Laborer
What you'd do
Performs general labor for the Aircraft and Equipment Operations unit that providing aircraft, equipment, and services to support research, aerial application programs, aerial surveying, and distribution of sterile insects and/or bio-control agents as needed to support agricultural pest control programs.
Major duties
The duties may include, but are not limited to: Cleans both office and shop areas using basic cleaning equipment. Assists aircraft mechanics with washing aircraft, cleaning aircraft upholstery, and degreasing aircraft parts. Uses simple hand and power tools to disassemble and clean sterile insect release machines, insect rearing equipment, associated accessories and specialized equipment. Moves, lifts, prepares specialized equipment for assembly or disassembly. Loads, unloads, and moves equipment, crates, boxes, and supplies. Assembles or prepares equipment, parts, or materials for shipping or mailing.
What you need to qualify
To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have laborer experience, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title. 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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