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NATL WILDLIFE HEALTH CTR

Maintenance Worker

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A Maintenance Helper or Assistant assists maintenance mechanics. Repairs and maintains equipment and machines, such as cars or heating systems. May assemble or adjust machines as directed by a head mechanic.

$38,950 / year median in Wisconsin

+3% projected growth

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Maintenance Worker Department of the Interior Geological Survey Nional Wildlife Health Center Summary You will serve as a Maintenance Worker. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulions governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition management's discretion. $27.71 Per Hour (Step 01) to $32.32 Per Hours (Step 05). First time hires to the Federal government normally start the step 1 re. Learn more about this agency Summary You will serve as a Maintenance Worker. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulions governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition management's discretion. $27.71 Per Hour (Step 01) to $32.32 Per Hours (Step 05). 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 locion: Madison, WI No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $27.71 - $32.32 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 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 Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel on average 0-5 nights per month for this position. Appointment type Term - Not to exceed 13 Months, but may be extended up to 4 years 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 Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
USGS-26-13042771-DE-SBW
Control number 881999100 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority and is open to U.S. Citizens and Nionals who meet all eligibility requirements, including permanent and exclusive residency within the defined vicinity of the field unit as described in this announcement. Under this authority, veterans' preference and traditional ring and ranking procedures do not apply. Videos Duties Help Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Conducts work to maintain and opere HVAC/R systems. Conducts work to maintain and opere lab support systems. Operes & performs required preventive maintenance on such equipment as HVAC systems, steam boilers, hot wer boilers, incinerors, wer hillers, walk-in freezers, diesel- powered electrical generors, HEPA-filtered air exhaust systems, sterilizers, and others Installs, modifies, repairs, & tests new & existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment. Loces & diagnoses trouble occurring in all electrical & control systems and makes all required repairs. Condition of Employment- During on-call rotion, must be within 90 minutes response time to the Center for building emergencies. 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/ . You required to opere a government-owned or -leased vehicle in the performance of your official duties. Applicants for this position must meet the following requirements: possess a valid Ste license, and possess a safe driving record. If selected, you required to provide proof of a valid Ste license & a copy of your driving record. Pre-Employment Medical - Taking and passing a pre-employment medical examinion Federal expense is required due to the physical demands of this job. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you required to serve a 1 year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest evalued. This trial 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 trial period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors: There is no specific length of training or experience required; however, applicants must be able to demonstre the ability to perform the basic work of the position without more than normal supervision through experience shown in the written resume and responses to the job-reled task stements in this announcement. To be basically qualified for this position applicants must meet the identified screen-out element below.
Screen-Out Element:
The Maintenance Worker provides entry-level job duties in functions needed for repair of various equipment th is mechanical, electrical, or plumbing in nure. Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic) Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion, and Repair, etc. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment If your knowledge and ability in the
SCREEN OUT
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 This position filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Eligibility is limited to applicants who reside within the defined local commuting area the time of applicion. For this announcement, the local commuting area is the area from which individuals can reasonably commute to the duty stion under normal conditions. The defined vicinity for this position is: 75 miles from Madison, WI. You must provide proof of residency within the defined vicinity (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy, etc.). See the Required Documents section for informion on how to verify current residence. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies. Term positions do not convey permanent stus in the Federal service. The agency retains sole discretion and without further competition, the right to extend the durion of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the term appointment regulion(s). No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time th exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulion, unless such regulion expressly allows such action.
Physical Demands:
Work requires heavy physical exertion to manually carry, move, or lift objects and merials weighing up to 50 pounds (unassisted); prolonged standing, walking, bending, climbing; crawling, kneeling, stooping, turning and reaching, potentially in tight areas; moving arms, hands, feet, and legs and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions. May work from ladders and scaffolds requiring balance and climbing ability. Incumbent is under a strain required by bending, reaching, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs, and by the vibrions and jerking of equipment. Work is performed in crowded and noisy environments around dust, fumes, and odors.
Working Conditions:
The work is performed indoors and outdoors. Indoor work may expose the employee to work areas which can be bad-smelling, dirty, greasy, noisy, or smoky. Outdoor work may expose the employee to numerous weher conditions including extreme cold, he, rain, or snow. Potential serious injury may result from mishandling equipment/tools or from performance of strenuous work-assignments. Protective clothing, eyewear, gloves, and safety shoes may be required for safe performance of duties when working with caustic cleaning agents, pesticides, machinery, and power equipment. All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ethics-prohibitions . 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. This position is being filled under the Field Unit Local Hiring Authority. Under this authority, competitive ring, ranking, and veterans' preference procedures do not apply. The Servicing Human Resources Office will determine whether applicants meet the qualificion and eligibility requirements described in this announcement. Applicants who meet these requirements may be referred to the selecting official on a certifice of eligibles for considerion. You must certify th you will maintain a permanent and exclusive residence within the defined vicinity of the field unit(s) listed in this announcement. Upon receipt of a completed applicion package, the Servicing Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documention to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificion requirements described in this announcement. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages. Resumes longer than two pages will not be reviewed. Applicants may submit only one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section used to determine qualificions and eligibility. If more than one resume is submitted, only the most recent submission reviewed. If your resume is incomplete or does not demonstre th you meet the qualificion requirements or specialized experience described in this announcement, you may be determined ineligible or not qualified for further considerion. Providing false or misleading informion on your resume or supporting documention may result in removal from considerion or other action consistent with applicable federal hiring regulions. Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inapproprie language or informion in their applicion package ineligible for further considerion for this position. 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 The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2026 unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement: Two Page Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. 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. Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). SF-50 cannot be accepted as proof of residence. Veteran Documention , if applicable, such as:
