Laborer

Full Job Description

The Aircraft and Equipment Operations (AEO) work unit located in Mission, Texas, is responsible for providing aircraft, equipment, and services to support research and development, aerial application programs, aerial surveying, and distribution of sterile insects and/or bio-control agents as needed to support agricultural pest control programs.

To qualify, you must show 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 cleaning/disinfecting work surfaces, 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. Major Duties:

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Cleans both office and shop areas using basic cleaning equipment.
• Assists aircraft mechanics with washing aircraft, cleaning aircraft upholstery, and degreasing aircraft parts.
• Uses simple hand tools to disassemble and clean sterile insect release machines, insect rearing equipment and associated accessories.
• Uses simple hand and power tools to assist journeyman staff in the maintenance, clean-up, and assembly of specialized equipment.
• Uses simple material handling equipment to move, lift, or prepare specialized equipment for assembly or disassembly.
• Loads, unloads, and moves equipment, crates, boxes, and supplies by hand or with the use of a hand truck and/or dolly or other material handling equipment.
• Assembles or prepares equipment, parts, or materials for shipping or mailing.
• Prepares or assembles shipping crates, containers, boxes, and or packages using simple hand or power tools and shipping supplies.