Seasonal Maintenance Worker (Trails) CDL

• Transports tools materials employees livestock vehicles and equipment to job sites and trailheads.
• Operates Bobcat/Skidsteer and larger loaders powered wheelbarrows rollers forklifts and similar on trails and related infrastructure and can transport this equipment and materials using trailers and dump trucks
• Performs carpentry work primarily using heavy log and rough-sawn lumber on trail structures such as log checks footbridges multi-use bridges corrals hitch rails and boardwalks.
• Perform laborer tasks such as cleanup of work sites and backcountry camps materials moving cleaning of vehicles and equipment and shop areas.

Cut-off Dates: This is an open continuous announcement in which applications are collected over several months and have multiple cut-off dates. Applications received by the initial cutoff date will be considered first. **INITIAL CUT OFF IS Monday December 29 2025** Applications will be considered throughout the open period of the announcement however additional referral certificates will only be issued when a hiring official exhausts current certificate and/or additional vacancies need to be filled.

For more information about the park please visit: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
• Direct Deposit: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• Drug Testing: You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to addition this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• Vehicle Operation: You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• Uniform: You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• Minimum Age Requirement: Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

• Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
• Ability To Interpret Instructions Specification etc. (includes blueprints reading)
• Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Knowledge of Equipment Assembly Installation Repair etc.
• Knowledge of materials
• Technical Practices (theoretical precise artistic)
• Use of Measuring Instruments
• Vehicle Operation

SCREEN OUTS:
Minimum Qualifications: Perform the common work as a maintenance worker performing intermediate trail construction and maintenance projects such as water bars rock steps drainage structures and signs under normal supervision. This experience includes some knowledge of carpentry masonry and use of hand tools in a trail maintenance and construction capacity. Perform trails maintenance work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level maintenance worker to make sure they are properly completed.

Commercial Drivers License: You must possess and maintain a current Class B (or higher) Commercial Drivers License.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient you will receive no further preparing your application describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.