Maintenance Worker

Quick Facts

• Role: Maintenance Worker (Career-Seasonal, ~11 months)

Description

You will perform simple and routine maintenance and minor repairs for grounds, campgrounds, trails, exterior structures, buildings, bathrooms, equipment, and related utilities. You will assist higher-graded maintenance workers or tradesmen and complete minor carpentry, painting, and plumbing repairs using hand tools and instructions. You will also receive and process incoming shipments and operate vehicles and a forklift to move supplies and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance and repair of grounds, campgrounds, trails, exterior structures, bathrooms, buildings, equipment, and related utilities
• Assist higher-graded maintenance workers or tradesmen
• Perform minor carpentry, painting, and plumbing repairs using hand tools and following specific instructions
• Receive, unload, and process incoming shipments; report discrepancies and damage
• Operate a light truck to transport supplies/materials to work sites and a forklift to load/unload supplies and light equipment

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• Background investigation with favorable adjudication
• Male applicants born after 12/31/1959: registered for Selective Service
• Direct Deposit participation required
• Successful E-Verify employment verification
• Maintain a valid driver’s license throughout employment
• Wear required uniform and comply with uniform standards (uniform allowance provided)
• Serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period
• Meet age and education/training/student employment criteria
• Demonstrate ability to perform job-related factors, including use of measuring instruments, interpreting instructions/specifications (including blueprint reading), using/maintaining tools and equipment, and knowledge of equipment repair and materials
• Provide proof of residency within 50 driving miles of Porter, Indiana

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on the type of position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.