Maintenance Repairman 2 (Seasonal) - Ricketts Glen State Park

As a Maintenance Repairman 2 with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, you will play a key role in repairing and maintaining park structures and equipment. This position gives you the chance to apply your knowledge in carpentry, plumbing, masonry, mechanical work, and more. Your efforts will help protect park resources and ensure a positive experience for the public. Become part of a team that takes pride in quality work and service to the community.

This role performs skilled journey level work across multiple trades to maintain and repair park buildings, facilities, and equipment. The tasks support safe operations and ensure that park structures and systems remain in good working condition. As a Maintenance Repairman 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Skilled Trades Work: Perform carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry, welding, and mechanical tasks for park facilities
• Project Leadership: Lead other workers during maintenance and construction projects
• Cost Estimation: Contact vendors, gather price information, and estimate labor and material needs
• Equipment Operation: Operate light and heavy equipment and complete required reports and maintenance checks
• Grounds Care: Maintain turf, trails, roads, and landscaping through pruning, planting, mowing, and snow removal
• General Maintenance: Clean facilities, store tools properly, and assist with treatment plant operations and other assigned tasks

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 with no health care benefits. There is not an option to buy into health care benefits. The season runs from approximately March 2026 until November 2026 atwhich time the employee will be placed on leave without pay. The employee will automatically be returned to employment in March 2027.
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with a 30-minute lunch. During the peak season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, weekend work will be required with days off being 2 consecutive days midweek. The remainder of the season (Spring and Fall) will be on a Monday - Friday schedule.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• 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 as a Maintenance Repairman 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Four years of experience in building and plant 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 Requirements:

Other Requirements:

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

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.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.