Facilities Maintenance Laborer (Alaska Railroad)

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To perform general labor for Facilities Department for the summer throughout the rail belt.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs painting. power washing, landscaping, and general cleaning of section houses and other railroad buildings throughout the rail belt.

Sweeps parking lots and sidewalks.

Performs operational functions and maintains equipment and work area in accordance with practices and procedures prescribed in ARRC Manual of Safety Rules and Regulations for General Guidance and Protection of Railroad Personnel. Responsible for maintaining a clean and tidy work site.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

FACTOR 1:

Skill and Knowledge

Must have knowledge of general home and building repair.   Must have knowledge and experience working with power washers, weed whackers, and lawnmowers.  Incumbent must be able to perform traditional maintenance activities.

Incumbent works alone or as a member of a work crew, either in a shop situation or at a work site.  Must have a valid driver’s license.

FACTOR 2:

Responsibility

Incumbent works from written or oral assignments.   Accomplishes assignments with a minimum of supervisory guidance, applying accepted trade techniques, practices, and work procedures.  Assignments are subject to check during progress and upon completion for adherence to acceptable standards of workmanship and compliance with instructions.

FACTOR 3:

Physical Effort

Must be able to perform the general maintenance and construction duties that may include, but not be limited to walking, climbing, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 75 pounds.  Must be able to climb in to/out of confined spaces, climb tall ladders on to rooftops and/or other high structures.  Must be able to perform strenuous work in inclement weather.

FACTOR 4:

Working Conditions

Must be able to travel of town for 2-3 days a week.

The full position description and example of duties for this position is located under Class Specifications (enter position title in Search):

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

classspecs

Minimum Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

-Valid driver’s license.

To be considered a valid driver’s license, an employee must always maintain at least a three-year continuous period free of any Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Operating Under the Influence (OUI) convictions.

-Ability to perform general repairs that do not require a specialized maintenance mechanic. Examples may include painting, power washing, landscaping and cleaning.

-Have basic knowledge of hand tools and small power equipment.

-Ability to assist and follow directions of maintenance mechanic crew and perform routine maintenance on buildings.

-Ability to travel for days at a time

Additional Required Information

Please include any

REQUIRED AND DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

in your

APPLICANT PROFILE and/or RESUME

. If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full- or part-time. Your application will be closely reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met.

If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

IF

you are selected for an interview, then you

MUST

be able to submit a copy of a current driving record that

reflects the past three (3) years of driving history

.

The State of Alaska DMV Driving Records are available online:

https://online.dmv.alaska.gov/onlinedrivingrecords

Contact Information

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to

[email protected]

.

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Alaska Railroad Human Resources Department

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 107500, Anchorage, AK 99510-7500

Street Address: 327 West Ship Creek, Anchorage, AK

Fax Number: (907) 265-2542

Alaska Railroad Corporation is an equal opportunity employer