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Posted: March 31, 2026 (2 days ago)

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MAINTENANCE WORKER A08*

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

Fresh

Salary

$23.19 - $23.19

per hour

Closes

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves painting and maintaining buildings and surfaces on a Marine Corps base, including preparing areas, applying paint with brushes, rollers, or sprays, and ensuring everything looks smooth and professional.

It requires physical work like lifting materials and working in uncomfortable positions, both indoors and outdoors.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on painting experience who is reliable, safety-conscious, and enjoys helping support military families through quality facility upkeep.

Key Requirements

  • Knowledge of painting procedures and techniques
  • Valid state driver's license
  • Ability to lift and carry objects up to 45 lbs independently (over 45 lbs with assistance)
  • Experience with surface preparation, including smoothing, sanding, and treating with agents
  • Proficiency in using painting tools like brushes, rollers, spray guns, and scaffolding
  • Adherence to safety, sanitation, and hazardous waste disposal regulations
  • Strong customer service skills for assisting users and solving problems promptly

Full Job Description

Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team!

MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community.

We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.

Experience that demonstrates knowledge of painting procedures and techniques. Possession of a valid state driver¿s license. Works under general supervision.

Most of the work is performed independently where the incumbent makes decisions based on personal knowledge.

Requires prolonged standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, climbing, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Lifts, carries, and sets up materials and equipment.

Lifts and carries objects up to 45 lbs. independently and objects over 45 lbs. with assistance. Work is performed both inside and outside, and incumbent is exposed to dirt, paint vapors and fumes.

You must wear issued protective gear. Major Duties:

Prepares surfaces by accepted methods and techniques and ensures they meet smoothness, level and shape requirements.

Paints interior and exterior of buildings, counters, cabinets, etc., using standard painting methods such as brushing, rolling and spraying. Use common painting tools.

Sets up and uses scaffolding, staging and ladders. Prepares and refinishes drywall surfaces.

Prepare coating materials by blending, tinting, toning and mixing in various additives to get proper color, texture, consistency and drying state.

Performs special coating methods such as marbling and graining using coating materials prepared in special, as well as common ways and by applying coating techniques that ensure surfaces have a smooth-textured and decorative appearance and meet desired match, texture and thickness level requirements.

Obtains finely smoothed surfaces with abrasives, evens out dents by burning-in processes and treats surfaces with pre-coating agents.

Assures coating finishes meet desired match, texture and thickness requirements. Uses tools and equipment such as brushes, rollers, spray guns, trowels and viscosity testers.

Observes required safety, sanitation, and hazardous waste disposal rules and regulations. Operates vehicles to transport tools and materials to work site.

Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Takes action to solve problems quickly.

Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact for help when problems arise. Adheres to safety regulations and standards.

Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.

Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment. Performs other related duties as assigned.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/31/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/2/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: 76706