Maintenance Worker - Rock Tavern, United States - US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Rock Tavern, United States

1 month ago

Mark Lane

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Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:


  • The duties may include, but are not limited to:
  • Performs preventive maintenance of buildings which includes carpentry, painting, flushing sewer lines, roof repair, and maintenance of electrical and system controls.
  • Recognizes the need for periodic repairs, estimates materials required to make repairs, and helps plan and implement an ongoing program of modifications and alterations to accommodate changing needs.
  • Assists in the ordering and purchasing of supplies and materials needed for repairs.
  • Assists other maintenance workers in accomplishing tasks.
  • Maintains and operates hand and power tools used in carpentry, masonry, painting, roofing, plumbing, and electrical.
  • Provides assistance in animal care taking, to include the feeding, care, unloading and release, biosecurity, restraint, and general animal husbandry for a variety of animal species.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • You must be a US Citizen or US National.
  • Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • Successful completion of oneyear probationary period, unless previously served.
  • Direct Deposit: Per Public Law all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
  • The work is performed in a high security quarantine animal facility.
  • Frequent showers are required.
  • Work is performed inside and outdoors, exposing you to extreme weather conditions and shifts of temperature, humidity, excessive noise, and slippery and uneven surfaces.
  • There is a possibility of cuts, burns, bruises, and scratches, and working in the presence of animals may occasionally present a danger of injury or health hazard.
  • Lifts and carries equipment and materials varying from lbs., often up ladders and on scaffolds.
  • Work is often performed in areas difficult to reach and causes discomfort. You will be required to stand, stoop, stretch, and assume tiring and uncomfortable positions.
  • Holidays, weekend, and overtime work may be required.

Qualifications:


  • To qualify, you must show that you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience performing carpentry work, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title.
  • Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education:

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.


Additional information:


  • First time hires to the federal government normally start at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected.
  • Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expense associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.
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Worksite Information:This position is located at the duty station(s) listed in this vacancy announcement and is not eligible for telework or remote work.

  • Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.


How You Will Be Evaluated:

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.


Applications will be evaluated in accordance with Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Delegated Examining Procedures and USDA policy using category rating.

Applicants who meet basic minimum qualifications will be placed in one of three categories:
Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Category placement will be determined based on applicants' quality of experience and the extent they possess the following knowl
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