This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DIB & MRTFB of the DOD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: .You will serve as a Engineering Equipment Operator at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colorado.

Duties

Operate motor vehicles in close quarters without damaging the vehicle or nearby equipment. Operate heavy equipment such as grader, bulldozer, backhoe and bucket loader to excavate, backfill, grade or level earth to rough and exact specifications on projects and construction sites. Perform repairs on a variety of heavy mobile equipment, complying with technical manuals. Maintain and repair various motorized equipment to include automotive vehicles, trucks, farm tractors, target device systems and generators. Assists with new installation and repair and maintenance of irrigation and plumbing systems. Assists with carpentry and cement work in the maintenance of Project and recreational facilities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 50 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 7412, condition of employment identified safety sensitive under the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration rules on Drug and alcohol Testing.
• This position requires a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within 180 days of employment.
• This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer.

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.External Recruitment Military Spouse PreferenceInteragency Career Transition Assistance Plan 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 an Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common Engineering Equipment Operator tasks. I can operate a variety of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, graders and/or compaction road rollers. I can perform a variety of grounds maintenance tasks as well as safely load and relocate materials, establish ditches on roadways, and clear brush and performing basic maintenance on such equipment. 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 Efforts: Heavy physical effort is required by the operator in operating the equipment controls or vehicle repair. Strain, noise, vibrations, and dust irritation may result from the operation of equipment operating over rough surfaces. Operation of larger equipment is strenuous because of more frequent adjustment while operating under conditions of steep and unstable grounds and close proximity to structures and above and underground utilities. Works at benches or while material is on supports, or on equipment while at work site. This requires considerable standing, stooping, sitting, bending, and reaching. The work normally requires lifting of material, tires, tools, and equipment. Working Conditions: Work is normally performed outdoors exposed to extremes of hot and cold weather and subject to noise, dust, dirt, fumes, continuous vibration and jolting with danger from moving machinery, swing loads, breaking cables, overturning etc. Must be constantly alert to dangers of heavy equipment to himself and others working nearby which might include public. Is exposed to traffic hazards while hauling or driving heavy equipment on highways or rough, roads. May work in cramped quarters and in, over, or near water. May occasionally make repairs in areas where fumes are present. There may be exposure to insect, snake, and spider bites. The incumbent is exposed to injury from power tools and danger from flying splinters, metals, airborne particles, cuts, or scrapes from maintenance or operation of equipment.

Contacts

• Address GT-W0MBAA US ARMY CHEMICAL MATERIALS ACTIVITY DO NOT MAIL Pueblo, CO 81006 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk