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Posted: February 6, 2026 (7 days ago)

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Maintenance Worker Helper (MVO) NA-05

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

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$20.61 - $24.04

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping maintain a recreational park area by mowing lawns, setting up picnic spots, cleaning facilities, and performing general outdoor upkeep under basic supervision.

It's a hands-on role for someone who enjoys physical work in a natural setting like a lake recreation area.

A good fit would be a reliable person with experience in groundskeeping, basic tool use, and safe vehicle operation who can follow instructions independently.

Key Requirements

  • Work experience in grounds maintenance, custodial duties, gardening, or related labor
  • Ability to understand and follow oral and written English instructions for safety and tasks
  • Experience driving lawn tractors and operating tools like mowers, edgers, chainsaws, and blowers
  • Knowledge of spreading fertilizer evenly and basic plant care to avoid damage
  • Ability to perform a variety of maintenance tasks with minimal supervision
  • Familiarity with vehicle/equipment operation, maintenance, and compliance with safety/traffic rules
  • Physical capability to handle outdoor labor including lifting, cleaning, and weed removal

Full Job Description

This position is located at Lake of the Ozarks Recreation Area, Linn Creek, MO, in connection to Ft Leonard Wood.

*To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for 2 professional and 2 personal references on your resume* Incentives and Bonuses Incentives will not be paid.

Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.

A qualified candidate must possess the following: Have work experience directly related to the duties to be performed.

Be able to understand oral English and read and understand written instructions in English to assure safe and satisfactory performance (reading chemical labels, operating instructions, assignments, etc.).

Have experience driving lawn tractors, and using tools and equipment normally found in maintaining grounds, facilities, and equipment.

Have the ability to perform a variety of laborer, custodial, gardening, driving, and park maintenance duties with minimal supervision.

Know how to spread fertilizer evenly to prevent underfeeding or burning of plants.

Have experience in operating the vehicles/equipment listed, performing operator's maintenance, and complying with safety and traffic rules and regulations.

**Your resume should be clear and specific. You will be rated based solely off of the information provided within your resume.

Assumptions will not be made regarding your experience and the duties performed ** Major Duties:

  • Works under general supervision and is provided work assignments, direction, policies, guidelines, quality of work expected, deadlines, and priorities.
  • Assists in setting-up, maintenance, and takedown of all special planned programs/events. Sets up and maintains recreation equipment such as water sprinklers, picnic tables, barbecue grills, park benches, playground equipment, trash containers, etc.
  • Maintains park picnic and pavilion recreational areas. Performs grass-cutting requirements using riding lawn mowers/ garden tractors (from 18HP to 31HP), push mowers, edgers, chainsaws, blowers, weed eaters, pruners, etc.
  • Work is reviewed for efficiency, compliance with instructions, procedures, and safety rules, and end results. Enforces safety, hygiene and health standards, policies, and regulations.
  • Weeds flowerbeds, prunes shrubs and trees, clear scrub trees and brush, and waters grass, trees, and plants. Cleans public latrines, party pavilions, and other facilities. Scrubs sinks, floors, and other fixtures. Picks up trash around the grounds.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: O3NAFKA-26-12882470