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Thank you for your interest in the Maintenance Worker WG-4749-7 position. Your responses to this questionnaire in conjunction with other portions of your completed application will be evaluated to determine your qualifications. Please carefully read the instructions before submitting your responses. The resume or application materials you submit must support the answers you provide on the questionnaire. If they do not, you may be found not qualified, or you may be placed in a lower quality category.
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ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A MAINTENANCE WORKER, WG-4749-7 WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION
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From the descriptions below select the one response that best describes how your experience meets the ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision for the Maintenance Worker, WG-4749-7 position. Experience must be demonstrated in at least two of the following trades: Carpentry (constructs, installs, repairs and replace items such as doors, shelves, etc.); Painting (preparing surfaces, determine painting materials to be used and method of application, and painting a variety of surfaces); Plumbing (replace various valves, unions, elbows, fixtures, toilets, faucets and various types of pipe and copper lines, cut and thread pipes, winterize water systems, etc.); Roofing (repairs and patching, tar and paper, metal foam roofs and asphalt shingles); Electrical (repairs including removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, and insulating defective wiring and fixtures; Cement Finishing (building and setting forms for sidewalks and steps, mixes pours, spreads, and levels cement and concrete in preparation for final finishing; Masonry (maintenance, measures, determines amount of concrete, sets forms, pours and finishes concrete to blueprint standards and project specifications); Wastewater Plant Operator (monitoring equipment and gauges, performing routine tests, recording the results in reports, collecting samples, adjusting the rate of flow and amounts of chemicals to be used; Water Plant Operator (monitoring pumping equipment, regulating water, reading meters gauges and charts, recording readings and preparing reports).
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TECHNICAL PRACTICES (THEORETICAL, PRECISE, AND ARTISTIC)
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Carpentry
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Construct, install, repair and replace items such as doors, shelves, supply racks, hardware.
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Replace defective siding, steps, windowsills and thresholds.
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Painting
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Paint various types of structures such as interior and exterior metal, wood and masonry surfaces, and a variety of wooden trim and new and old cabinets.
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Apply premixed paints or stains to masonry, gypsum board or wood surfaces using brushes or rollers.
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Plumbing
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Repair and/or replace faucets, toilets, valves and troubleshoot minor plumbing problems such as change washers, clean traps, unplug sewage lines and tighten fixtures.
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Replace hose bibs, valves, nipples, unions and elbows, fixtures, toilets, flush valves, faucets, and various types of pipe and copper lines.
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Roofing
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Stop leaks in historic and other buildings using materials which retain the original appearance without undue change in type of original construction.
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Make roofing repairs by removing all or part of roofing material and rebuilding to the point where leak proof covering and good drainage is obtained.
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Electrical
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Perform electrical tasks involving making repairs that can be accomplished by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, and insulating defective wiring and fixtures.
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Replace light bulbs and basic electrical fixtures.
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Cement Finishing
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Mix and pour concrete/asphalt to repair or replace damaged portions of concrete walks and/or steps.
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Builds and sets forms on projects that involve setting forms in straight lines.
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Masonry
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Perform masonry work such as maintain, repair, construct, and/or stabilize historic sites built of stone, mortar, or adobe and/or contemporary buildings, features or structures.
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Remove damaged portions of walls or other similar architectural features in preparation for repair work.
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Wastewater Plant Operator
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Monitor wastewater equipment and gauges, take samples, and add and adjust the rate of chemicals to be added.
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Collect samples to determine the amount of solids to be removed.
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Water Plant Operator
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Monitor water plant pumping equipment; regulate the amount of water coming in from one or more sources;
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Read and record meters, gauges and charts to prepare reports.
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ABILITY TO INTERPRET INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Make independent judgments and decisions within the framework of instructions, accepted practices, and procedures.
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Follow and carry out assignments in accordance with established oral or written directions, or established policies and practices.
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Use mathematics to calculate and measure items.
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Read and understand work orders and sketches.
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Assemble appropriate tools, gear, and equipment necessary to complete daily work projects.
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ABILITY TO USE AND MAINTAIN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with the carpentry trade such as hammers, bars, handsaws, screw drivers, squares, skill saws, jig saws, routers, hand-held belt sanders and drills.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with the painting trade such as scrapers, sandpaper, steel wool, brushes, rollers, ladders, air and airless sprayers.
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Use and maintain hand and equipment associated with the plumbing trade such as torches, pipe threading machines, benders, augers, snakes and air equipment.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with roofing work such as brooms, scrapers, ladders, square shovels, trowels, knives and spreaders.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with the electrical trade such as screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, strippers, drills and soldering irons.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with cement finishing such as mixers, wheelbarrows, levels, saws, rakes, shovels, tampers.
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Use and maintain tools and equipment associated with masonry trade such as trowels, hammers, chisels, and crowbars.
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Use and operate a variety of light equipment including power wheelbarrows, concrete buggies, skid steer, forklifts and stake-side dump trucks.
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Operate motor vehicles such cars and pickups to transport tools, materials and equipment.
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Operate a forklift to load and unload supplies.
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Operate a bobcat with attachments to move dirt, grading work, snow removal, etc.
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Perform normal operator maintenance on equipment such as greasing fittings, replacing belts, cleaning filters, changing oil, lubrication, adding fluids, or changing tires.
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Knowledge of Materials
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Select and use carpentry material such as dimensional lumber, plywood, composition shingles, drywall, nails, fasteners, door and window hardware, exterior siding, etc.
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Select and use painting material such as paint thinner, paints, varnish, stains, sealers, fillers, sandpaper, drywall texture, joint compound, etc.
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Select and use plumbing material such as pipe, tape, fittings, connectors, solder, flux, etc.
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Select and use electrical material such as light switches, receptacles, cover plates, fuses, breakers, light fixtures, exhaust fans, electrical wiring, electrical panels, light ballasts, lamping, wire nuts, etc.
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Select the proper type of concrete, additives, colors and quantities.
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Select and use masonry material such as dry stack stone, paving stone, concrete block, brick, tile, etc.
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Select proper chemicals for wastewater operation and use those products following proper safety precautions to ensure personal health and environmental protection.
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I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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