Maintenance Mechanic

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks a skilled technician to install, repair, and maintain electrical lines, HVAC systems, and structural components at the Red Bluff facility in California.

The role covers carpentry, welding, and heavy equipment operation to support service operations. Responsibilities include reading blueprints, planning layouts, and performing maintenance on a variety of systems and equipment encountered in field and facility settings.

Qualifications

• No substitution of education for experience for Federal Wage System (FWS) positions.

Responsibilities

• Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, and troubleshoots electrical lines, circuits, systems, and fixtures on Service land.
• Maintains exterior and interior surfaces and structures using brick, block and stone methods.
• Constructs and repairs wood structures and items requiring close tolerance and structural soundness.
• Operates welding machines and gas torches to join metals and alloys; adjusts settings per job.

Skills

Electrical work

Welding

HVAC systems

Carpentry

Blueprint reading

Heavy equipment operation

Maintenance and repair

Education

No substitution of education for experience (Federal Wage System)

Tools

Oxyacetylene welding

MIG welding

TIG welding

HVAC equipment

Power tools

Job description

• Hiring Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8, Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, Red Bluff, California.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, and troubleshoots, new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment on a Service Land.

Examples of these are secondary power distribution lines and circuits used to supply a wide range of voltage, amperage, phase, and frequency requirements, to distribution panels, switchgear, power and control circuits; industrial multiphase systems; thermocouple sensors; electrical intrusion alarm and fire alarm system; emergency warning systems; lighting protection systems; high intensity lighting systems with associated controls; target mechanisms; AC and DC rectification systems; galvanic and impressed current cathodic projection systems which prevent corrosion on underground or submerged equipment and pipes; amplifier circuits; and related electrical equipment.

Performs the maintenance, repair, alteration, and construction of exterior and interior surfaces and structures built of a variety of brick, block, and stone. Works from oral instructions, blueprints, work orders, and rough sketches. Plans and lays out the work to be done, selects the proper tools, determines materials to be used, and accomplishes the work in accordance with appropriate methods and accepted trade practices.

Constructs, installs, repairs, and modifies wood and wood substitute structures and items requiring close tolerance fit and structural soundness.

They construct and repair a wide variety of structural items such as building frames, rafters, concrete forms, walls, staircases, door and window frames, interior and exterior trim, and miscellaneous items such as workbenches, counter tops, bookcases, equipment cabinets, computer consoles, and items requiring limited decorative trim and molding.

Operates various electric resistance welding machines such as spot, seam, and flash, or use a manual gas torch welding process such as oxyacetylene, to weld all types of commonly used metals and alloys of various sizes, shapes, and thicknesses, including dissimilar metals such as copper to steel, and determine the welding techniques and machine settings to be used.

Welds various metals, irons, and steel pipe in flat, curved, vertical and horizontal positions using oxygen-acetylene cutting torches, and metal inert gas (MIG), tungsten inert gas (TIG) and arc welders in the shop or field to repair, modify or fabricate parts or equipment. Responsible for the operation, installation, repair, and maintenance of several types of HVAC systems and controls, with a variety of components.

Heating systems include: forced air gas, forced air hot water, forced air direct expansion, electric radiator, hot water radiator, and geothermal. Cooling systems include: forced air chill water, forced air direct expansion, and geothermal. Installs, modifies, and repairs new and existing utility, supply, and disposal systems and equipment such as sewage, water, oil, and gas distribution systems, and water closets, tubs, fire sprinkler systems, and showers.

Work from building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, slant, slope, fall, and proper operation of systems and equipment. Install, modify, and repair systems like those described above by locating and tapping main lines, setting up system routes, placing and cutting route openings, placing hangers for proper level and slope, and determining and installing valves, traps, and unions needed for proper operation of systems.

Operates a variety of types of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel and earth while excavating, backfilling, grading, or leveling earth to specifications on such projects like repairing and breaking new ground for trails, roads, canals, tunnels, or construction sites.

Heavy equipment may include: bulldozers, excavators, road graders, skid steers, backhoes, wheeled and tracked loaders, backhoes, wheeled equipment/vehicles, and specialized equipment. Implements may include: mowers, cutter bars, drum choppers, augers, plows, harrows, sprayers, discs, and etc.

Conducts maintenance on motor vehicles replace sensors, water pumps, spark plugs, brake shoes, mufflers, radiator caps, condensers, engine gaskets, a variety of belts and hoses, and complete assemblies such as removing old engines and replacing them with new engines. Clean or replace filters, screens, battery cables and clamps, engine components, and heating and cooling devices.

In addition, service and check air conditioning systems including purging and recharging systems, flushing radiators and replacing anti-freeze solutions, and aligning front ends of cars and trucks.

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $32.92 - $38.41/hr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.