DD-214 , SF15
, letter from Veteran Affairs , etc. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from all documents. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply Help To apply for this position , you must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2026 - unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement to receive considerion. You must provide documention to support your eligibility and qualificion claims. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibility sections to ensure you submit the approprie informion. You will only be considered for eligibilities for which you have provided the required supporting documention. Applicions may be submitted through USAJOBS or through other authorized methods identified by the agency (e.g., third-party plforms or local outreach efforts) to support targeted recruitment under this authority. Applicants submitting merials outside of USAJOBS must: Submit a complete applicion package by the closing de of this announcement , and Ensure all merials are formted and consistent with the applicion instructions outlined in this announcement , including resume requirements and supporting documention. All applicions, regardless of submission method, evalued using the same criteria and requirements to ensure a fair and equitable hiring process. Applicions received after the closing de, or th do not meet the requirements outlined in this announcement, will not be USAJOBS Applicion Instructions Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion" To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13042771 Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note:
When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Agency contact informion DOI Staffing Team 5 (USGS) StaffingTeam5@ios.doi.gov Address
NATL WILDLIFE HEALTH CTR 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US Next steps Please refer to your USAJOBS account for applicion stus; the Human Resources Office cannot respond to individual stus inquiries. Once your Occupional Questionnaire has been received, you will receive an acknowledgment confirming your submission was successful. Applicants who meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements referred to the selecting official for considerion. Under this authority, all applicants determined to be qualified may be referred. If your name is referred, you may be contacted directly by the hiring official for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your applicion key stages in the process, including when candides are referred for considerion and when the selection process has been completed. You can find your ph with the Department of Interior https://careers.doi.gov/ Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this 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 The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2026 unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement: Two Page Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. 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. Proof of residence (e.g. mortgage or property deed, lease/rental agreement, utility bill, insurance policy). SF-50 cannot be accepted as proof of residence. Veteran Documention , if applicable, such as:
DD-214 , SF15
, letter from Veteran Affairs , etc. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from all documents. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply Help To apply for this position , you must submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section. To receive considerion, your complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/01/2026 - unless otherwise sted in this vacancy announcement to receive considerion. You must provide documention to support your eligibility and qualificion claims. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibility sections to ensure you submit the approprie informion. You will only be considered for eligibilities for which you have provided the required supporting documention. Applicions may be submitted through USAJOBS or through other authorized methods identified by the agency (e.g., third-party plforms or local outreach efforts) to support targeted recruitment under this authority. Applicants submitting merials outside of USAJOBS must: Submit a complete applicion package by the closing de of this announcement , and Ensure all merials are formted and consistent with the applicion instructions outlined in this announcement , including resume requirements and supporting documention. All applicions, regardless of submission method, evalued using the same criteria and requirements to ensure a fair and equitable hiring process. Applicions received after the closing de, or th do not meet the requirements outlined in this announcement, will not be USAJOBS Applicion Instructions Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or cree an account . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to cree an applicion" To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13042771 Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS . Select documents you want included in this applicion. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. Select if you want to include your demographic informion. After reading and certifying the applicion is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your applicion. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. Review and Submit Applicion. While logged in, you can check the stus of your applicion by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. You can review or revise your applicion any point during the open period of the announcement. To upde an applicion, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Upde Applicion" for this job.
Note:
When you click Upde Applicion , you prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first applicion will no longer be associed with the applicant record. So it is important th you select all documents you want to use in the re-applicion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DOI Staffing Team 5 (USGS) StaffingTeam5@ios.doi.gov Address
NATL WILDLIFE HEALTH CTR 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US Next steps Please refer to your USAJOBS account for applicion stus; the Human Resources Office cannot respond to individual stus inquiries. Once your Occupional Questionnaire has been received, you will receive an acknowledgment confirming your submission was successful. Applicants who meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements referred to the selecting official for considerion. Under this authority, all applicants determined to be qualified may be referred. If your name is referred, you may be contacted directly by the hiring official for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your applicion key stages in the process, including when candides are referred for considerion and when the selection process has been completed. You can find your ph with the Department of Interior https://careers.doi.gov/ Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this 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 locion: Madison, WI No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $27.71 - $32.32 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel on average 0-5 nights per month for this position. Appointment type Term - Not to exceed 13 Months, but may be extended up to 4 years 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
USGS-26-13042771-DE-SBW
Control number 881999100