Tpwd - Maintenance Specialist Iii (Operations

**TPWD - Maintenance Specialist III (Operations Ranger)** **(**00041261**)**

**Organization**: PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

**Primary Location**: Texas-Rockport

**Work Locations**: SP-Goose Island SP 202 S Palmetto St (Lamar) Rockport 78382

**Job**: Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

**Employee Status**: Regular

**Schedule**: Full-time

**Standard Hours Per Week**: 40.00

**Travel**: Yes, 5 % of the Time

**State Job Code**: 9043

**Salary Admin Plan**: A

**Grade**: 13

**Salary (Pay Basis)**: 3,470.64 - 3,470.64 (Monthly)

**Number of Openings**: 1

**Overtime Status**: Non-exempt

**Job Posting**: Apr 16, 2024, 3:41:15 PM

**Closing Date**: Apr 30, 2024, 11:59:00 PM

**Description**

**TPWD MISSION**

To manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

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**MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES**:
**Job Classification**

**Service**

**Military Specialty**

Maintenance Specialist I-V

Army

12C, 12G, 12N, 12V, 12W, 91C, 91E, 91J, 91L, 914A

Maintenance Specialist I-V

Navy

AB, AN, BM, BU, CM, CN, DC, EO, FN, HT, SN, SW, 914A

Maintenance Specialist I-V

Coast Guard

BM, DC, MK, DOSN, ENG, MAT

Maintenance Specialist I-V

Marine Corps

1169, 1171, 1300, 1316, 1371

Maintenance Specialist I-V

Air Force

3E2X1, 3E3X1, 3E4X1, 3E4X3
- More information on military occupational specialty codes can be found below:
**1.** **Veteran
- **DD214 showing honorable discharge.

**2.** **Surviving spouse of a veteran who has not remarried
- **Marriage Certificate and DD Form 1300 or appropriate documentation.

**3.** **Orphan of a veteran killed while on active duty
- **Birth Certificate and DD Form 1300 or appropriate documentation.

**4.** **Spouse of a member of the US Armed Forces/Texas National Guard serving on Active Duty
- **Marriage Certificate and copy of spouses active duty military orders.

**5.** **Spouse of a veteran with disability and is the primary income for household
- **Marriage Certificate, Veterans DD214, and VA Benefits Summary Letter showing disability rating.

**BENEFITS**:
Texas Parks and Wildlife offers a variety of benefits for employees such as generous paid time off, group insurance, retirement and pension, and frequent training and staff development opportunities. Other benefits include longevity pay, merit pay, deferred compensation, flexible benefit plans, 401K/457 retirement plans, direct deposit, telework, staggered work hours, Employee Assistance Program and a Return to Work Program. For new employees or rehires, health insurance is available the 1st of the following month after a 60-day waiting period. **Click **HERE** to view our Benefits page.**

**HIRING CONTACT**: Edwin Quintero, (361) 729-2858

**PHYSICAL WORK ADDRESS**: TPWD Goose Island State Park, 202 South Palmetto St Rockport Texas 78382

**GENERAL DESCRIPTION**:
Under the direction of the Park Management Team, this position is responsible for complex (journey-level) building maintenance and construction work including performing all phases in the daily operation and maintenance of park facilities, grounds, and equipment for Goose Island State Park. Operates all types of equipment such as trucks, tractors, mowers, hand tools, and power tools. Provides quality visitor services by issuing permits, collecting revenue, providing information, and registering visitors using an automated registration system. Assists in enforcing park rules and regulations, performs resource management tasks, and interprets the parks natural resources. Completes all reports as needed. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Performs additional duties as assigned. Complies with all Agency, Division and Branch rules, regulations and procedures.

**Qualifications**

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:
Graduation from High School or GED.

**Experience**:
Three years of facility, equipment, or grounds maintenance experience.

**Licensure**:
Must possess or be able to obtain, within 30 days of employment, a valid class “C” Texas driver’s license;
NOTE: Retention of position contingent upon obtaining and maintaining required licenses.

**ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTIONS**:
**Experience**:
Thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required experience, with a maximum substitution of two years.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Experience**:
Experience working with the public;
Experience in customer service;
Experience in outdoor education;
Experience in implementing a safety program;
Experience with State Office of Risk Management (SORM) and/or SSO training;
Experience working with volunteers;
Experience in using power equipment;
Experience in using heavy equipment.

**Licensure**:
Current Texas Non-Political Pesticid