Engineering Equipment Operator
What you'd do
You will serve as a Engineering Equipment Operatorwith US Fish and Wildlife Service. This position is a Engineering Equipment Operator, WG-5716-10 working in Corvallis, Oregon, for the R1-Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.
Major duties
As a Engineering Equipment Operator (WG-10) your duties may include but are not limited to the following: Operate a variety of gasoline- or diesel-powered heavy engineering and construction equipment-such as bulldozers, excavators, road graders, skidsteers, and loaders-to perform earthmoving and grading tasks across varied terrain such as flat, hills, steep slopes, grades, rolling surfaces, rocky or soft grounds, and forests. Operate motor vehicles-such as truck-and-trailer combinations, platform trucks, fuel trucks, stake trucks, and dump trucks-typically exceeding 32,000 lbs GVW, to transport equipment and materials safely across project sites. Operate heavy equipment safely and precisely near buildings, towers, trees, drop-offs, waterlines, vertical drop-offs, rocks, levees, dams, canals, and other structural or natural obstacles. Operate crawler tractors and similar equipment on flat or rolling terrain to grade surfaces, compact soils, and/or spreading surfacing materials to exact specifications. Conduct disking, chopping, mowing, rototilling, digging, loading and rough-grade leveling to support ditch cleaning, culvert installation, and various other purposes. Performs preventive maintenance, inspections, servicing, and minor repairs on heavy equipment, construction equipment, and/or motor vehicles, maintaining accurate logbooks and records in the approved system. Adjust equipment attachments for proper position, level, angle, and depth while equipment remains in motion, without stopping the power unit. Use electrical, mechanical, carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting, or other trades skills to maintain, repair or construct a variety of buildings or structures and items such as signs, fences, frames, etc. Physical Effort: Very strenuous heavy physical effort is required in the operation and frequent adjustment of large pieces of equipment and attachments, often under adverse operating conditions. Location of the controls and attachments frequently requires work in awkward or strained positions. Additional physical requirements may be required due to facility maintenance assignments and tasks regarding ladders, confined spaces, lifting, stooping, bending, twisting, etc. Considerable energy is needed working in small confined spaces or elevated areas, and operating equipment over rough surfaces. Work normally requires extensive standing, walking, kneeling and bending. Lifts, carries and sets up, parts, equipment and objects or loads up to 50 pounds, unassisted, and up to 100 pounds with assistance.. Working Conditions: Work is accomplished both in an office setting (5%) and outdoors (95%). Due to operations of large and complicated equipment, often in rough terrain, the operator is exposed to injury resulting from equipment overturning, and is subject to noise, vibration, dust, fumes, grease, dirt, and moving parts of equipment and machinery. Work performed outside is in a variety of settings where steep terrain, extremely uneven, rocky and slippery footing is normal. Temperature extremes are common. Employee is regularly exposed to the possibility of shock, cuts, scrapes, and bruises, falls, falling material, or injury from equipment associated with power equipment or hazardous materials. Work demands conformance to safety requirements including the use of a variety of personal protective equipment such as: protective clothing, hardhats, hearing protection, safety glasses, goggles, gloves, steel toe heavy leather boots, respirator, and other personal protective items. Serious injury may result from getting caught in operating equipment, or from collisions with automobiles when operating on or near public roads.
What you need to qualify
Although no specific amount of experience, education or training is required, applicants must meet a minimum level of ability in relation to the position and the Assessment Questionnaire in order to be rated qualified for consideration. To be qualified candidates must meet any screen out element(s) listed at an "acceptable" level, and must achieve an average rating of at least "acceptable" on all of the elements. Only education, training, or experience acquired before the closing date of this announcement will be considered. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements.The screen out element for this position is: Ability to do the work of a Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision.Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following job elements: 1. Operation of Motor Vehicles. 2. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. 3. Work Practices (Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.). 4. Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. 5. Ability to Drive Safely. If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: 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.
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