Maintenance Worker Leader
About The Position
This position is located at the Lower Granite Natural Resources Office, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Clarkston, Washington. The office is situated near the head of the Columbia/Snake River navigation system. The Maintenance Worker Leader performs and coordinates semi-skilled and skilled maintenance work involving dam structures and equipment, buildings, recreation sites, and natural resource features. The position includes leading other workers by relaying supervisor instructions, assigning immediate tasks, and ensuring that plans, materials, tools, and supplies are available. Work includes carpentry, painting, plumbing, metal work, concrete work, mechanical maintenance, and landscaping and grounds maintenance. The employee may need to operate a licensed and qualified boat up to 40 feet to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. Work is generally outdoors in extreme weather and may involve water, wildland vegetation, flood-control and building structures, steep or uneven terrain, and numerous physical and safety hazards. Shift coverage may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and special situations, and the position may require being on call.
Requirements
- Must be able to perform common Maintenance Worker Leader duties and the majority of routine carpentry, painting, plumbing, metal work, concrete work, mechanical maintenance, and groundskeeping tasks without more than normal supervision.
- Must be able to assist in training new Maintenance Worker Helpers in duties, work procedures, and technical guidance.
- Must be able to lift and move objects weighing under 45 pounds frequently; use assistance or appropriate equipment or safety devices for objects over 45 pounds.
- Must have physical dexterity to handle tools and work around machinery or equipment.
- Must obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.
- Must complete a pre-employment drug test and physical.
- Must meet suitability or fitness requirements as determined by a background investigation.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
- Must work shift coverage that may include evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations, and may be required to be on call.
- Must be able to work outdoors in extreme weather and in or over water, wildland vegetation, flood-control and building structures, and on steep or uneven terrain.
Responsibilities
- Relay supervisor instructions to workers and start work by assigning immediate tasks to members of the group.
- Ensure needed plans, blueprints, materials, and tools are available, and obtain needed stock from supply locations.
- Perform semi-skilled tasks related to operation and maintenance of dam structures and equipment, administrative and shop/storage buildings, recreation sites, and natural resource features such as wildlife habitat developments.
- Perform skilled trade tasks in carpentry, painting, plumbing, metal work, concrete work, and mechanical maintenance.
- Perform landscaping and grounds maintenance, including mowing, pruning, cutting dead or dying trees and shrubs, planting trees, clearing trails, fertilizing, weeding, collecting litter and debris, and other beautification work.
- Properly handle and care for hand and power tools.
- Assist in training new Maintenance Worker Helpers in duties, work procedures, and technical guidance.
- Operate a boat up to 40 feet to access otherwise inaccessible areas when required.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package available to eligible employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
