Engineering Technician

Summary This position is located within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Plains Area (PA), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), Manhattan, KS. In this position, the incumbent will serve as the Engineering Technician responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all NBAF facilities and systems as well as associated documentation. Responsibilities Uses system elements and resources including operation and maintenance manuals, catalog data, parts lists, and modifications to design prints, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance records, replacement parts, and comparison labor and cost data. Supports the scheduling of PMs/work assignments based on knowledge of crew requirements and workload, as well as factors pertaining to the type of maintenance to be done on the equipment. Provides multi-disciplinary technical resource and project support for facility operations including maintenance, repai...