Maintenance Worker (FW1539-MS-003)

Maintenance Worker (FW1539-MS-003)

ID:FW1539-MS-003Location:GautierProgram:FWS

Wage/Hr:$20.00Hours/Week:15-24 hrs. per week /Estimated 145 total hoursMinimum Age:55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) hasspecialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time andpart-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of FederalAgencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service (FWS). These experienced professionals provide administrative,scientific, technical, and operational support to the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period.Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions istemporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee isan ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminateenrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and theAgency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEWSolutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established througha Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the UnitedStates.

Qualifications:

AA Degree with minimum additional experience of 10 year(s) in maintenance work

Maintenance and carpentry experience required.Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS OutlookMS Word and email skills would be a plusDuties:

This project's primary purpose is to assist with the maintenance of refugefacilities within the Gulf Coast Complex. To accomplish this goal, themaintenance worker position will work 15-24 hours per week as needed. Dutieswill include but are not limited to: - Use carpentry power and hand tools suchas hammers, hand and power saws, drills, planes, routers, sanders, and nailguns, using safety rules/regulations/ procedures to safeguard tools andequipment. - Maintenance of refuge trails to include trash pickup, landscaping(weeding, small tree trimming), boardwalk repairs, repairing and/or installingrefuge signs, repair of wildlife viewing blinds, etc. - Operate and maintainmotorized equipment (e.g. zero turn mowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers,edgers, leaf blowers), and other pieces of equipment as needed for projectactivities. - Ensure routine maintenance and cleaning of fleet vehicles such asoil changes, tire rotations, washing and vacuuming. - Apply shop mathematics,use measuring tools or instruments, follow oral and written instructions, usedrawings, sketches, schematics, blueprints, etc. to determine work proceduresand details of work layout. - Keep facilities in safe working order bymaintaining or outsourcing maintenance of HVAC, electrical and water supply. -Lay out the installation, modification, or repair of systems for example: wiringsystems in buildings, power and control circuits, and distribution panels.

Operating lawn equipment to keep grass mowed on trails, firebreaks, andaround refuge infrastructure within the Gulf Coast Complex. Pickup trash atentrance gates & trail heads, repair boardwalks and other infrastructure withinthe refuge. 80%Ensure routine maintenance of the Gulf Coast Complex fleet vehicles such asoil changes and tire rotations systems. 10%Keep facilities in safe working order by maintaining or outsourcingmaintenance of HVAC, electrical and water supply. 10%

Other:Travel Requirements: A government vehicle will be provided for travel torefuges within the Gulf Coast Complex to conduct maintenance activities.Overnight travel: 4-5 days for overnight travel for training and possibly2-4 nights per month for maintenance activities occurring more than two hoursaway from the home station of Mississippi Sandhill Crane National WildlifeRefuge where maintenance activities and travel to a work site can?t be completedwithin 8 hours.Government Vehicle Training: Online Defensive Driving course (counts as worktime)??Health and Safety Considerations: Some equipment requires specializedtraining which will be provided if such equipment is to be used. All trainingswill be conducted after the assignment of the enrollee(s) to the position.Additional training may be required based on the needs of the project.Required Safety Gear: Safety toe boots, work gloves, hard hat, safety vest,hearing and eye protection. Additional PPE may be required based on the needs ofthe project.Physical requirements: Walking, lifting, stooping, bending, reaching.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities toperform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environmentfree from discrimination and harassment in any form administering ExperiencedWorker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEWSolutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equalopportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants inthe federal programs.