Maintenance Worker

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: You will perform a variety of work in maintaining, repairing and overhauling various mechanical and electrical features of a hydroelectric power plant, dam and switchyard including annual inspection and major repair to power generating units.

• Provide support work involved in the tear down (disassembly and reassembly) of the main generator and all of its components.
• Perform rigging and signaling (balancing and damaged parts of generator) as needed when moving and placing equipment in and around the plant and loading and unloading of trucks.
• Provide support in the repair, cleaning, installation and testing of electrical equipment of various voltage ranges from 24 volts DC to 125 volts DC and 120 volts AC to 161,000 volts AC throughout the power house, dam, and switchyard.
• Clean, prime, paint, and apply protective coatings to equipment located in and around the powerhouse, dam, and switchyard.
• Perform various types of welding in the repair and fabrication of equipment for the power house, dam, and switchyard.
• Fabricate and build various items in and around the power plant to include: tool boards, boxes, safety and equipment boards and storage bins.
• Repair concrete bases for motors, pumps, and piping supports.