• Perform gardening and grounds maintenance tasks relating to the care, maintenance, protection and preservation of grounds, plants, shrubs, and grassed areas.
• Load and unload vehicles ensuring that the load is properly secured and assures that vehicle is not loaded beyond the rated capacity.
• Operate the hydraulic dumping mechanism to unload or spread the materials in the dump truck.
• Operate the vehicle power take off device on the bucket truck to raise and lower the bucket to access the higher tree branches.
• Operate a 5-ton dump truck, which may have up to six-wheel drive.
• Drive bucket and dump trucks both on and off the installation, over public roads, unimproved roads and over difficult terrain during all types of weather and traffic conditions.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• Drug testing required due to CDL requirement.
• This position requires a pre-employment Physical Examination.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 50lbs.
• A valid state-issued driver's license required to operate a government owned vehicle.
• This position require the incumbent obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Incumbent will successfully complete an initial program of classroom or on-the-job training covering hazardous waste management as well as annual renewal training.
• Incumbent is responsible for the proper handling of specific hazardous wastes generated by the unit, activity or facility; operation of a hazardous waste generation point, and assisting in emergency action involving hazardous waste.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

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 a(n) Motor Vehicle Operator ~ without more than normal supervision. The ability to perform common duties of operating a variety of motor vehicles; operating a 5-ton dump truck and a 10,500 pound GVW bucket truck; properly load and unload vehicles to achieve load balance and protect cargo; performing gardening procedures to include trimming, planting, transplanting, pruning, and fertilizing. 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.

Physical Effort:

• Work requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, climbing and stretching to reach tree limbs.
• Moderate physical effort is required in operating, turning, backing, and controlling the 5-ton dump truck.
• Light physical effort is required in operating and controlling the 10,500 lb. GVW bucket truck.
• Also, light physical effort is used in reaching, bending, turning or moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls of equipment with attachments.
• May also be required to lift and handle items weighing 50-100 pounds, such as bags of fertilizer and seed.

• Work is usually performed outside with exposure to various weather conditions
• Incumbent is subject to the possibility of serious injury from power equipment such as mowers, chain saws, and from falls from trees. Subject to contact with dirt, dust, mud, and water.
• Incumbent drives in all types of traffic and weather and is exposed to the possibility of serious accidents.
• Safety shoes, glasses, helmet, belts, ropes, ear muffs, and ear plugs are issued or available.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.


Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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