Engineering Equipment Operator (Motor Vehicle Operator)

Full Job Description

About the Position: Sierra Army Depot is located in Herlong CA, a rural town in Northern California. Herlong is approximately 60 miles north of Reno, NV, and 35 miles south of Susanville, CA.

The depot serves as an Army Expeditionary Logistical Support Center. Employees work Mon-Thurs, 0630-1700 hrs. Youth Facilities and childcare available. Mass transportation is available at minimal cost.

Surrounding area boasts a full range of outdoor sports and recreation activities.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) & Major Range and Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

This announcement is a Direct Hire solicitation. Category rating, veteran's preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy.

Who May Apply: US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Engineering Equipment Operator (Motor Vehicle Operator) ~ without more than normal supervision.

I have the ability to perform common duties of Engineering Equipment Operator (Motor Vehicle Operator).

I can operate heavy equipment to prepare construction sites and drive various motor vehicles to transport materials.

I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.

Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

PHYSICAL EFFORT - Work involves heavy physical effort in pushing, pulling and depressing various levers, clutches, and brakes.

Such work involves continuous control changes to maneuver engineer equipment, crane, or load around obstructions, to stay within angle or lifting capacity.

Subject to strain caused by vibration of equipment being operated; and from jerking and jolting motions while accomplishing work requirements.

Incumbent is required to lift objects weighing up to 45 pounds; and occasionally, with assistance, move objects weighing up to 100 pounds.

Operator: The operator frequently lifts and carries moderately heavy objects such as cables, chains and jacks.

He continually reaches, bends, stoops, pushes and pulls while attaching rigging to the object to be moved.

He frequently uses his entire body weight to push or pull suspended loads, chain falls or load tag lines while moving objects into desired positions.

He stands and walks for prolonged periods of time and frequently climbs on platforms or other structures to signal the crane operator.

WORKING CONDITIONS - Work is performed in all types of weather and terrain including side hills slopes and rolling surfaces.

Incumbent is subject to injury from traffic hazards and overturning equipment.

Operator is exposed to extremes of weather, to vibration, dust, dirt, oil, and water and engine exhaust fumes and to danger from swinging loads, moving machinery overturning and breakage of cables.

Subject to possible serious injury while operating equipment in fire suppression, actual/ simulated emergency situations and while working at or in close proximity to ammunition or explosives.

Exposure to unusually severe working conditions, hazards or physical hardships will be compensated by payment of authorized environmental differentials. Major Duties:

• Operate one or more types of heavy equipment to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on such projects as breaking new ground for trails, roads, or construction sites.
• Operate equipment for preparation for road beds or forms, erosion control, hardstands, storage sites and parking lots; the construction, maintenance or repair of roads.
• Operate heavy equipment with following attachments; scarifier, rippers and dozer blades. Operates heavy equipment to excavate, backfill, compact, roll, or level earth to rough specifications
• Operate a variety of engineering equipment and motor vehicles such as front end loaders, scrapers, graders, backhoes, water tenders, dump trucks, semi- truck tractor with belly dump/lowboy in the construction.
• Drive a variety of dump, tank and cargo trucks with a load capacity of up to and greater than 4 tons to move materials supplies and equipment (e.g. sand, gravel, water, oil, building materials, scrap and trash) throughout the depot.