Engineering Equipment Operator

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve as an Engineering Equipment Operator position with the Directorate of Public Works, Equipment and Grounds Maintenance Branch, Fort Leavenworth, KS.

Operate a variety of engineer heavy equipment in the construction and maintenance of roads and in land management tasks; operate a variety of roads, grounds and refuse equipment and perform a variety of roads and land management tasks.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 an Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision.

I have the ability to perform common duties which include: 1) Operating a variety of engineer heavy equipment in the construction and maintenance of roads and in land management tasks; AND 2) Performing a variety of road and land management tasks such as: pouring and finishing concrete, working with hot and cold asphalt, stripping streets and parking lots, and sealing cracks in streets and parking lots.

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.

Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.

(related to mobile equipment operation) Ability To Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Operation of Motor Vehicles Reliability and Dependability as a Engineering Equipment Operator Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order) PHYSICAL EFFORT Heavy physical effort is used by the operator in constantly reaching, bending, turning and moving hands, arms, feet and legs to handle different sets of controls to operate the large pieces of equipment and attachments.

Considerable strain is caused by the constant vibration of the equipment and the jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces.

Because of the location of some of the controls and attachments, the operator is frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions.

WORKING CONDITIONS Works outside in all types of weather in an open driver's seat or enclosed cab (most of which are not equipped with heating equipment) on slopes, grades and rolling surfaces.

Subject to noise, dust, vibration, dirt and fumes from motor and exhaust. Subject to danger of injury as a result of equipment overturning.

Subject to danger of cuts from equipment when changing assignments. Major Duties:

• Operate a variety of engineer heavy equipment in the construction and maintenance of roads and land management.
• Operate a variety of roads, grounds and refuse equipment including dump trucks, water distributors, street sweepers and industrial and farm tractors.
• Excavate, backfill, clear brush and maintain landfills utilizing a bulldozer.
• Operate a grader with articulated steering to grade roads and parking lots.
• Load dump trucks and perform trenching and excavating utilizing front end-loader and backhoe.