MWR Laborer (San Nicolas Island)
Department of the Navy
Summary
This position is assigned to the Community Recreation Division; MWR Department; NBVC. The purpose of this position is to perform duties commonly found in a variety of work situations and incidental to many different occupations in MWR, such as grounds maintenance, warehouses, facilities, and rental operations. This involves heavy labor, the use of hand and power tools, operating motor vehicles, towed, and large equipment. REMOTE & ISOLATED duty station- lodging is included ON SITE at SNI only.
Duties
- Loads and unloads materials from ground, pallets, skids, platforms, trucks, lifting devices, and transport vehicles, manually or mechanically with lift gate, wheelbarrow, pallet jack or dolly.
- Operates a variety of power equipment to include but not limited to the following: mowers, clippers, posthole diggers, blowers, weed eaters, power washers, and banding equipment.
- Uses hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hammers, bars, saws, axes, loppers, wrenches, brushes, and brooms to maintain and clean facilities and grounds.
- Moves and organizes equipment, supplies, furniture, and materials by hand or by mechanical means.
- Uses shovels, rakes, and rock bars to excavate, backfill or spread sand, dirt or fill materials to improve recreation spaces such as playgrounds, park spaces, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, etc. Ensures grounds and facilities are maintained and clean (e.g., cleans park tables, collects/empties trash cans, barbecues, pavilions, docks, and rental equipment to ensure they are in serviceable condition).
- Clears small trees, limbs, tree debris, and bushes using handsaw, clippers or loppers.
- Shovels, sweeps or rakes snow, sand or dirt from sidewalks, playgrounds, volleyball courts, beach and recreational parking lots.
- Cleans and waxes vehicles.
- Maintains an inventory of hand and power tools, large equipment and inflatable bounce equipment and ensures they are in good working order.
- Makes all adjustments to equipment to ensure proper settings, connections, and mechanical soundness.
- Makes minor repairs, paints, and may perform carpentry work.
- Assists the mechanic with maintaining and cleaning rental equipment.
- Delivers, sets up, inspects and tears down inflatable bounce equipment.
- Assists in preparing excess property for disposal.
- Determines and selects the most appropriate type of equipment to accomplish each phase of the work in the most productive and cost-effective manner.
- Assists in issuing and receiving rental equipment from customers, assists customers in hooking up trailers, loading and unloading of equipment into personal vehicles.
- Observes required safety, sanitation, environmental, hazardous waste disposal, and housekeeping rules and regulations.
- Exerts very heavy physical effort, frequently lifting and moving objects weighing over 70 lbs., operating power mowers on grades, towing trailers, pushing heavy wheelbarrow loads of dirt, sand or playground fill, raking and shoveling dirt or sand, and using a pallet jack to move materials and equipment.
How You Will Be Evaluated
All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.
Required Documents
The following documents are required at the time of application:
- Résumé
- Proof of education/training: provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s)
- If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority consideration: provide a copy of the notice of separation
- If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor’s Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and a marriage certificate at the time of application
- If claiming Veteran’s Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documentation (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)
- If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50 Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered.
- Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency which is a private U.S. organization.
- Credential evaluations are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.
- Foreign high school transcripts or diplomas do not require credential evaluation but must be in English or a certified translation.
About this role
The MWR Laborer (San Nicolas Island) position with the Department of the Navy is based in San Nicolas Island, California. This position is assigned to the Community Recreation Division; MWR Department; NBVC. The role pays $41,197 per year.
Day to day, the work involves loads and unloads materials from ground, pallets, skids, platforms, trucks, lifting devices, and transport vehicles, manually or mechanically with lift gate, wheelbarrow, pallet jack or dolly. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal recreation services experience this MWR Laborer (San Nicolas Island) position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this MWR Laborer (San Nicolas Island) position with the Department of the Navy in San Nicolas Island, California, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
The posted pay of $41,197 per year places this in a competitive but attainable range for qualified applicants. Based in San Nicolas Island, California, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings. The announcement closes on June 25, 2026, and federal postings can close early once enough applications arrive, so applying promptly is wise.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.