Job opening: LABORER (MVO)
Salary: $19 - 22 per hour
Published at: Aug 31 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Laborer position located at RC Byrd Lock and Dam located in Letart WV within the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operations and Readiness Division; performing a wide variety of facility and grounds maintenance; and will work under the supervision of the Site Manager, and other higher-graded employees.
Duties
Assist with removing, loading, unloading, disposing brush and painting.
Operate motorized government vehicles to transport supplies and/or materials to various locations throughout the project.
Able to read and follow both oral and written instructions.
Perform maintenance on vehicles.
Opening and unpacking cartons.
Custodial duties such as sweeping and emptying trash.
Occasional use of simple hand and power tools.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Requirement of a valid State motor vehicle operator's license.
- Pre-employment physical required.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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) LABORER (MVO) without more than normal supervision. Performed simple manual tasks that require a basic understanding of cleaning, grounds maintenance and lifting procedures; performed routine operator maintenance of hand tools and equipment; safely used industrial cleaners (typically used in households) and basic hand and yard tools and equipment, such as a rake, pitch fork, wheelbarrow, hand-pump sprayer, hand truck, shovel, push lawn mower (manual), hammer, screwdriver, wrench, and pliers; and performed routine work assignments with little or no assistance (e.g., picking up all paper and trash around the work site three times a week) - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Screen OutAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (includes blueprint reading)Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and EquipmentDexterity and SafetyWork Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order)
The duties require light to moderate physical effort which involves moderate lifting and carrying light to medium-weight objects weighing up to 30 pounds and walking, bending, stooping, standing, and reaching.
Work may be outdoors with exposure to all kinds of weather conditions, but usually not in bad weather. May be exposed to drafty, noisy, dusty, and dirty conditions. The work involves standing and walking on create floors and uneven terrain.
Contacts
- Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON
DO NOT MAIL
Huntington, WV 25701
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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