Engineering Equipment Operator

Engineering Equipment Operator

This position is located at an assigned Veterans Affairs medical facility performing work to handle different sets of controls to operate the equipment and attachments involved in the operation of gasoline- and diesel-powered engineering, and construction equipment with wheeled traction. Work is generally performed on flat or rolling terrain and paved roads. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Requires to work with minimal supervision to perform a wide variety of duties to improve and maintain the appearance of lawns, trees, shrubs, plants, walkways, recreational areas, roads and parking lots at this facility.
• Removes trash and debris around the station and when the weather demands shovels and removes snow using hand, power, and heavy equipment.
• Operates one or more types of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel, earth, snow, or refuse.
• Operates all facility owned or rental equipment to perform such functions as cutting, moving, digging, grading, and rolling earth, sand, stone, and other materials.
• Operates all facility owned or rental snow removal heavy equipment.
• Operates 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, tunnels, or construction sites.
• Moves earth on steep slopes, graded curves and shoulders, rocky or soft ground, and other surfaces with similar rough features, graded surfaces, compact soils, or roll to exact specifications on flat or rolling terrain.
• Adjusts attachments for proper positioning and working order usually without stopping the power unit or the equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am to 3:30pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available Position Description Title/PD#: Engineering Equipment Operator/PD03709A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• This position is not in the Bargaining Unit.