Generator Technician

About the Department

Are you ready to power up your career as a Generator Technician with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs? The Generator Technician position offers a chance to work with vital equipment that keeps operations running smoothly. This role provides hands-on experience with a wide range of generators and tools at Fort Indiantown Gap. You will support important missions by making sure critical power systems stay reliable. This is a great opportunity to grow your skills while supporting an agency with an important purpose.

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Position Duties

This position supports Fort Indiantown Gap by diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining a large fleet of diesel and natural gas-powered generators and related equipment. The role ensures that emergency power systems and light plants remain safe, dependable, and ready for use. As a Generator Technician, you will perform the following duties:

• Generator Repair: Diagnose and repair engines, alternators, fuel systems, cooling systems, control panels, and other components
• Troubleshooting Tasks: Resolve mechanical and electronic failures using diagnostic tools and replace or calibrate controls and sensors
• System Testing: Test diesel and natural gas engines to identify defects and repair or replace faulty fuel system parts
• Equipment Installation: Install standby generators and transfer switches and coordinate testing with manufacturer representatives
• Preventive Maintenance: Maintain service schedules, inspect equipment, perform load-bank testing, and make adjustments and calibrations
• Operational Support: Work with site departments, prepare maintenance records, transport tools and equipment, and follow all safety procedures

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. In this role, you will be required to work during emergencies and office closings.
• Overtime as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. 
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three years of skilled experience in the diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of generators, which includes one year of skilled experience in the diagnosis and repair of diesel generators; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training, which includes one year of skilled experience in the diagnosis and repair of diesel generators.

Special Requirement:

• You must have possession of an active motor vehicle license.
  

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess a valid federal or state-issued photo ID and pass a favorable National Crime Information Center (NCIC) screening for admittance to Fort Indiantown Gap.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Completion of any formal training (high school or vocational program, apprenticeship, or post high school technical program) in the electrical trade
• Experience as an electrician
• Experience working with generators
• Experience performing preventative maintenance on generators
• Experience pulling oil for sampling from generators
• Experience trouble shooting mechanical and electrical issues in generators
• Experience installing new generators and manual and/or automatic transfer switches for backup power to facilities
• Experience working on diesel, liquid propane (LP), and/or natural gas generators
• Experience working from construction sketches, diagrams, and/or blueprints in the electrical trade

Legal Requirement:

• 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). 
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 
• 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.

Benefits

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Health & Wellness

We offer multiple health plans so our employees can choose what works best for themselves and their families. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health coverage, vision, dental, and wellness programs.*

Compensation & Financial Planning
We invest in our employees by providing competitive wages and encouraging financial wellness by offering multiple ways to save money and ensure peace of mind including multiple retirement and investment plan options. 

Work/Life Balance
We know there’s more to life than just work! Our generous paid leave benefits include paid vacation, paid sick leave, eight weeks of paid parental leave, military leave, and paid time off for most major U.S. holidays, as well as flexible work schedules and work-from-home opportunities.* 

Values and Culture
We believe in the work we do and provide continual opportunities for our employees to grow and contribute to the greater good. As one of the largest employers in the state, we provide opportunities for internal mobility, professional development, and the opportunity to give back by participating in workplace charitable giving.

Employee Perks
Sometimes, it is the little “extras” that make a big difference. Our employees receive special employee-only discounts and rates on a variety of services and memberships.

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Agency Information

EmployerCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaAddress 613 North Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120 Website http://www.employment.pa.gov