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Maintenance Worker

Department of Defense Education Activity

Department of Defense

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Salary

$21.55 - $25.17

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves maintaining outdoor grounds and performing light repairs at a Department of Defense education facility in Clarksville, Tennessee, including tasks like mowing lawns, driving trucks to transport materials, and basic building upkeep.

It's a hands-on role that requires working in various weather conditions and occasional heavy lifting.

A good fit would be someone with practical experience in landscaping or maintenance who is reliable, physically capable, and comfortable with outdoor manual labor.

Key Requirements

  • Ability to perform maintenance work without more than normal supervision, including mowing, trimming, and light repairs
  • Experience driving trucks and vehicles up to 8-10 tons to transport materials and personnel
  • Knowledge of using and maintaining hand tools, power tools, and landscaping equipment
  • Physical ability to lift up to 45 lbs, climb ladders, stoop, bend, and work in tiring positions
  • Familiarity with gardening techniques, site preparation, cleanup, and snow removal
  • Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, and blueprints for equipment assembly, installation, and repair
  • Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions and be available for after-hours or weekend calls

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in Clarksville Tennessee with the DOD Education Activity HQ, Financial & Business OPS DIR Facilities Division Operations. Who May Apply: U.S.

Citizens 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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Maintenance Worker without more than normal supervision.

Applicants must meet the screen out element to be considered further.

To meet the screen out element, applicants should document experience or show the ability to do the following: mowing, trimming, driving trucks, operating hand tools, and performing light maintenance work.

- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.

(includes blueprint reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment KNOWLEDGE OF EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, REPAIR, ETC.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Moderate physical activity is required in intermittent lifting and carrying of repair materials and tiring working positions are encountered.

The work requires considerable standing and walking, pushing of carts, bending and stooping.

Occasionally climbs ladders to prune or trim vegetation and frequently lifts heavy objects such as bags of fertilizer, grass seed, etc. Work requires climbing, stooping, and working in cramped places.

Hiring official would like the incumbent to be able to lift up to 45lbs. WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is usually performed outside under moderate temperature conditions.

Outside work requires exposure to all types of weather conditions, heat, sun, rain, and snow and extreme cold.

Workers are in contact with usual elements such as dirt, dust, mud, water, unpleasant odors. Hands become soiled by contact with tools, materials and equipment.

Gloves and safety goggles are worn occasionally when using power tools. Unpleasant odors are encountered occasionally.

Inside work areas are sometimes damp and drafty or subject to inadequate ventilation. Incumbent is subject to cuts and bruises during repair operations.

There is danger of injury from falls from ladders or roofs. Subject to be called in after duty hours and weekends. Operate 5-to-8-ton dump trucks to transport personnel, equipment, and supplies.

Major Duties:

  • Carry materials to work sites.
  • Load materials into vehicles and drive materials to work sites.
  • Prepare sites for equipment installation and clean up when jobs are complete.
  • Perform gardening techniques to maintain grounds.
  • Operate landscaping, mowing and snow removal equipment.
  • Perform building maintenance on work sites.
  • Drive 8-to-10-ton vehicles, such as Sedans and pickup trucks, to move equipment.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/23/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/23/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NC7X-26-12891992-DE-R