with equipment trailers with a combined weight of 80,000 pounds.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation and favorable adjudication, and pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit.
• Must meet the minimum age and education or vocational-training conditions stated in the announcement for applicants under age 18.
• Must demonstrate sufficient ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision, including knowledge of equipment repair, technical practices, measuring instruments, interpreting instructions and blueprints, tool use and maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and an average of at least 2 points on all job elements.
• Resume must describe and document relevant experience and training and support responses to the assessment questionnaire.
• Must be able to perform active physical work, including lifting up to 50 pounds, stooping, working in cramped positions, climbing, and carrying hand tools.
• Must be capable of working indoors and outdoors in adverse conditions, including rain, snow, high insect density, and exposure to dusty, dirty, greasy conditions, solvents, gases, and fumes.
• May be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime, or shift work.
• May be required to wear a uniform and comply with National Park Service uniform standards.
• May be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
• May be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally and obtain and maintain a government charge or credit card for travel and purchase authority.
• Occupancy of government quarters may be required; government housing may be available but is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities

• Overhaul, repair, service, and maintain heavy construction and earth-moving equipment, including bulldozers, graders, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and rock-crusher equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance in accordance with manufacturers’ standards and park and General Services Administration policies.
• Diagnose mechanical operating problems, trace and locate defects, and make repairs.
• Repair and overhaul gasoline and diesel engines, transmissions, differentials, hydraulic and other power units, drivetrains, electrical and cooling systems, steering, wheel and brake assemblies, attachments, and other equipment components.
• Weld repairs to plows, blades, and structural members, and fabricate parts from raw stock.
• Operate and transport heavy equipment, including loaders, snow plows, graders, bulldozers, and two- and four-wheel-drive dump trucks.

Benefits

• Uniform allowance will be provided.
• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed