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Open: March 31, 2026 — Closes: April 6, 2026
Summary
This Maintenance Worker positions is located at Canyonlands National Park (U.S. National Park Service) in Moab, Utah.
Major Duties
These summer seasonal positions perform recurring building and/or utility maintenance and operation duties to assist journeymen and other higher graded maintenance workers. You will perform a minimum of two of the following trades: Carpentry Painting Plumbing Roofing Electrical Cement Finishing Masonry Wastewater Plant Operator Water Plant Operator You will receive work orally or through work orders. The instructions are of a general nature, supplemented by your knowledge and understanding of the trade. You are responsible for detailed layout, selection of tools and materials and for accuracy, completeness and adherence to standards. Assigned tasks are performed independently, with no technical assistance. Finished work is checked for adequacy by supervisor. Physical Effort: Physical effort is heavy to moderate, and requires occasional lifting or handling of objects or materials up to 50 pounds, unassisted, following proper lifting procedures to avoid injury. Frequently required to stand while working, climb ladders or scaffolding, and bend, stoop, climb, and work in awkward positions. Working Conditions: Exposed to a variety of seasonal weather conditions while working outdoors (temperatures -40 to 90+ degrees). Subject to danger of falling from ladders or scaffolding. Exposed to dust, dirt, wind, and rain. May work with dangerous chemicals and around moving equipment; paints, solvents, etc. May be exposed to electrical shocks, and biting insects. Canyonlands National Park preserves a wilderness of rock at the heart of the Colorado Plateau. Water and gravity have been prime architects of this land, cutting flat layers of sedimentary rock into hundreds of canyons, mesa, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. At center stage are two canyons carved by the Green and Colorado Rivers. Based on the topography of these two canyons, Canyonlands is divided into three districts: Island in the Sky, the Needles, and the Maze. The closet town to Island in the Sky is Moab, which is 35 miles away. The closest town to Needles is Monticello, which is 50 miles away, and Moab is 75 miles. The closest town to the Maze is, well there just isn't any.
