Laborer

Indian Health Service • Sacaton, AZ

13d

About The Position

The Laborer provides a range of laboring duties for the Regional Treatment Centers’ Maintenance Department. The position performs periodic and regularly scheduled cleaning, minor renovations, and lawn maintenance for buildings, including the clinic and quarters. Duties include general building upkeep, grounds maintenance, cleaning, hauling and delivering supplies, and routine maintenance of operated equipment. The employee works both indoors and outdoors and follows safety procedures while using appropriate protective equipment. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform Laborer work without more than normal supervision, including following oral or written instructions or work orders.
• Demonstrate basic building-maintenance experience, such as replacing ceiling tiles, painting, changing light bulbs, caulking, or maintaining door hardware.
• Demonstrate janitorial or custodial experience, such as emptying outdoor trash bins, picking up trash, or cleaning windows.
• Demonstrate grounds-maintenance experience, including mowing, trimming, blowing clippings, washing entrances, landscaping, ice and snow removal, and cleanup of spills, debris, and litter.
• Be able to interpret instructions and specifications other than blueprints.
• Be able to use and maintain tools and equipment and demonstrate dexterity and safe work practices.
• Provide detailed resume descriptions supporting questionnaire responses; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• 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 complete the required federal background investigation and financial suitability review.
• Complete required background investigation forms within five calendar days of issuance.
• Present two valid forms of identification before appointment; any state-issued ID or driver's license used must be REAL ID-compliant.
• Successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Set up direct deposit.
• Submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form.
• Meet the agency’s suitability conditions related to the designated position involving contact with or control over Indian children.
• A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance, 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 a lift, pallet jack, and other related equipment to complete assignments.
• Maintain grounds, 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 and maintain concrete, sheet vinyl, and carpet flooring.
• 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 employees earn annual leave at a rate of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period, depending on years of federal service.
• IHS may grant newly appointed federal employees credit for directly related previous 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