Maintenance Worker

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers•Wallisville, TX

17d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Maintenance Worker, WG-4749-08, position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston Operations Division Project Operations Branch, Houston Project Office, located in Wallisville, Texas. The position is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to the competitive service. The Maintenance Worker performs general maintenance and operates equipment, carrying out assigned tasks involving the maintenance and repair of building structures, machinery, equipment, vessels, grounds, and components of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. The position applies general skills and knowledge across a variety of crafts and trades. The worker keeps project buildings clean and performs routine maintenance, including painting, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work. Work is performed mostly outdoors and includes routine work adjacent to or over a waterway, in proximity to moving machinery and electrical equipment, and in isolated areas. The position may require call-back after duty hours and/or on weekends. Physical work includes prolonged periods of standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and sitting, as well as handling objects weighing more than 50 pounds.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work without more than normal supervision; there is no specific length of training or experience required.
Must possess a Government Driver's License for the type of equipment operated and understand the applicable safety rules.
Must obtain and meet the requirements of a pre-employment physical examination and meet the requirements of subsequent physical examinations.
Must undergo a suitability or fitness determination, which may include a background investigation.
Subject to pre-employment and random drug testing and required to sign DA Form 5019-R.
Must be able to perform prolonged standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and sitting, and physically handle objects weighing more than 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Perform general maintenance and equipment operations.
Maintain and repair building structures, machinery, equipment, vessels, grounds, and components of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Apply general skills and knowledge of a variety of crafts and trades to assigned tasks.
Keep the interior and exterior of project buildings clean.
Perform routine painting, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work.
Use hand and power tools, including hammers, saws, drills, and grinders.
Perform simple maintenance and upkeep of public buildings and/or recreational facilities, including simple plumbing work and repairs to wood or concrete structures.
Replace and maintain items such as pipes, tile union joints, faucets, and drains.