Seasonal Maintenance Mechanic

Seasonal Maintenance Mechanic

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This position is located in a National Park Service Unit. The primary purpose of the position is to perform building and/or utility maintenance and operation duties. Incumbent utilizes journeyman knowledge and skills in several trades and crafts. All of the duties described by this position may not exist in each location, but that should not preclude use of this position.

• Temporary maintenance workers perform a variety of building and utility maintenance and general maintenance duties for the Buildings and Utilities, Road, Trails and Grounds, Platte River Campground, and the Manitou Islands.
• Work will include: lead journeyman carpenters, plumbers, and electricians on projects related to carpentry, plumbing, electrical, painting, heating, air conditioning, masonry, and routine maintenance of generators.
• May be required to drive pickup trucks and other vehicles up to 1 ton in a variety of traffic situations and road conditions.
• May operate various types of power equipment.
• As a WG-4749-09 your carpenter skills and abilities will be advanced from a journeyman position and will be expected to direct or demonstrate tasks to journeyman and laborer positions at or above the skill level of a foreman.
• As a WG-4749-09 you may be asked to lead a crew of similar position description on projects or assignments for operations.
• As a WG-4749-09 you will be expected to lead or oversee a group of journeymen and laborers or less experienced employees with the same job duties, and provide feedback to encourage a safe learning environment.
• As a WG-4749-09 you will be expected to provide material lists, direct project process, report project status, and adhere to deadlines.
• General Maintenance: clean public restrooms, pick up and haul garbage; perform major and minor repairs, including some plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work; pick up litter at visitor use areas; maintain campgrounds and associated facilities such as public water and wastewater systems, fire pits, fish cleaning station, picnic areas, etc., grounds, trails, boardwalks, and otherwise maintain park facilities.
• These positions require that you operate light pickups, electric carts, small tractors, and other types of small power equipment and hand tools.
• Identify and correct job safety and health hazards.
• Follow prescribed safety practices and use safety equipment such as protective hearing devices, hard hats, seat belts, steel‑toed shoes, respirators, and protective clothing as required by the work being performed.
• Positions may work throughout the Lakeshore including the remote Manitou Islands. You must be willing to work anywhere within the Lakeshore.

This is an open continuous announcement, in which applications are collected over several months, and have multiple cut‑off dates. Applications received by the initial cutoff date will be considered first.
INITIAL CUT OFF is Monday, December 29, 2025
. Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement however additional referral certificates will only be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.

Housing may be available for rent, or if stationed on the islands, may be provided at no cost to you. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is within a beautiful scenic resort area on the shores of Lake Michigan. Housing, medical facilities, shopping, churches, banks, daycare, and recreational opportunities are readily available within a 30 mile radius from park headquarters in Empire. High temperatures average between 70‑80 degrees in the summer and low temperatures average between 10‑20 degrees in winter.

Shared government housing may be available for rent. For additional area information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Direct Deposit:
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