Maintenance Worker

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hiring a Maintenance Worker in Madison, SD for a temporary, seasonal position lasting less than 6 months. Responsibilities include operating heavy equipment, performing minor repairs, and maintaining irrigation systems. The role requires the use of carpentry tools and adherence to safety regulations. The salary ranges from $27.21 to $31.74 per hour, and no degree is required.
JOB SUMMARY: This position is a Maintenance Worker, WG- 4749-8. MAJOR DUTIES: This is a temporary appointment intended for seasonal work that is less than 6 months or 1040 hours from the date of appointment/service year. It is expected this position will be terminated upon completion of the seasons work. The agency may non-competitively rehire an eligible temporary seasonal worker in subsequent years who works less than 6 months or 1040 hours in their service year. As a Maintenance Worker your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Operate heavy equipment within accepted parameters (e.g., narrow quarters, such as close to buildings, drop-offs or other obstructions and challenging field conditions such as marshy, unsteady or steep surfaces). Operate a tractor with attachments such as mowers, cutter bars, augers, plows, harrows, sprayers, discs, front-end scoops, and backhoes. Clean, replace, or make minor adjustment to such parts as fuel, electrical, brakes, steering, regulators, water/fuel pumps, carburetors, cooling systems or attachments to vehicles or heavy equipment. Check flow output in irrigation or water transportation systems, adjusting valves as needed to ensure proper distribution of water, quantity of water needed, delivered, or the duration of delivery. Use carpentry power and hand tools such as hammers, hand and power saws, drills, planes, routers, sanders, and nail guns, using safety rules/regulations/ procedures to safeguard tools and equipment. Operate and maintain heavy motorized equipment (e.g. front-end loader, forklift, dump truck, farm agricultural tractor and implements, rubber tired backhoe/ loader, skid steer, excavator, bulldozer, road grader) and other pieces of equipment as needed for project activities. Apply shop mathematics, use measuring tools or instruments, follow oral and written instructions, use drawings, sketches, schematics, blueprints, etc. to determine work procedures and details of work layout. Lay out the installation. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.