About the Position: This is a Tractor Operator position located on Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Position performs duties in support of either the Equipment Section or the Land Management Section for the Department of Public Works. Recruitment, relocation and/or retention incentives are NOT authorized for this position.

Duties

Operate four-wheel tractor with attachments. Connect and adjust attachments including power takeoff attachments. Perform maintenance on tractor and equipment. Operate 5 to 16 ton dump and compactor type vehicles. Shape, prune, top and remove trees and shrubs according to instructions. Construct and repair fences, set clothesline poles, installs and repairs signs, seal cracks and fill holes in roadways.

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.
• Work requires sitting, standing, stooping, bending and climbing on equipment. Constant arm and leg movement is required to turn and operate tractors or trucks. Incumbent must climb ladders when pruning and trimming trees.
• This position works outside in all kinds of weather and is subject to discomfort of dust, exhaust fumes and traffic hazards.
• Operation of tractor involves driving over steep slopes, rough terrain and some danger of injury to hands and/or fingers while installing and/or removing attachments.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License Class B.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency 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 EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 an Tractor Operator without more than normal supervision. Operate a tractor with attachments such as sickle bar, mowers, seeders, fertilizer spreader, grader blade, sprayer, and brush chipper to perform general maintenance of grounds. Connect attachments including power takeoff attachments. Perform basic maintenance on tractors and equipment such as greasing, tightening bolts and belts and cleaning. - 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 SUPERVISIONAbility to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) and Ability to Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)Operation of Motor VehiclesReliability and Dependability as a Tractor OperatorWork Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order) The work requires constant arm and leg movement to turn and operate tractor or trucks. At times the operator has to exert extra effort to maintain balance and position at the controls of the equipment. Work requires sitting, standing, stooping, bending and climbing on equipment. Incumbent must climb ladders when pruning and trimming trees. Works outside in all kinds of weather; subject to discomfort of dust, exhaust fumes and traffic hazards. Operation of tractor involves driving over steep slopes, rough terrain and some danger of injury to hands and/or fingers while installing and/or removing attachments. Is exposed to injuries from the use of tools, falls, and falling objects such as tree limbs. Wears protective clothing.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address EX-APF-W6B7AA US ARMY GARRISON FT LEAVENWORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]