Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor

About the role

If selected, you will serve in the capacity of a Maintenance Mechanic Supervisor for the Phoenix Rearing Facility (PRF) with full responsibility to carry out a complex maintenance program and supervise the work of employees assigned to the maintenance work unit. The mission of the PRF is mass rearing and release of sterile insects as part of the Navel Orangeworm (NOW) area-wide control program, and other programs or projects as directed. Position Start Date: 09/25/2026; Position Close Date: 10/01/2026. You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS.

Responsibilities

• Prepares procurement requests to obtain materials and equipment, and interacts with industry sources for supplies, services, and emergency call-out
• Plans and lays out carpentry, sheet metal, plastic, HVAC and electrical projects.
• Monitors and inspects the condition of the facility’s electrical, plumbing, air-conditioning systems and appliances.
• Makes periodic visual and operational inspections of buildings and structures.
• Installs, modifies, repairs, maintains, troubleshoots, tests, and loads new and existing electrical lines, circuits, systems, and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.
• Supervises a full range of electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and carpentry work at the Phoenix Rearing Facility (PRF).
• Exercises technical and administrative supervision over subordinate workers in accomplishing trades and labor work

Qualifications

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