This position is a Engineering Equipment Operator, WG-5716-8 working in Monroe, Louisiana for the R4-Black Bayou Lake NWR. This position is also open to status candidates under announcement R4-24-12191015-SD-MP. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

Great American Outdoors Act Strike Force. The Great American Outdoors Act is a program formed in 2020 to reduce the maintenance backlog across the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Hired as part of a Strike Force, these positions will work alongside current Service staff to complete infrastructure projects such as levee reconstruction, facility repairs, and building demolition. These projects are in many locations, thus a significant amount of the incumbent's time will be spent traveling for multiday to projects across the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. As a Engineering Equipment Operator your duties may include but are not limited to the following: Operates a variety of gasoline or diesel powered engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawler- type traction and attachments. Operates front-end attachments to remove piles of dirt, to load trucks, or for the digging of earth or gravel. Operates bulldozer, angle dozer, or other attachments to push refuse into an open pit or to fill in demolished building sites and cover with earth, to clean ditches, to fill holes in dikes, or to excavate ditches and ponds. Operates farm tractors with auxiliary equipment for farming, mowing, maintaining dikes, and other related activities. Operates crawler tractor in forested terrain in piling of slash, clearing brush, small trees, tree stumps, and rocks, and developing fire lanes. Conducts disking, chopping, mowing, rotovating, digging, loading and leveling to a rough grade for the purpose of ditch cleaning, culvert installation, creating and maintaining trails and fire breaks, patching potholes, and piling slash for various purposes. Services equipment by checking fluids, lubricating, and performing safety checks. Performs minor repairs which include replacement of hoses, belts, fuses, light bulbs, etc. that do not require dismantling large components of the equipment such as radiators, hydraulic tanks, alternators, tracks, etc. Use trade skills to make repairs to refuge buildings and facilities. Use power and hand tools such as hammers, hand and power saws, drills, planes, routers, sanders, and nail guns, using safety rules/regulations/procedures. Keeps written maintenance records for all equipment operated. Physical Demands and Work Environment. Physical Effort: Very strenuous effort is required in the operation and frequent adjustment of large pieces of equipment and attachments, often under adverse operating conditions. Considerable strain is caused by the constant vibration of the equipment and the jolting received from operation of the equipment over rough surfaces. Location of the controls and attachments frequently requires work in awkward or strained positions. Daily equipment servicing requires bending, stooping, kneeling, and lifting of heavy objects. The employee frequently lifts, carries, and sets up parts and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds unassisted, and over 50 pounds with assistance. The employee uses jacks, pulleys, dollies, or other lifting and carrying devices. Work may be from ladders, scaffolding, platforms, or high places, and in hard-to-reach places. Frequent arm and leg movements are required to operate controls, make repairs, and build items. Working Conditions: Work is performed in all types of weather often in an open driver's seat. Due to operations of large and complicated equipment, often in rough terrain, the operator is exposed to injury resulting from equipment overturning, and is subject to noise, vibration, dust, and fumes from machinery. Caution must be exercised to avoid injury from moving machinery and breaking cables, and other difficult circumstances. APPLICANT RESUME REMINDER: You are highly encouraged to use USAJOBS Resume Builder to ensure all required information is included in your Resume. If you use your own resume, curriculum vitae, or any other written form you choose then you must describe your job-related qualifications that includes beginning and ending dates for paid and non-paid work experience, hours worked per week, month and year of employment for each job title listed, annual salary, and description of job duties. Include name and address of employer; supervisor name and telephone number. NOTE: YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION AS STATED ABOVE IN YOUR RESUME.

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.
• Drug Testing Position: Selectees tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Medical Requirements: Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position.
• Drivers License: Selectees must possess and maintain a valid State drivers license at all times during their tenure.
• Must have the ability to obtain a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) within six months of employment and maintain the license for the duration of employment.
• Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform required.
• Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• You may be required to travel 50% or less of the time on official travel.
• Must have the ability to carry up to 50 pounds unassisted, and over 50 pounds with assistance.
• Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov.
• You may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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 a Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following job elements: 1. Operation of Motor Vehicles. 2. Work Practices (Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment). 3. Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. 4. Work Practices (Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.). 5. Ability to Drive Safely. 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 Black Bayou Lake NWR 480 Richland Pl Monroe, LA 71203 US
• Name: Shawn Davis
• Email: [email protected]