Maintenance Mechanic Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Summary This position is a Maintainance Mechanic, WG-4749-09 working with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, Hopper Moutain Nional Wildlife Refuge Complex. This position loced one of the following duty locions: Ventura, CA or Maricopa, CA Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty locion for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start the step 1 re. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is a Maintainance Mechanic, WG-4749-09 working with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, Hopper Moutain Nional Wildlife Refuge Complex. This position loced one of the following duty locions: Ventura, CA or Maricopa, CA Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty locion for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start the step 1 re. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locions: Maricopa, CA Ventura, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $31.92 - $37.26 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 4749 Maintenance Mechanic Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

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Control number 886459300 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Clarificion from the agency This position is only open to Federal employee eligibles who are eligible for ICTAP/CTAP and VEOA. Videos Duties Help As a Maintenance Mechanic (WG-09) your duties may include but are not limited to the following: Completes repairs, troubleshooting, testing th can be accomplished by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, soldering, and insuling defective wiring, controls, equipment, and fixtures such as broken and bare wiring, burned out switches and relays, loose connections and fittings, damaged light fixtures, and poorly opering thermosts. Operes a variety of farm-type tractors with towed or tached equipment on steep hills or rough terrain where there is significant danger of overturning the tractor or equipment. Work includes contour plowing, planting on steep hills, mowing, levee maintenance, trail maintenance, farming, planting, cultivion, and construction, and other reled activities. Conducts maintenance on motor vehicles replace sensors, wer pumps, spark plugs, brake shoes, mufflers, radior caps, condensers, engine gaskets, a variety of belts and hoses, and complete assemblies such as removing old engines and replacing them with new engines. Perform repairs on heavy equipment and machinery such as removing, adjusting, or replacing defective or worn parts and components; or assisting in disassembling, repairing, and assembling major systems, components, and opering mechanisms. Conducts maintenance on motor vehicles replace sensors, wer pumps, spark plugs, brake shoes, mufflers, radior caps, condensers, engine gaskets, a variety of belts and hoses, and complete assemblies such as removing old engines and replacing them with new engines. Clean or replace filters, screens, btery cables and clamps, engine components, and heing and cooling devices. In addition, service and check air conditioning systems including purging and recharging systems, flushing radiors and replacing anti-freeze solutions, and aligning front ends of cars and trucks.

Physical Effort:

Considerable physical effort is required in the operion and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and tachments. Considerable energy is needed working in small confined spaces or eleved areas, and opering equipment over rough surfaces. Locion of the tools and controls/tachments frequently requires working in awkward or strained positions. Requires occasional lifting or handling of objects or merials up to 50-100 pounds, unassisted, following proper lifting procedures to avoid injury. Frequently required to stand while working, climb ladders or scaffolding, and bend, stoop, climb, and work in awkward positions. This requires standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing and working in tiring and cramped positions.

Work Conditions:

Work is accomplished both in an office setting (5%) and outdoors (95%). Works outside in all kinds of weher and frequently exposed to running wer, fumes, dust, grease, dirt, falling from ladders or scaffolding, electricity, and moving parts of equipment and machinery. Work performed outside is in a variety of settings where steep terrain, extremely uneven, rocky and slippery footing is normal. Temperure extremes are common. May also be exposed to energized circuits, electrical shock, burns, electrical rotary devices, cuts and abrasions from the use of tools and equipment and burns from chemicals. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participion required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more, www.dhs.gov/EVerify/ . Must have and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. You are required to wear a uniform and comply with the uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 year probionary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest evalued. This probionary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organizion goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. 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 organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probionary or trial period automically termines when th period ends unless the agency affirmively certifies, in writing, th the individual's employment should continue and th their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmively certify continued employment beyond the probionary or trial period, such appointments are termined. Upon completion of your probionary your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions By the closing de of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualificion System for Trades and Labor Occupion.

