Maintenance Mechanic

To qualify for a Maintenance Mechanic your resume and supporting documentation must support: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying.

Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition. 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Effort: The employee must be capable of working from ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, and in situations where the areas are cramped or hard-to-reach.

This requires the ability to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Employee must have the ability to lift, carry, and set up materials and equipment. Occasionally, may be required to handle materials and equipment that weigh over 75 pounds.

01Working Conditions

The work is performed inside and outside, with dirt, spray, and fumes usually present. Employee is exposed to moderate or high noise levels from operating machinery, sawdust in the air, glue fumes and hazards associated with woodworking and related power equipment. At job sites, may be exposed to weather conditions and hazards of working on and around scaffolds and ladders and are subject to cuts, bruises, and contusions. May work in confined areas such as crawl spaces, which may be dusty and dirty.

Uses protective devices such as earplugs, safety glasses, and gloves.

Serves as a Maintenance Mechanic responsible for the inspection, maintenance, repairs and construction to buildings, structures and other property and equipment (e.g., carpentry, masonry, painting, locksmith and sheet metal work).,Performs Preventive Maintenance Inspection: Makes visual and/or operational inspections and checks for such defects in carpentry, masonry, floors, sheet metal facilities, painting, broken glass, etc.,Performs minor on-the-spot repairs with tools, supplies and equipment readily available and within time limitations.,Assigns portions of buildings or structures or specific phases of inspection to a subordinate and instructs as to probable defects to look for and techniques to apply.,Performs carpentry and other miscellaneous maintenance, repair, and construction tasks.,Performs Locksmith tasks: Modifies and reworks locking devices to accomplish special security objectives.