Maintenance Repairman 1

Join a dedicated team working to maintain and improve fishing and boating facilities across Central Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Help support the Commission's mission to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth's aquatic resources while providing outstanding fishing and boating opportunities for the public. This seasonal position offers a 37.5-hour work week for approximately eight months each year. Employees work alongside a small team performing a variety of maintenance and facility support duties. Seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the State Retirement System and earn generous leave benefits. Take pride in a role that supports visitors, staff, and the natural surroundings of Central Pennsylvania.

This seasonal position focuses on custodial, maintenance, and groundskeeping support for multiple facilities in Central Pennsylvania. The role helps ensure that buildings and surrounding areas stay clean, safe, and functional for staff and visitors. As a Maintenance Repairman 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Custodial Tasks: Clean offices, restrooms, walkways, floors, and high traffic areas
• Waste Removal: Collect trash, recyclables, and large disposal items and transport them to dumpsters
• Facility Care: Support lodging and training school facilities by cleaning rooms and laundering linens during visitor stays
• Outdoor Maintenance: Mow grass, remove debris, and perform snow shoveling or plowing as needed
• Basic Repairs: Handle or coordinate simple repairs to keep buildings and equipment in working order
• Regional Support: Assist maintenance teams at additional locations throughout Central Pennsylvania

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Seasonal, Full-time employment, working approximately eight months per year.
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. 
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience in general maintenance work which has involved at least two of the building, electrical, or mechanical trades; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that affords the applicant with the Required Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires possession of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.  
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.