Maintenance Worker, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic, Building Maintenance

Job Duties

Job duties are in rural Montana throughout Region
6. Stretching from the short grass prairie south of the Canadian border to the fertile cropland along the Milk and Missouri rivers, Region 6 offers recreational opportunities as limitless as the eastern Montana horizon.

The Maintenance Worker 2 position will generally be 40 hours per week. Weekend, evening, and holiday hours, including occasional overtime, may be required. Occasional time away from home or permanent workstation.

Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a 4×4 pickup truck.

• Operates equipment such as skid steer, tractors, mowers, powered weed trimmers, pick‑ups, ATVs, chainsaws, power and hand tools.
• Performs basic repairs to building structures (including historic preservation at certain locations) including windows, doors, floors, walls, fences.
• Scrapes, paints, stains or treats building and structural surfaces including windows, doors, picnic tables, shelters.
• Installs, repairs and maintains wood, steel, wire and other types of fencing, signs, posts, kiosks, etc.
• Performs landscaping activities that include mowing, tree pruning, hazardous tree/sagebrush removal. This work includes the use of chain saws, pruning saws, mowers, tractors, weed trimmers and backhoe.
• Makes general repairs to equipment which may require training, notifies others when extensive repairs are required.
• Performs specialized tasks requiring training in areas which may include plumbing, welding, carpentry, roofing, electrical, some of which must meet specific codes or standards.
• Performs plumbing and sewer system repairs and maintenance including working on pumps, wells, valves, commodes, sinks, pressure tanks, septic tanks, sewer lift stations, and various kinds of pipe including galvanized, copper and plastic.
• Fabricates specialized equipment, when needed.
• Performs weed control efforts including chemical, biological, and mechanical controls as a licensed applicator (or ability to obtain). Coordinates with Maintenance Supervisor to track and report weed maintenance activities for the annual weed report. Comprehensive weed control efforts may include specialized training and work in chemical use, hydrogeology, and wetland management and permitting.
• Gathers and removes garbage, debris, litter and performs janitorial and cleaning tasks.
• Performs basic preventative maintenance for equipment such as checking fluids, belts, hoses and filters and notifying others when significant repairs are required.
• Assists with daily maintenance logs and ensures record keeping and filing is sufficient in absence of maintenance supervisor. Also assists with ordering supplies and materials, completing vehicle reports and other personnel logs and time reporting within required time frames.
• Performs manual work to construct and/or repair property boundary fences, using permanent fences to minimize trespass by livestock.
• Performs manual work in maintaining roads, culverts, and bridges by using a variety of heavy and light equipment such as a skid steer, backhoes, dump trucks, and hand tools.
• Performs habitat development and maintenance projects such as tree planting, grazing programs, mowing, farming, waterfowl nesting structures.
• Monitors FWP sites and makes public contacts, documents incidents and events related to public safety, resource impacts.
• May collect fees and educate visitors on rules and regulations and report violations observed to superiors for follow up.
• May evaluate and familiarize staff with equipment operation and maintenance.
• Participates in and may lead safety training courses and ensure proper use of personal protective equipment on all job duties.
• Assists with major maintenance construction and stabilization projects on site.
• In conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor and other regional staff, the employee will help establish the correct procedures to complete a wide variety of skilled, semi‑skilled or manual work repairing, constructing and maintaining buildings, land, water, grounds, and related facilities.
• Always conscientious of equipment use and demonstrate good leadership to other staff by paying extra attention to visitor use areas and cultural…