Maintenance Worker

As a Maintenance Worker at Moore Air Base (MAB) in Edinburg, TX you would be filling a critical role in support of the nation's New World Screwworm response activities. This position is part of the Skilled Trades, Craft, and Labor Positions at MAB. APHIS will also be accepting applications and conducting interviews in-person Nov 17-19 in McAllen, TX. Please see "How to Apply" and/or this site for more information.

Duties

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Recognizes repair needs, estimates required materials and helps plan and carry out ongoing modifications to meet changing needs and regulations.
• Install, maintain, and repair industrial equipment.
• Performs building maintenance , to include carpentry, painting, flushing sewer lines, roof repair
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the Laboratory's air conditioning and ventilation systems, steam generation and sterilization system, and wastewater sterilization system.
• Maintenance of electrical and system controls.
• Assists in the ordering and purchasing of supplies and materials needed for repairs.
• Decontaminates the waste chamber, ventilation system filters, and biosafety cabinets.
• Prepares requests for materials necessary for the repair and/or maintenance of industrial equipment.
• When directed the incumbent will also provide assistance in animal care taking, to include the feeding, care, unloading and release, bio security, restraint.

Qualifications

Priority will be given to applicants who apply in-person or on-line by an initial applicant cut-off of 12:00 PM Central Time on November 17. If the position is filled after the first cut-off, this announcement may close prior to the posted closing date. To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have laborer experience, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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