Plant Mechanic

Full Job Description

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Plant Mechanic.

You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Lincoln County, Wyoming for more information click here.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they related to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.

Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupations (X-118C).

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

Your application materials must demonstrate sufficient experience and training to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision.

Qualifications will be determined on the basis of information submitted within your resume and responses to the assessment questions.

For information about qualifications for Federal Wage System positions please, visit OPM. Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements.

You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.

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.

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/12/2026. Major Duties:

Perform skilled journeyman industrial facility and equipment maintenance work involving welding, operating cranes, rigging, pipefitting, machining, and troubleshooting, repairing, and installing heavy industrial equipment, such as power plant turbines, generators, governors, penstocks, spillways, intakes, outlet works, and other structures, as well as elevators, air compressors, and HVAC systems.

Fabricate, repair, and/or maintain industrial machinery parts requiring tolerances to +-.0005.

Prepare, cut, thread, bend, weld, and install air, water, gas, oil, hydraulic, and refrigeration piping in powerplant dam and other structures.

Perform hydroelectric powerplant operations including starting, stopping, switching, hazardous energy control, and load/voltage control.

Operate and use a variety of equipment, tools, and machinery such as grinders, lathes, milling machines, drill presses, forklifts, motorized man-lifts, a variety of cranes, and light trucks.

Responsible for complying with safety instructions and regulations, ensuring individual's safety and promptly reporting unsafe acts, conditions, and accidents to the supervisor.

Physical Effort: Exerts moderately heavy physical effort which includes lifting and carrying items weighing 50 pounds, with occasional lifting up to 100 pounds.

Climbing ladders and stairs, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, or bending for long periods of time may be required in performing duties.

Duties may also involve working from suspended scaffolding and motorized man-lifts at substantial heights and working in closed restricted quarters and confined spaces.

Working Conditions: The work in accomplished in and around dams, power plants, and related facilities with exposure to high levels of noise, moving parts, hazardous materials, and electrical hazards.

Work is also performed outside under prevailing weather and terrain conditions. Some work assignments are performed in confined spaces, closed and restricted quarters, and at substantial heights.