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//www.opm.gov/qualificions/x-118c/ Although no specific amount of experience, educion or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relion to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be red qualified for considerion. To be qualified candides must meet any screen out element(s) listed an "acceptable" level, and must achieve an average ring of least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only educion, training, or experience acquired before the closing de of this announcement

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Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess least the minimal acceptable qualificion requirement are considered for further ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined. The potential eligibles are then red against the remainder of the Job Elements.

The screen out element for this position is the ability to perform the work of a Tractor Operor without more than normal supervision.

This experience may include:

1) opere a variety of heavy equipment (e.g., agricultural tractor with implements, excavor, wheeled loader, skid steer, backhoe, road grader, bulldozer, dump truck, etc.) in close quarters or challenging field conditions as required; 2) tune-up, adjust and repair vehicles, heavy equipment and building systems (e.g., heing, refrigerion, HVAC, etc.); and 3) use electrical, mechanical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting, or other trades skills to maintain, repair or construct a variety of buildings, structures, systems or equipment. Your qualificions evalued on the following

Job Elements:

Vehicle Operion Ability to use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Vehicle Maintainance Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificions, etc. (reled to mobile equipment operion) Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Knowledge or equipment assembly, installion, repair, etc. If your knowledge and ability in the

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factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further considerion. In preparing your applicion, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had th specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualificions reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-reled factors.

Volunteer Experience:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion There is no substitution of educion for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions. Additional informion

Work Schedule:

This is a full-time position. Weekend work maybe required as needed.

Travel:

This position requires 75% or less travel depending on duty stion. This position is responsible for maintenance of facilities, roads, vehicle fleet and heavy equipment on four Refuges spread hours apart. If selected for Ventura, CA travel could be greer than 75%. If selected for Maricopa, CA travel could be 50% or less.

PCS:

Reimbursement expenses are not authorized for this position.

Telework :

This position is no suitable for telework.

Additional Vacancies:

One or more positions may be filled from applicions received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service offices in the local commuting area. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. CTAP or ICTAP applicants must be determined to be well-qualified for this position in order to receive special selection priority. To be well-qualified, a CTAP or ICTAP applicant must meet the following: OPM qualificion requirements for the position, all selective factors, where applicable; special OPM approved qualifying conditions for the position; is physically qualified with reasonable accommodion, where approprie, to sisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry; and receives a ring of least 85 on the questionnaire For more informion : OPM's Employee Guide to Career Transition Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. If you meet the qualificions your resume and supporting documention compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

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If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions which resulted in you being listed in the highest quality cegory, you may lose considerion, or be assigned to a lower quality cegory for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Candides who apply under Competitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are highly qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Best qualified candides referred if all required supporting documention has been provided. Candides who apply under Noncompetitive Merit Promotion procedures will undergo a quality review to determine if they are minimally qualified based on the content of their resume and their responses to the questionnaire. Qualified candides referred if all required supporting documention has been provided. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help All documention applicable to you must be submitted by the closing de of this announcement. Failure to submit the required documents will disqualify you from further considerion for this position. Resume (required) - Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. If your resume exceeds two pages, your applicion will not be The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text . Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. For more informion, click here . Your resume must sufficiently describe how your experience fully meets the specialized experience requirements as sted in this announcement for each grade level(s) you are applying (see "Qualificions" section). Your resume must also support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Credit given for paid and unpaid experience. We cannot assume you have performed the duties and gained the experience required for this position regardless of your employment history or academic career. We strongly recommend you use the USA Jobs Online Resume Builder to submit a resume. If you choose to use your own formted resume, you must ensure it contains all of the following for each experience/position listed: job title, name of employer, beginning and ending des of employment (month/day/year form), hours worked per week, detailed description of duties performed, and if a Federal position, series and grade or equivalent. We will not access web pages linked to your resume to determine your qualificions. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself or any sensitive informion.

