Maintenance Mechanic

Full Job Description

Comprised of 2.7 million acres on the Seward Peninsula in northwest Alaska, Bering Land Bridge is one of the nation's most remote national park units.

Established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) on December 2, 1980, the preserve aims to protect a landscape that contains an invaluable record of flora and fauna, the history of human migration between Asia and North America and supports an ongoing tradition of subsistence culture.

Requirements Continued...

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized.

In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC (SCREEN OUT) KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION REPAIR, ETC.

TECHNICAL PRACTICES (THEORETICAL, PRECISE, ARTISTIC) USE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENTS ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.

(INCLUDES BLUEPRINT READING) KNOWLEDGE OF MATERIALS If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job.

Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone.

Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience: 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. Major Duties:

Perform preventive maintenance, operational checks, repairs, installation, and troubleshooting on secondary electrical systems from transformers to final connections across the park.

Install, troubleshoot, and repair meters, load centers, breakers, control equipment, lighting systems, outlets, disconnects, solenoids, relays, and related fixtures.

Install, maintain, and repair electric motors, pumps, control wiring, relays, and starters, including for boilers and HVAC systems.

Plan and lay out wiring routes; determine correct wire size, type, and placement; ensure load balancing and continuity.

Read and work from plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and codes. Perform minor carpentry and painting associated with electrical installations and small building repairs.

Install, modify, troubleshoot, and repair utility, supply, and disposal systems, including sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution.

Lay out piping systems including slopes, angles, and proper fall for effective operation.

Install, modify, repair, and test sewer mains and laterals, lift pumps, clarifiers, digesters, comminutors, air pumps, and other treatment-plant mechanical equipment.

Perform masonry, steel work, and concrete finishing when installing septic tanks and manholes. Plan, lay out, and independently complete installation and repair work from blueprints and sketches.

Install, modify, repair, test, and disinfect water mains and laterals using a variety of pipe materials.

Install, operate, maintain, and repair low-pressure oil- and gas-fired boilers, furnaces, space heaters, and associated piping.

Perform electric-resistance and gas-torch welding on components and systems.

Select materials, techniques, and machine settings and perform full-penetration welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.

Remove ice and snow from mountainous roadways, parking areas, and residential routes, often during night or adverse weather conditions. Dig and clean roadside drainage systems.

Grade unpaved service roads and clear sand or gravel from roadways following storms.