Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic Department of the Interior Nional Park Service Geway Arch Nional Park Summary Provides preventive, routine and emergency maintenance for the Tram systems loced in each leg of the Geway Arch Nional Park. You will also be responsible for a total of 7 elevors, 5 hydraulic, 2 traction and two escalors. This position is concurrently open to Federal employees and those eligible under Special Hiring Authorities under Announcement Number MW-1544-JEFF-25-12750574-ST. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/16/2025 to 06/24/2025 Salary $33.53 - $39.13 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time - You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number MW-1544-JEFF-25-12750354-DE Control number 838826600 This job is open to The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Videos Duties This permanent full-time position is loced Geway Arch Nional Park in the Maintenance Division. Duties include and are not limited to: Performing Tram inspections and maintenance from a moving (cow ccher) maintenance cart which is loced outside the capsules to heights up to 630 feet. Diagnose and repair AC and DC motors, troubleshoot AC and DC control circuits, Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), 125 horsepower hoist motor, and voltages from 120-volt single phase to 480-volts three phase. Inspect, repair, or replace starters, contactors, auxiliary control circuit, magnetic and proximity switches, and other switching devices. Make sensitive adjustments to capsule doors, braking systems and Tram Leveling controllers (TLC), which control capsule leveling outputs. Paint Tram capsules and other associed equipment. Lubrice and keep clean all pertinent parts of the Tram system. Daily use Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems to monitor, troubleshoot and opere the respective Tram system. Replace bearings, sheaves, Tram, and counterweight wheels when needed. Replace and shorten hoisting, governor, and compensing cables. Many repairs accomplished through extensive rigging with chain hoists, slings and straps while wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include a harness, lanyards, steel toe boots, gloves, eye protection and possible hard h. Work is also performed in very restrictive areas while wearing a harness using the maintenance cart or the interior structural beams for support. Working heights can be as high as 630 feet above ground. Mechanic responds immediely to emergency calls when there is a breakdown in electrical/mechanical equipment on the Tram system. Troubleshoots Tram equipment to determine the cause of failure and quickly makes repairs to restore Tram service with little to no disruption. Assists emergency response crews when passenger evacuion is required. Required to ride the tops of elevor cars and the front of the Tram (cow ccher) plform which changes from horizontal to 80 degrees from level. Must be able to carry a load of 75 pounds for a distance of 200 feet. Due to structural design of the interior of the Arch, must be able to crawl through narrow passages and climb structural members which consistently vary from horizontal to vertical. The Geway Arch Nional Park is loced in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park memorializes the city's role in westward expansion through the 630 foot Geway Arch and underground Museum the Geway Arch. The Old Courthouse commemores the site where the slave Dred Scott began his freedom suit, ultimely leading to the divisive U. S. Supreme Court decision th polarized the nion and became a leading cause of the Civil War. "Whether you're single or have a family, a sports fan or connoisseur of the arts, a fitness fanic or a film aficionado, St. Louis has something for you." - St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Associion . A sports lover's paradise, fans are kept on the edge of their ses all year by a host of professional teams. With remarkable low cost of living for all the comforts and tractions it affords, St. Louis has a small-town feel, yet offers all the amenities you'd expect in a major metropolitan area, including top-notch health care and educion resources. The City of St. Louis is relively small, but the surrounding metropolitan area with nearly two million residents in both Missouri and Illinois offers many suburban and rural counties for easy commutes. Cultural institutions abound; in Forest Park alone, you'll find the Zoo, Art Museum, History Museum, Science Center, the Municipal Opera and more. There are over 100 parks and some 200 miles of cycling, running and walking trails. Visit our website for more informion: . Housing is not available. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigion and favorable adjudicion. Meet Selective Service Registrion Act requirement for males You required to participe in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Driver's License: You required to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operor's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a Ste sealed envelope or submitted directly by the Ste authorities), and your own expense, all certified driving records from all Stes th disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Uniform: You required to wear a uniform and comply with the Nional Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance provided. Probionary Period: If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you required to complete a one-year probionary period. Minimum Age: Applicants must be least (1)18 years old or (2) least 16 years old and: (a) Have gradued from high school or been awarded a certifice equivalent to graduing from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocional training program; or (c) Have received a stement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rher than continuing their educion; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacion periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. Qualificions To qualify for this position, you must meet the selective placement factor, screen out AND have sufficient knowledge and ability in the job-reled factors. Selective Placement Factor . Due to the nure of the position, you must be able to work in tight spaces and from high, narrow surfaces. You must certify th you do NOT have acrophobia (fear of heights) OR claustrophobia (fear of enclosure) as you performing duties from elevions, both stionary and mobile, to heights up to 630 Ft. SCREEN OUT - QUALIFICATIONS: Perform intermedie level Maintenance Mechanic duties associed with trades approprie to this position without more than normal supervision. Common tasks include diagnosis and repair of electrical control panels and equipment for the motor generors, transporter drive motors, capsule level motors, repair or replace motor starters, auxiliary control circuits; install conduit, panels, pull in wires and install fixtures and receptacles as a skilled helper. Use care in painting components and associed equipment. Lubrice and keep in a clean condition all pertinent parts of the equipment, perform mechanical, electrical, or electronic repairs. I am familiar with Programmable Logic Controls and have utilized them to opere and monitor both mechanical and electrical aspects to the installed system. Tasks assigned to me are inspected upon completion by my work leader or supervisor for conformance to requirements. I possess a good work ethic, dexterity and can perform strenuous work as required by the position. I can use a computer and maintain records. To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-reled factors: Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificion, etc. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion Repair, etc. Knowledge of merials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) 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. A specific length of time and experience is not required to be considered qualified for this position. However, you must be able to demonstre in your resume and supporting applicion merials th you possess sufficient knowledge, skill and ability to perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Note: You must demonstre th you have experience of PERSONALLY performing this type of work. Supervising, managing, planning or contracting this type of work which does not demonstre th you can also personally do the work will not be considered as qualifying. You must meet the 2-point level on the screen out factor/element and an average of level 2 on all factors/elements listed. 