Maintenance Worker

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers•Pomeroy, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to a competitive-service position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The position is located at the Lower Granite Project on the Snake River, 32 river miles downstream from Clarkston, Washington. The Maintenance Worker performs mechanical, equipment-operation, plumbing, carpentry, refrigeration, metal-fabrication, and fish-transport duties. The position requires a Class A Commercial Driver’s License with tank endorsement before starting, a pre-employment drug test and physical, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat operator license within 12 months of appointment. TDY may be required up to 10% of the time. The work is generally outdoors in varied weather and may involve working around water, in cramped areas, and in environments with noise, fumes, heat, cold, and other hazards. Lifting up to 90 pounds is required. No education qualification is required. A one-year probationary period applies.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Ability to perform common Maintenance Worker duties without more than normal supervision, including tasks in painting, carpentry, irrigation-system repair, plumbing repair, and welding.
Sub-journeyman-level skills operating associated tools and equipment.
Experience operating and maintaining forklifts, backhoes, and tractor-trailers, including daily equipment operation checks.
Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tank endorsement before starting employment.
Pass a pre-employment drug test and physical.
Obtain and maintain a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat operator license within 12 months after initial appointment.
Ability to lift up to 90 pounds and properly wear personal protective equipment.
Ability to perform work involving standing, stooping, bending, reaching, climbing ladders, and sustained sitting while driving or operating vibrating or jostling equipment.
Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and temperatures, around traffic and water, and with potential exposure to noise, fumes, heat, cold, tools, heavy equipment, airborne particles, and other hazards.
TDY travel up to 10% of the time.
A one-year probationary period is required.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain chassis and hydraulic and electrical components of gasoline-, diesel-, and propane-powered vehicles.
Operate and maintain light and heavy equipment used to move, lift, haul, excavate, pump, or load materials.
Repair and install fish-facility piping made of copper, PVC, ABS, galvanized, and black pipe.
Repair and install pneumatic, hydraulic, fuel, and water systems.
Perform carpentry, including designing, laying out, and fabricating wooden structures, bracing, concrete forms, and miscellaneous repairs.
Operate refrigeration, water-circulation, and oxygenation components on fish trailers and barges.
Lay out and fabricate structures from ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Transport and release juvenile salmon using truck-mounted tanks or semi-trailer tanks with capacities from 350 to 3,500 gallons.
Perform daily operation checks of equipment.