Maintenance Worker 2

State of Montana; Missoula (MT); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental, and life insurance ( >

Retirement benefits

Paid vacation

Sick leave and holidays

VEBA

Descripción de la vacante

State of Montana is seeking a Maintenance Worker 2 to support the Missoula Regional Headquarters, responsible for maintaining state parks, fishing access, and wildlife areas in the Blackfoot drainage. The role requires expertise in building and maintaining fences in mountainous terrain and weed control across challenging locations.

Applicants should be familiar with GPS mapping, weed herbicides, and operating heavy and light equipment.

Formación

• Extensive knowledge in building and maintaining fences in mountainous terrain.
• Experience with weed spraying in difficult terrain (backpack, UTV boom, spot spraying, ATV spraying).
• Knowledge of bio-control, mapping weed infestations, and using GPS to record spray tracts and waypoints.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain state parks, fishing access sites, and wildlife management areas.
• Repair, maintain and improve habitat areas, vegetation, grounds and facilities.
• Work with the regional maintenance team and, if needed, act as Lead Crew or supervisor.
• Assist in establishing workflows for regular or routine tasks.
• Coordinate across geographic units as circumstances require.

Conocimientos

General maintenance

Fence building

Weed spraying

GPS mapping

Heavy equipment operation

Herramientas

GPS device

Backpack sprayer

UTV boom sprayer

ATV sprayer

Descripción del empleo

THE OUTSIDE IS IN US ALL.

Special Information:

Identity of applicants who become finalists may be released to the public if the Department deems it necessary.

Employees who exceed 1,040 hours in a calendar year are also provided health, dental and life insurance.

• Other benefits include retirement, paid vacation, sick and holidays.

This position may be covered by a VEBA (Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association).

A successful applicant will be subject to a background investigation.

Women and minorities are under-represented in this job category and are encouraged to apply.

Effective June 22, 2026, this agency is participating in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.

After accepting a job offer and completing Form I-9, your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for verification.

For more information about E-Verify, please visit the E-Verify website found here, https://www.e-verify.gov/

Specific Job Information:

This position will be working out of the Missoula Regional Headquarters based in the city of Missoula, Montana, which has many outdoor recreational opportunities.

This position will assist in the maintenance of all State Parks, Fishing Access and WMA sites in the Blackfoot drainage.

This position requires a person who has extensive knowledge in building and maintaining fences in mountainous type terrain on Wildlife Management areas.

Has experience/knowledge of weed spraying in very difficult to access terrain, (Types of weed spraying, Backpack, UTV boom and spot spraying, ATV spraying).

Understands the principles of Bio control, has experience with mapping weed infestations, knows how to use GPS to record spray tracts, waypoints, and of weed infestations, has knowledge of Montana's Noxious weeds and knows what Herbicides should be used to treat them in a wide variety of terrain.

Understands what is needed to take care of Wildlife Habitat and is comfortable working in remote areas where you may come in contact with Grizzly Bears.

The Maintenance Worker 2 is part of the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Division and a member of the regional maintenance team that includes the Regional Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Team Supervisor, Maintenance Workers 1 & 2, and Groundskeepers.

The position reports to the Maintenance Team Supervisor in an assigned geographic area and performs a wide variety of semi-skilled or manual work repairing, maintaining, and improving habitat areas and vegetation as well as grounds and facilities at state parks, fishing access sites, wildlife management areas, and administrative facilities.

In coordination with the Regional Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Team Supervisor and regional staff, the position directly and through subordinates performs maintenance tasks, and assists in establishing workflows for regular or routine tasks.

This position may be assigned to multiple geographic units or be called upon to assist with, collaborate on, or share maintenance functions of another geographic unit as circumstances require.

Employee may act as Maintenance Team Supervisor in that person's absence and regularly demonstrate independent decision-making and problem solving.

The employee may also serve as a Lead Crew worker.

Regional and site-specific variance may exist, and other duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Working knowledge of methods and practices of general maintenance and construction work as related to buildings, facilities and grounds, use and care of tools, and operation of a variety of heavy and light construction and farm equipment.

This position requires a person who has extensive knowledge in building and maintaining fences in mountainous type terrain on Wildlife Management areas.

Has experience/knowledge of weed spraying in very difficult to access terrain, (Types of weed spraying, Backpack, UTV boom and spot spraying, ATV spraying).

Understands the principles of Bio control, has experience with mapping weed infestations, knows how to use GPS to record spray tracts, waypoints, and weed infestations,

Has knowledge of Montana's Noxious weeds and knows what Herbicides should be used to treat them in a wide variety of terrain.

Understands what is needed to take care of Wildlife Habitat and is comfortable working in remote areas where you may encounter Grizzly Bears.

Knowledge of carpentry, woodworking, plumbing, welding, electrical and masonry work, engine repair and maintenance, and acknow