About the role
Duties
- Performs maintenance work as part of a regular schedule or as problems occur. Reads and interprets instructions, blueprints, specifications, product directions, operating procedures, etc.
- Performs maintenance work on canals, drains, and water facility structures, including dams, pumping plants, check structure turnouts, and bridges, etc.
- Constructs, installs, repairs or modifies wooden items and structures, such as panels, concrete forms, dry walls, framework, interior and exterior trim, cabinets, fences, bridges, etc.
- Prepares and paints metal, wood, concrete and other surfaces using standard products and coating methods (e.g., brushing, rolling, spraying). Builds or repairs concrete and masonry structures (e.g., sidewalks, walls). Installs, repairs and replaces pipe, tile, union joints, faucets, drains and related items.
- Operates and services farm and construction-type equipment, such as rubber-tired backhoe, motor grader, 10-yd. dump truck, lowboy, crawler tractor, farm tractor, hydraulic excavation, front-end loader, forklift, boat, power mowers, asphalt pots, small cement mixer, light-duty truck, and motor vehicles.
- Mixes and applies chemicals to control noxious weeds and pests.
- Performs water operations tasks as directed or in accordance with established procedures. Computes and records water releases and deliveries.
- Makes prescribed water releases from storage and diversion dams for irrigation and flood control purposes.
- Operates pumping plants for drainage purposes, involving determining pumping requirements by close observation of water levels and operating conditions.
Qualifications
Selective Placement Factor: Must possess a Class A Commercial Driver's License.
Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet the screen out elements and obtain an average of at least 2 points on the other job elements in order to be considered basically qualified for this position.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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