This position is located at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), located in Manhattan, Kansas. In this position, you will perform the full range of activities involved on the NBAF campus regarding outside maintenance and landscaping.

Duties

Performs the full range of outside maintenance and landscaping activities involved on campus facilities. Maintains work and equipment areas and works with supervisor to ensure supplies and equipment are on hand. Maintains surfaces as sidewalks, steps, walls, curbs, ramp, roads, etc. Ensures adherence to conduct, safety, fire, care of equipment, housekeeping rules and regulations. Removes broken concrete and prepares subsurfaces for repair including leveling ground and tamping fill material such as sand, dirt and gravel. Operates pick up trucks, panel trucks, flatbed trucks and other vehicles (weight up to 10,000 pounds) to tow and carry equipment, lawn materials and supplies, etc. Prunes and trims shrubs, trees, and other plant as required and to obtain a proper balance between roots and top growth.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
• Motor Vehicle or Commercial Driver's license required.
• Pesticide Applicators license required.
• Drug Test required.
• Vaccine(s) required.
• Special Physical Requirements/Demands.
• SAC and full background investigation required for positions working with BSL-3 (or higher) agents, or in BSL-3/BSL-4 facilities.
• Department of Justice (DOJ) Security Risk Assessment (SRA)approval is required.
• Immunizations may be required.
• Respirator fitting and certification is required.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following by the closing date of the vacancy announcement: 02/13/2024. Qualifications will be determined under the Job Element Rating System X-118C, Qualifications Standard Handbook. While a specific length of time and experience is not required for most Wage Grade positions, you must show through experience and training that you possess the best qualified level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of this position. Qualification requirements emphasize the quality of experience, not necessarily the length. The responses to the questionnaire and your resume should be in significant detail to provide the person rating your application with a good understanding of your ability to do the job, technical knowledge, work, and training experience, etc. (For example You must have the ability to perform the duties of a, Maintenance Worker without more than normal supervision (Screen Out)). Applicants who do not meet the SCREEN OUT ELEMENT will not be given further consideration. Physical Effort The work requires frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, and arm and leg movement to operate equipment, and exposure to vibration, jerking and jolting in operation over rough terrain. The work also involves climbing ladders and stretching to reach tree limbs, etc. and pushing carts and wheelbarrows. The incumbent is required to lift up to 100 pounds with appropriate precautions, support and/or mechanical lifting devices. Working Conditions The incumbent works both inside and outside. In the operation of equipment and other activities, the incumbent is subject to dust, dirt, grease, scrapes, burns, infections, fumes, drafts, noise, chemical dust, and varying temperatures outside including extreme temperatures. The incumbent follows prescribed safety practices and uses safety equipment to avoid injury and possible hazards in the work area. In mixing substances and applying pesticides, wears respirators, gloves, and other personal protective equipment. The health status of personnel is monitored periodically using biologic and serologic tests and physical examinations. Restrictions against contact with birds and livestock outside the laboratory may apply after entering high security animal facilities that are working with disease agents foreign to the United States.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Agricultural Research Service 2150 Centre Avenue Building D, Suite 300 Fort Collins, CO 80526 US
• Name: Juliana Hensley
• Phone: (571) 669-3483
• Email: [email protected]