CTAP/ICTAP

Eligibility - Such as a RIF separion notice, certifice of expected separion, SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action sting you were separed by RIF, OR a letter from your agency documenting your priority considerion stus; and your lest performance appraisal with a current performance ring of least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent. Veteran's Documention for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) and Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) -DD-214, SF-15, and a VA letter, or a certificion showing discharge or release from active duty within 120 days. Your DD-214 must be legible and show both service des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Active-duty members may submit a certificion from the armed forces confirming an expected honorable discharge within 120 days; it must be on official letterhead from branch of service and include (1) service des, expected discharge/release de, and (2) character of service. If selected, you must also provide terminal leave documention if applicable. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit a complete applicion package including a resume and an on-line applicion through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) applicion system, USAJOBS. This informion transferred to the DOI OIG's Automed Applicion System. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to complete the following applicion process: To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For assistance with creing an USAJOBS account and for informion on viewing your Applicion stus, please : ( https://help.usajobs.gov/get-started ) AND ( https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to ). To upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your applicion, the applicion stus, and an option to Edit my applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. You may upde your applicion documents, eligibilities and minimum qualificions and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section above. Agency contact informion DOI Staffing Team 6 (FWS) StaffingTeam6@ios.doi.gov Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Resources 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the closing de of the announcement, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You notified by email of your ring and/or referral of your resume to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. You informed of the outcome via e-mail. We expect to make a selection within 45 to 60 days of the closing de of the vacancy announcement. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help All documention applicable to you must be submitted by the closing de of this announcement. Failure to submit the required documents will disqualify you from further considerion for this position. Resume (required) - Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. If your resume exceeds two pages, your applicion will not be The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text . Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. For more informion, click here . Your resume must sufficiently describe how your experience fully meets the specialized experience requirements as sted in this announcement for each grade level(s) you are applying (see "Qualificions" section). Your resume must also support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Credit given for paid and unpaid experience. We cannot assume you have performed the duties and gained the experience required for this position regardless of your employment history or academic career. We strongly recommend you use the USA Jobs Online Resume Builder to submit a resume. If you choose to use your own formted resume, you must ensure it contains all of the following for each experience/position listed: job title, name of employer, beginning and ending des of employment (month/day/year form), hours worked per week, detailed description of duties performed, and if a Federal position, series and grade or equivalent. We will not access web pages linked to your resume to determine your qualificions. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself or any sensitive informion.

CTAP/ICTAP

Eligibility - Such as a RIF separion notice, certifice of expected separion, SF-50 Notificion of Personnel Action sting you were separed by RIF, OR a letter from your agency documenting your priority considerion stus; and your lest performance appraisal with a current performance ring of least "fully successful" (Level III) or equivalent. Veteran's Documention for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) and Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) -DD-214, SF-15, and a VA letter, or a certificion showing discharge or release from active duty within 120 days. Your DD-214 must be legible and show both service des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). Active-duty members may submit a certificion from the armed forces confirming an expected honorable discharge within 120 days; it must be on official letterhead from branch of service and include (1) service des, expected discharge/release de, and (2) character of service. If selected, you must also provide terminal leave documention if applicable. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit a complete applicion package including a resume and an on-line applicion through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) applicion system, USAJOBS. This informion transferred to the DOI OIG's Automed Applicion System. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of the announcement to complete the following applicion process: To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account and all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For assistance with creing an USAJOBS account and for informion on viewing your Applicion stus, please : ( https://help.usajobs.gov/get-started ) AND ( https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to ). To upde your applicion, including supporting documention, any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your applicion, the applicion stus, and an option to Edit my applicion . This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. You may upde your applicion documents, eligibilities and minimum qualificions and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section above. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DOI Staffing Team 6 (FWS) StaffingTeam6@ios.doi.gov Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Resources 2800 Cottage Way Sacramento, CA 95825 US Next steps Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the closing de of the announcement, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the basic qualificion requirements. You notified by email of your ring and/or referral of your resume to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. You informed of the outcome via e-mail. We expect to make a selection within 45 to 60 days of the closing de of the vacancy announcement. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locions: Maricopa, CA Ventura, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $31.92 - $37.26 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 9 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 75% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

CBYO-26-13064229-IC-DKD

Control number 886459300