Crane Operator

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Duties

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• Operate boom crane (Clyde Gantry Crane) mounted on rails between docks to load and unload heavy combat vehicles, industrial equipment, machinery, and general supply materials (some near 75-ton capacity).
• Operate electric, gasoline, or diesel-powered forklifts capable of lifting loads of 10,000 pounds or more (higher than 168 inches) to move loose, palletized, or heavy materials.
• Operate mobile crane (roustabout) equipped with a 22-foot hydraulic boom (capable of lifting up to 40 tons) to load, unload, and move heavy machinery, howitzers, and bulky supply items to/from trucks and rail cars.
• Perform precise positioning of heavy loads (e.g., combat tanks) onto rail cars or trucks while receiving signals from a groundsman and working in active areas with moving personnel and vehicles.
• Conduct operator-level maintenance on equipment, including limited lubrication, checking fuel and oil, making minor adjustments, and changing attachments.
• Observe safety precautions, regulate equipment movements to avoid overloading or improper stacking, and complete operating records and reports.
• Perform other assigned duties, including blocking and bracing of heavy combat vehicles when not operating equipment.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• 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: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See for more information.
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Anniston, AL
• Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.
• Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
• Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license/certification to operate government vehicles

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.

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.

Physical Effort

Work requires physical effort in pushing, pulling, and depressing various levers. Makes continual control changes to maneuver the equipment and load around obstructions, to stay within lifting capacity, and to position load at desired location. Gantry crane is approximately 70 feet from ground level requiring incumbent to climb to and from cab of crane.

Working Conditions

While operating gantry crane work is performed in enclosed cab. There is exposure to noise, heat, fumes, and vibration from jerking and jolting motions when lifting and moving loads. Incumbent is occasionally exposed to all types of weather and there is danger of equipment over turning due to heavy lifting requirements. There is danger of broken bones, cuts, and bruises from falls which could occur while climbing to and from cab, shifting loads, or toppling stacks.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

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Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

Information for Veterans is available at: 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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