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Position Title
Maintenance Mechanic Leader (Seasonal)
Agency
National Park Service
Announcement Number
NE-1612-FRSP-25-12629835-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 16, 2024 to Monday, May 19, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a United States Citizen?

For more information, review Employment of U.S Citizens.
(limit characters)
3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position?   If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
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4. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?  If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.  
 
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
(limit characters)
Preferences
1. Would you accept a temporary appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Select the response below that best describes your skill and ability to perform the work of a Maintenance Mechanic Leader, WL-4749-09 position. Please provide evidence of this skill and ability in your resume. Select only one response. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these ability requirements, you will not receive consideration for this position.

THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Perform maintenance, repair, restoration and stabilization of cultural resources. (limit characters)
3. Instruct staff and volunteers in the safe operation and use of various tools and machinery. (limit characters)
4. Evaluate/review ongoing work and completed ground projects for results and/or to make recommendations to alter or adapt work. (limit characters)
5. Construct, repair and/or modify building elements to accepted rough and finished carpentry standards. (limit characters)
6. Evaluate conditions of surface to be covered and selects surface preparation techniques considering the type and exposure and expected conditions of use prior to painting. (limit characters)
7. 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. (limit characters)
8. Use measuring devices and test equipment such as multimeters, meggers, continuity checkers, manometers and other special purpose test equipment to adjust, measure and record data. (limit characters)
9. Lead crews in performing ground work in carpentry, dry stone masonry, hazard tree removal, and rehabilitation. (limit characters)
10. Properly mark and cut lumber to dimension. (limit characters)
11. Work from complex instructions, blueprints, sketches and building codes to complete maintenance tasks. (limit characters)
12. Work from building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope fall, and proper operation of equipment. (limit characters)
13. Understand and carry out detailed written or verbal instructions from a supervisor and articulate the project goals, standards, and expectations to crewmembers. (limit characters)
14. Operate various carpentry equipment and tools (e.g., routers, band and scroll saws, and drill presses, etc.) to produce finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance. (limit characters)
15. Operate power equipment such as sanders and buffers in preparing surfaces for finishing. (limit characters)
16. Use masonry tools such as trowels, floats, joint runner, gauge lines, spirit levels, plumb bobs, air hammers, hand hammers, chisels, etc. (limit characters)
17. Select, design and use masonry material such as dry stack stone to rehab and construct historic and non-historic retaining walls, dry stone crib walls, form lateral drain and causeways, etc. (limit characters)
18. Plan materials, tools, and techniques needed for maintenance tasks and complete work with little or no advice. (limit characters)
19. Select, mix and tint paint, stain, varnish and preservatives. (limit characters)
20. As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) Understand this warning, 2) Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. (limit characters)