Laborer

Indian Health Service • Sacaton, AZ

13d

About The Position

The Laborer provides a variety of laboring duties in the Regional Treatment Centers Maintenance Department, including periodic and regularly scheduled cleaning, minor renovations, and lawn maintenance for buildings such as the clinic and quarters. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

The position performs general building, custodial, grounds, and equipment-maintenance work. Duties include cleaning and maintaining areas inside and outside the clinic, Maintenance shop and Plant, grounds, roof, and penthouses; performing routine maintenance on equipment; and reporting problems or situations. The employee works both indoors and outdoors and must follow safety procedures and use standard protective equipment. The position requires very heavy physical effort, including maneuvering large riding mowers and frequently lifting or moving equipment and components weighing over 75 pounds.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform the work of a Laborer without more than normal supervision, including following oral or written instructions and work orders.
• Demonstrate basic building maintenance experience, such as replacing ceiling tile, painting, changing light bulbs, caulking, and repairing door hardware.
• Demonstrate janitorial or custodial experience, such as emptying outdoor trash bins, picking up trash, and cleaning windows.
• Demonstrate grounds-maintenance experience, including mowing, trimming, blowing clippings, washing entrances, landscaping, removing ice and snow from sidewalks and entrances, and cleaning spills, debris, and litter.
• Ability to interpret instructions and specifications other than blueprints.
• Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment, with dexterity and attention to safety.
• Provide a resume with detailed descriptions of relevant duties and responsibilities and hours worked per week; questionnaire responses must be supported by the resume.
• Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Successfully pass E-Verify and a federal background investigation, including required background forms within five calendar days of issuance.
• Meet the financial suitability requirement, including demonstrating financial responsibility and satisfying legal financial obligations.
• Present two valid forms of identification before appointment; a state-issued ID or driver's license used must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Set up direct deposit.
• Pass applicable suitability screening for a position involving contact or control over Indian children.
• Comply with the IHS Employee Immunization Policy if duties require work in an IHS healthcare facility, subject to applicable exemption processes.
• Be prepared to work in heat and cold, and potentially run or jump during elopements or emergencies.
• Frequently lift or move equipment and components weighing over 75 pounds and push heavy furniture using pallet jacks, dollies, loaded carts, or skids.
• Use required protective equipment and exercise extreme care when working with tools, equipment, and tasks that may cause severe injury.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance tasks, including replacing ceiling tiles, hanging pictures, moving furniture and equipment, emptying trash, washing windows, cleaning supply and return grilles, and unplugging drains with a plunger.
• Use a high-pressure washer to clean areas and equipment.
• Use lifts, pallet jacks, and other related equipment to complete assignments.
• Perform grounds maintenance, including mowing with large or complex riding mowers, tilling, edging, cutting trees and shrubs with a chainsaw, picking up trash, raking graveled patio areas, and watering lawns with hoses and sprinklers.
• Dig and fill holes or trenches; break up concrete or asphalt with a jackhammer; and rake and level areas for landscaping.
• Haul materials and supplies to mechanical rooms, shops, and roofs.
• Clean areas in and around the clinic, including the Maintenance shop, Maintenance Plant, grounds, roof, and penthouses.
• Pick up and deliver supplies, parts, and equipment from suppliers to the Service Unit and from storerooms to maintenance locations.
• Perform assigned cleaning tasks and report problems or situations.
• Vacuum, sweep, and mop floors; maintain concrete, sheet vinyl, and carpet floors.
• Operate residential, commercial, and industrial cleaning equipment, including buffers, vacuums, and shampooers.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment operated.
• Follow safety procedures and use standard safety equipment, including gloves, ear protectors, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Annual leave accrual of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period depending on federal service.
• IHS may credit directly related prior non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed