These positions are located within Environmental Management Service at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, CA, and will be responsible for operating farm-type tractors and towed or attached equipment to maintain grounds.

Duties

Major Duties: Frequently operates towed or attached equipment from the seat of the tractor through hydraulic of mechanical controls. Operates field type four-wheeled tractors, dump trucks, and street sweepers with up to eight (8) forward gears. Installs or attaches various implements and manual operation controls on tractors, making mechanical adjustments consistent with functions and work the implements to perform. Skills apply to the use of hand and power tools and equipment to perform tasks such as: lawn edging, pruning, and trimming hedges, shrubs and trees, removing weeds and grass. Prepares sod and grounds areas for planting of grass, removing and transplanting shrubs and plants, pick up and disposal of brush, trash and debris. Applies fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, according to instructions. Operates hydraulic tailgate lift, platform trucks, pallet jacks, and forklift. Assists in fence repair, installation of parking lot bumpers, black top repair. Operates a utility truck and extending boom assembly usually from ground level or truck bed level from 0 to 40 ft high elevations and occasionally operating the unit when specifically qualified as an operator. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am to 2:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

Requirements

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: PHYSICAL EFFORT: Applicant operates tractors in all types of terrain (steep and level) and along roadways. Applicant must be able to do heavy strenuous lifting (50) pounds, stooping, bending, climbing and working in cramped positions. Applicant makes more frequent arm and leg movements.Applicants work is performed in all types of weather normally on flat and rolling terrain. Applicant is subject to possible injury from equipment overturning. Applicants job assignment subjects them to various hazards, such as strains from lifting dangers involved in handling chemicals and other liquids, carrying furniture and appliances up and down stairs and is subject to the normal hazards of driving motor vehicles. Applicants must also observe safe operational movement of the vehicles and equipment to avoid damage to buildings, trees, equipment operated, irrigation or other above and underground systems. Applicant performs preventive maintenance on all equipment as assigned. Applicant must be especially observant of pedestrians and patients. Applicant is exposed to engine exhaust fumes, dust and grime, also grass and pollens and as such allergies may develop, or these conditions may aggravate existing allergies. Applicant is also physically subjected to lifting and movement hazards. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionDrive SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Motor VehiclesOperate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)Reliability And DependabilityWork Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 11301 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90073 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]