FUL - Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)

National Park Service

Oneida (TN)

On-site

USD 30,000 - 35,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

National Park Service in Oneida, Tennessee is seeking a Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating) to perform recurring laboring, grounds, and basic maintenance duties and to operate motor vehicles and equipment for transportation of personnel, materials, and tools within the park.

The spring to summer period (March–July 2027) marks the typical entry-on-duty window for this seasonal position, with duties including landscape maintenance, hauling, loading, and light repair tasks across park

Qualifications

There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Responsibilities

Operate light duty motor vehicles up to 10,000 pounds to transport personnel and materials.
Maintain buildings, grounds, roads, and trails with power equipment and hand tools.
Load/unload supplies, move heavy items with carts, and perform janitorial duties.

Job description

FUL - Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating)

The primary purpose of the Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operator) is to perform recurring laboring, grounds, and basic maintenance duties and to operate motor vehicles and equipment to transport personnel, materials, supplies, and equipment. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for Seasonal Staffing Office-Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is March - July 2027.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating) Standard Duties include but are not limited to: Operating light duty motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, sedans, flatbed trucks, etc., up to 10,000 pounds to transport personnel, supplies, materials, equipment, and tools throughout the park.

Maintaining buildings, grounds, road, and trails by operating heavy power equipment and hand tools such as lawn mowers, portable snow blowers, shovels, rakes, lawn edging equipment, tar pots, culvert steamers, brush chippers, power compactors, power saws, chainsaws, rock bars, picks, axes, crosscut saws, single-jack hammers, etc. Cleaning and maintaining equipment. Performing janitorial duties for buildings.

Loading and unloading supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies. Moving heavy items using wheelbarrows and hand trucks. Moving furniture; removing and setting signs; painting picnic tables and signs; raking and watering lawns; trimming trees and shrubbery; picking up litter; cleaning fire pits, etc. Cutting heavy trees with an ax or chainsaw, stacking heavy logs, lumber, and sacks of cement.

Digging ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where soil is hard and compact and must be graded or sloped. Breaking up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixing and pouring concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; filling and leveling holes in damaged roads. Additional Duties for the WG-05: Operate vehicles over Federal, state, and country roads and city streets in all traffic conditions following applicable speeds.

Requirements & Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $21.77 – $25.43/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

How many openings are available?

There are 4 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Special Authorities' hiring path.