The Laborer/Tractor Operator position is aligned under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, (VHA), at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), Engineering Service, Grounds Sections. The incumbent is required to perform a variety of exterior maintenance on the grounds of the facility. These activities are performed throughout the facility land area of approximately 114 acres and include areas having several.

Duties

Duties include but not limited to: Performs gardening activities such as planting, trimming, watering, spraying and applying pesticides, and fertilizing. Operates mowers, axes and or chain saws, gas and electric hedge trimmers, weed eaters and other powered equipment. Maintains the irrigation sprinkler systems up to and including all necessary work to replace broken or rusted lateral lines. Selects, measures, mixes, and applies fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides for the control of common plant diseases, plant insects, and weeds. Operates tractors, road-graders, forklifts, street sweepers, riding mowers sprayers and backhoes daily or as needed. Drives other station vehicles, such as 1 1/2 ton and one-ton trucks and sedans, both on and off Medical Center grounds. Operator is required to perform maintenance on tractors, backhoes, forklifts, lawnmower, sprayers and other powered equipment. Provides assistance to plumbers, carpenters, and other tradesmen in routine tasks not requiring journeyman level knowledge or skills. Mix concrete, or plaster, level out such materials as needed, assist in routing out sewer lines, breaks up pavement using jackhammers, digs trenches for irrigation that will be filled with pipe or conduit, transport materials to and from the job site and perform cleanup activities both during and following work. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Position Description Title/PD#: Tractor Operator/PD12517A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/31/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. 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: Drive SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Motor VehiclesOperate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Reliability And DependabilityWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Incumbent exercises physical effort in the performance of duties such as frequent riding, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, stooping, and daily working with weights ranging from 30 to 80 pounds. Operator is required to exert additional effort in operating equipment controls, making more frequent arm and leg movements. Must be in adequate physical condition. Working Conditions: Most of the work is done outside in extremes of heat and cold and adverse weather conditions. Frequently during summer months temperatures will be over a hundred degrees. When spraying pesticides, is required to wear protective clothing and respirators. Other protective clothing worn is steel toe boots, headgear and long sleeve shirts. Frequent possibilities of receiving injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises and sprains. Some exposure to contagious disease is possible in the handling of contaminated waste. Incumbent should not have serious allergies.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Tucson VA Medical Center 3601 South Sixth Avenue Tucson, AZ 85723 US
• Name: Jessica Burns
• Phone: 253-583-2546
• Email: [email protected]