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Job opening: Engineering Equipment Operator

Salary: $26 - 30 per hour
Relocation: YES
City: Wadesboro
Published at: Aug 07 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is an Engineering Equipment Operator, WG-5716-8, working in Wadesboro, North Carolina for the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement R4-23-12050667-CL-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

As an Engineering Equipment Operator your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Operate a variety of tracked and wheeled heavy equipment, such as excavators, dump trucks, motor-grader, agricultural and articulating tractors with implements, and dozers up to the D6 size. Operate a farm-type tractor and attached towed equipment on level and rolling terrain to mow, plow, spray, plant or dig ditches. Operate a truck/tractor with trailer (e.g., 50-ton low boy trailer) on highways and streets to transport equipment to and from work sites. Operate equipment on flat and rolling terrain with some uneven characteristics due to habitat differences or artificial slopes such as roads and dikes. Repair, maintain, or operate a variety of equipment, hand and power tools or test equipment as needed. Service and repair equipment that includes checking fluids, lubricating, replacing components that require dismantling of the equipment such as radiators, hydraulic tanks, alternators, tracks, and excavator bucket teeth; and rebuilding components. Track all maintenance program repair, replacement, operational and improvement activities via written notes, records and reports. Operate and maintain heavy motorized equipment (e.g., front-end loader, forklift, dump truck, farm agricultural tractor and implements, rubber-tired backhoe/ loader, skid steer, excavator, bulldozer, road grader) and other pieces of equipment as needed for project activities. Maintain and/or repair tools and equipment including; welders, oxygen/acetylene torches, grinders, metal saws, industrial hydraulic pumps and other related equipment. Operate power tools and specialty equipment, including: handsaws, power saws, power planers, plumb bobs, mercury gauges, dividers, closet augers, hydrostatic pumps, industrial hydraulic pumps, lead pots, pipe threaders and cutters, soldering irons, electrical circuit testing equipment and gas and electrical welders. Repair, maintain, or operate a variety of equipment, hand and power tools, industrial hydraulic pumps, or test equipment as needed. Respond to frequent and complicated changes in plans or instructions as required by the setting of priorities. Interpret plans and profiles for earthwork construction and maintenance. Apply shop mathematics and use measuring tools or instruments, and follow oral and written instructions, to use drawings, sketches, schematics, and blueprints, and to determine work procedures and details of work layout.

Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Resume (See "Required Documents"). Failure to provide ALL required information on your resume will result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is provided on resume.
  • Eligibility and Supporting documents - You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
  • Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
  • This position is subject to physical examination and drug and alcohol testing requirements as established by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR 391.41 (b)(l) through (b)(13))
  • Driver's License: Selectees required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
  • Duties of this position require the employee to obtain and maintain a valid Class A State Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six months of start date to operate various vehicles and equipment.
  • Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform required.
  • Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.

Qualifications

By the closing date of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupation. http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c/ 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 an Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision. . Operation of Motor Vehicles Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc. Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. 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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.

Contacts

  • Address Division of Human Resources Division of Human Capital Management 1875 Century Blvd Suite 370 Atlanta, GA 30345 US
  • Name: Human Resources Staffing Division
  • Phone: 833-512-0482
  • Email: [email protected]

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