Maintenance Mechanic - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have 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. The duties may include, but are not limited to: Installs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical circuits, fixtures, and equipment from low voltage up through 3 phase 208 volts, 400 amp circuits from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. The position requires the knowledge and physical strength to install electrical panels, replace burned out motors and compressors, and the ability to work off tall ladders as required. Performs work on scaffolds and rooftops, which require awkward positions. Ability to work at heights of up to 20 feet and lift loads of 50 lbs. is required. Prepares scope of work statement for variety of maintenance project and prepare the cost estimates utilizing appropriate software. Constructs, alters, repairs, and maintains wooden and wood substitute items and structures such as framework, rafters, load bearing columns and trusses. Services cooling and refrigeration equipment including recharging systems with proper charges of refrigerant by use of gauges, vacuum pumps, and other tools associated with the trade Performs routine maintenance for Plant Inspection Station and its associated equipment to include carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.