Maintenance Mechanic

Summary

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Duties

• Conducts preventive-maintenance inspections of buildings, structures, signs, and related facilities; identify defects; performs on-the-spot repairs when feasible; documents findings; and estimates required labor, materials, and time.
• Performs multi-trade maintenance, repair, fabrication, and construction work involving carpentry, masonry, sheet metal, painting, drywall, doors, windows, hardware, basic roofing components, and related building systems.
• Diagnoses and repairs plumbing fixtures and components, including faucets, valves, traps, sinks, pipe sections, water heaters, disposal units, and related equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repairs authorized electrical components, including lighting fixtures, switches, outlets, single-phase motors, emergency-lighting units, and fluorescent ballasts/starters; perform basic HVAC preventive maintenance and servicing.
• Prepares interior and exterior surfaces and apply primers, paints, varnishes, epoxies, and decorative finishes using brushes, rollers, spray equipment, and appropriate safety procedures.
• Plans, designs, lays out, fabricates, finishes, and installs visual communication products, including traffic-control, parking, directional, and other signage, using manual and digital graphic-design methods.
• Operates authorized Government vehicles and use hand tools, power tools, measuring devices, ladders, scaffolds, rigging, painting equipment, and sign-production equipment to transport materials.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition. The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is: Incumbent must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license if required to operate Government vehicles as a regular and recurring duty of the 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. Physical Effort: Maintenance Mechanics work in tiring and uncomfortable positions requiring frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, reaching, lifting, carrying, and working on ladders, scaffolds, and in confined spaces. The employee may lift, carry, and position materials and equipment weighing more than 75 pounds, with assistance or mechanical lifting devices when appropriate. Working Conditions: The work is performed inside and outside. The employee is exposed to noise, dust, sawdust, paint and glue fumes, dirt, spray, changing weather conditions, scaffolds, ladders, power equipment, and hazards associated with maintenance, construction, painting, woodworking, electrical repair, and sign installation. Protective equipment, including safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and other required personal protective equipment, is used.