Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

Here are a few things you should know:
  • This site is mobile friendly. You do not need a log-in or password to access information.
  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
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  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.

Job Information

Skookum Contract Services General Maintenance Worker I in Baltimore, United States

General Maintenance Worker I

Where: Curtis Bay, Maryland (USCG Yard)

Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Work Schedule: Full-time, Day Shift

Compensation: $23.64-$23.64/hr.

Benefits: Skookum is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to our eligible part-time and full-time employees.

Full-Time benefits of a General Maintenance Worker at Skookum include:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) retirement plan, Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance

  • Health and Welfare Benefit ($5.33 per hour worked)

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care

  • 11 paid federal holidays, accrual of 12 paid days of vacation at the start of employment, paid sick leave

  • Potential shared earning bonus

  • Tuition assistance is available after 1 year of employment and potential scholarships for qualified dependents

  • Professional development, certifications, and training opportunities

  • Verizon wireless discount

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and an engaging wellness program

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time employees

Skookum is a national non-profit, government contractor that is dedicated to “Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities” through hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our mission-focused culture, our Core Values, Diversity, Partnership, Commitment, Integrity, and Quality, and our dedication to providing a safe and respectful work environment to our employees.

Skookum is seeking an experienced and efficient General Maintenance Worker I with a helpful attitude.

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

  • Perform a variety of tasks, including painting, carpentry, window replacement and fitting, plumbing, masonry, and electrical work.

  • Replace electrical receptacles, wires, switches, fixtures, and motors; Utilize plaster or compound to patch minor holes and cracks in walls or ceilings.

  • Repair concrete floors, tiles, steps, and sidewalks.

  • Communicate and interact directly with the customer, informing the customer of unexpected or additional repairs and determining customer needs; Make difficult diagnoses and suggest solutions and repairs to customer.

  • Maintain preventive maintenance and repair records.

  • Read and understand drawings, work plans, and maps.

  • Remove snow/ice and spread salt on walkways, piers, steps, driveways, roads, awnings, or parking lots, using shovel and snow blower or snowplow and salt spreader.

  • Maintain buildings, grounds sidewalks, and roads including repairing, patching, cleaning of surfaces and sidewalks/road irregularities, manholes, potholes, ruts, etc. Repairs parking lots and roads by installing asphalt patch and sealer.

  • Operate grounds equipment to conduct work, such as walk-type, riding/stand-on mowers (less than 2000 lbs.), golf carts, UTVs, street sweepers, etc.

  • Maintain landscaping for the purpose of reducing erosion, preserving an presenting grounds in a healthy and attractive condition.

Qualifications:

  • One (1) year of relevant facilities maintenance experience required, preferably in a commercial/industrial setting.

  • Working knowledge of painting, carpentry, plumbing, masonry, and electrical work.

  • Ability to learn a wide variety of building and grounds maintenance.

  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

  • Must be able to provide customer service in a professional and courteous manner.

Physical Requirements:

Employees must have the ability to perform the following physical demands for extended periods of time with or without assistance. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions on a case-by-case basis.

  • Position may require working in high places such as scaffolding, ladders, man baskets, and/or cherry pickers.

  • Position duties require working outside in the weather. Conditions may include rain, cold and/or heat.

  • Work site location can include steep inclines, such as slopes, hills, and uneven ground surfaces.

Requirements:

  • Valid state Driver license is required with the ability to obtain and maintain coverage by Skookum’s insurance carrier.

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain applicable security clearances and installation access. A background check and E-Verify will be conducted for this position .

    To Apply : Visit our website at www.skookum.org to complete an application.

    Current Employees : need to log into their Workday to apply through the Jobs Hub. Please reach out to your Recruiter if you need assistance.

    Skookum is a national non-profit, government contractor that is dedicated to “Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities” through hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our mission-focused culture, our Core Values, Diversity, Partnership, Commitment, Integrity, and Quality, and our dedication to providing a safe and respectful work environment to our employees.

    Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

    Skookum is here to help you with the recruitment process.

    I f you require an accommodation or support, please contact us at

    (360) 475-0756 ext. 349, or email recruiting@skookum.org .

    Skookum is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Women/Minority/Veteran/Disabled - Skookum participates in E-Verify

Please submit a resume if you do not currently see an opportunity but are interested in working for Skookum

Skookum has carried forward our social mission "creating opportunities for people with disabilities" in all that we aspire to be. From our humble beginnings in small-town America, we have grown to be the best value provider of choice in the defense industrial complex and aerospace manufacturing sectors. Skookum does this by first investing in our people.

Skookum’s customers rely on Skookum to consistently deliver a quality product on time so that the customer in turn can accomplish their jobs. This drives Skookum’s core value proposition – We meet our mission when our customer meets their mission.

This philosophy is critical to our success as a team. At Skookum, we work diligently to sharpen our leaders’ skills so they can provide exceptional client support. Skookum is dedicated to ensuring specialized recruitment, career advancement, and job training methods are employed across the nation. Skookum is a national leader in Disability and Veteran recruitment, hiring, and retention.

We offer competitive wages and benefits, including providing professional growth opportunities. Working at Skookum is not just a job; it's a career to be proud of that allows us to positively influence others' lives each day! We currently support over 1,300 employees in 13 states, and we are growing every day across the nation.

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