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 Wage Grade (WG) positions. Additional informion A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher re of pay. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice. Travel, transportion, and relocion expenses will not be paid. All travel, transportion, and relocion expenses associed with reporting for duty in this position the sole responsibility of the selected employee. Physical Demands: Must erect and climb ladders, scaffolds, and work off open structural steeling the interior of the arch legs. Must use a safety harness occasionally. In case of emergencies will have to climb 1,076 steps inside the Arch legs. Must be able to carry a load of 75 pounds for a distance of 200 feet. Due to structural design of the interior of the Arch, must be able to crawl through narrow passages and climb structural members which consistently vary from horizontal to vertical. Working Conditions: Conditions vary from clean, well-lighted, air-conditioned areas of the shops to the dusty, poorly lighted areas of the interior legs of the Arch. Some locions of equipment, are under the floor of the Arch observion deck, are extremely hazardous due to the cramped and crowded conditions where the equipment is installed. Temperures fluctue from very hot in the summer to very cold in the winter. While working on pumps, considerion must be given to the possible electrical hazards, along with the wet and slippery conditions. Incumbent is required to ride the tops of elevor cars and the front of the TRAMS (cow ccher) plform which changes from horizontal to 80 degrees from level. The Nional Park Service has determined th the duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or nural disaster. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) OR Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separed. Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF50 noting position, grade level, duty locion with their applicion. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualificion requirements, including any selective placement factors; educion, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For Informion on CTAP and ICTAP : Benefits 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 . 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 Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. A review of your resume and supporting documention made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documention, you red 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score adjusted accordingly. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions or experience, you can lose considerion for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your ring. Candides red and ranked using Cegory Ring procedures. These procedures place candides with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Veterans with a service connected disability of least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality cegory, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Cegory Ring, candides red and ranked into one of two cegories: Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience th exceeds the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job Qualified - applicants possessing experience th meets the minimum qualificions of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job. You evalued on the following competencies and/or job elements: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specificion, etc. (includes blueprints reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installion Repair, etc. Knowledge of merials Technical Practices (theoretical precise, artistic) Benefits 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 . 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 As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/24/2025: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. A complete Occupional Questionnaire Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as: : If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the , and if applicable, a completed . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from or call ... to establish proof of disability. Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority (i.e. Schedule A, VRA, Peace Corps, Americorp Vista, former PLC member, certain Military Spouses, 30% or More Disabled Veterans, Phways Interns who have met the eligibility requirements for noncompetitive conversion, etc.) must submit approprie documention to verify your eligibility. Documention for considerion if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified or above 85 on the ring criteria for this position. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/24/2025.You must provide documention to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the approprie informion. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities th you selected and provided the approprie supporting documention. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. . 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 MWR HR Staffing Team Address Geway Arch Nional Park 11 North 4th Street Saint Louis, MO 63102 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/24/2025: Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. A complete Occupional Questionnaire Other Supporting Documents , if applicable, such as: : If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran , you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the . If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the . If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge , you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) ded within 120 days of your separion. If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran , you must submit all additional proof required by the , and if applicable, a completed . You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from or call ... to establish proof of disability. Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority (i.e. Schedule A, VRA, Peace Corps, Americorp Vista, former PLC member, certain Military Spouses, 30% or More Disabled Veterans, Phways Interns who have met the eligibility requirements for noncompetitive conversion, etc.) must submit approprie documention to verify your eligibility. Documention for considerion if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separion Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notificions of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive stus, promotion potential and duty locion; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be red well-qualified or above 85 on the ring criteria for this position. Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices. How to Apply To apply for this position: You must complete the occupional questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive considerion, the complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/24/2025.You must provide documention to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documention listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the approprie informion. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities th you selected and provided the approprie supporting documention. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you prompted to login or . Prompted to Start the Applicion Process by selecting "Start Applicion." To PREVIEW the applicion questionnaire, select the following link: Select or add the resume you want to use for this applicion. . 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 MWR HR Staffing Team Address Geway Arch Nional Park 11 North 4th Street Saint Louis, MO 63102 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement th your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candides and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You notified of the stus of your Applicion Package the time candides are referred for considerion, and when the selection process is complete. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/16/2025 to 06/24/2025 Salary $33.53 - $39.13 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 10 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time - You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number MW-1544-JEFF-25-12750354-DE Control number 838826600 .,

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