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• Operates one or more types of diesel or gasoline powered engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawler type traction required for general construction and maintenance activities.
• Operates such equipment as road grader, backhoe, front-end loader, road roller, bulldozer and large industrial tractors to excavate, backfill, grade or level earth to fine specification.
• Grades surfaces, compacts soil, or rolls to specifications on flat or rolling terrain.
• Performs such tasks as cutting grass, patching holes/cracks in pavements, digging ditches, spreading sand and gravel, removing tree limbs and fallen trees, picking up trash and debris, breaking up pavement, spray, spreading top soil and fertilizers.
• Possesses a valid Government drivers CDL license (Class A or B) for pickup trucks, 20-ton dump truck, rough terrain forklift, front-end loader, backhoe, and farm tractors with implements, lawn tractors, and other related road equipment.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule (M-F 0600-1430)
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Licenses/Certifications Required: Must possess a valid Government drivers CDL license (Class A or B)

Qualifications
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.
The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is:

• Ability to do the work of an Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision: Perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision, such as cutting grass, patching holes/cracks in pavements, digging ditches, spreading sand and gravel, removing tree limbs and fallen trees, picking up trash and debris, breaking up pavement, spray, spreading top soil and fertilizers.

Selective Placement Factor: Must possess a valid Government drivers CDL license (Class A or B) for pickup trucks, 20-ton dump truck, rough terrain forklift, front-end loader, backhoe, and farm tractors with implements, lawn tractors, and other related road equipment.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.To be found well-qualified as an ICTAP applicant, individuals need to demonstrate the ability to perform the common tasks of the job to be filled as well as more complex duties such as: Operating a road grader, backhoe, front-end loader, road roller, bulldozer and large industrial tractors to excavate, backfill, grade or level earth to fine specification.
Physical Effort: Heavy and strenuous physical effort is required by the operator in constantly reaching, bending, running and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to make frequent adjustments necessary to operate the various pieces of equipment. Considerable strain is encountered by the constant vibration of the equipment operating over rough surfaces. Frequently, the operator is required to work in awkward or strained positions. Shall be capable of wearing all safety equipment required to perform assigned tasks. Normally, lifts up to 50 pounds but may lift up to 100 pounds.
Working Conditions: Operator performs work in all types of weather, often in open driver's seat or platforms or slopes, grades and rolling surfaces. The operator is exposed to injury due to possibility of equipment overturning when operating in more difficult circumstances. Incumbent is subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, cold, insect stings, and fumes from the motor and exhaust.
Additional information
For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF
Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.
Drug-Free Workplace Policy
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.
Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.
The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.
ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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