Maintenance Worker, General Labor, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Position: Maintenance Worker.
Location: Alturas

Duties
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Conducts a variety of general and preventative maintenance tasks and repairs. Includes, but is not limited to, electrical, welding, plumbing, HVAC systems and general construction tasks.
• Conducts all tasks related to the maintenance and function of vehicles, heavy equipment, and machinery. Incudes routine preventive and corrective maintenance, diagnose malfunctions, repairs, and adjustments to vehicles, machinery, equipment, and any attachments.
• Operates a variety of types of heavy equipment for earth moving and facilities maintenance including, but not limited to, farm-type tractors, backhoe, loaders, excavators, bulldozers, and forklifts. Implements may include mowers, augers, plows sprayers, discs, etc. Applies pesticides using tractor mounted equipment, and off-road vehicles.
• Operates a variety of motor vehicles including tactor trailers, truck and trailer combination, stake and dump trucks.
• Keeps written records of all vehicle and facilities maintenance projects, documents maintenance actions, and logs projects into computer systems.

Requirements Conditions of employment

• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) .
• Able to obtain and maintain a Pesticide Applicators License.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
• You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education;
  
  or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
• You must be at least 18 years of age or older to operate government vehicles.

Qualifications In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

• Additional Requirements located under qualifications*

Requirements Continued...Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.
Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/14/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

• Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
• Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint…