This position is located at the Baltimore National Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

Duties

The Maintenance and Operations Supervisor is responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual long-range planning of cemetery operations. This includes all activities that pertain to development and use of gravesites; headstones, niches and flat markers from receipt to installation to perpetual maintenance; monument care and maintenance; gravesite maintenance; grounds maintenance; facilities maintenance; and vehicle and equipment maintenance. Establishes schedules, deadlines, sets priorities, and has the authority to adjust as needed to meet changing demands and conditions. Provides equipment, tools, materials, facilities and training to accomplish work. Assigns projects to Work Leader, Maintenance Mechanic and Automotive Mechanic or designates a team leader for special projects. Incumbent provides guidance and supervision. Supervises all permanent and temporary field employees. Incumbent assigns all gravesites for daily use and coordinates the opening and closing of the grave in the interment/inurnment operations. Ensures that enough sites are available to support the published schedule, directs the opening of other sites based on customer demands. Determines sites to be opened based on availability, weather, and ground conditions, and is the primary authority to make any adjustments to sites if required. Works with the Director/Assistant Director for approval of disinterment of remains from the national cemeteries and ensures all applicable federal and state regulations are met prior to releasing the remains from government control. Utilizes disinterred sites as prescribed by NCA regulations. Reviews the progress of work being accomplished to ensure that the quality of workmanship and timely completion of work is achieved and that the cemetery grounds are maintained in an orderly, neat and clean appearance always to reflect National Shrine and OAI standards. Ensures that his/her subordinates are complying with all rules, regulation and operation within established policies and procedures for all interments for casketed and cremated remains are accomplished in a dignified manner. Inspects the grounds daily in order to plan and schedule such grounds maintenance activities as filling sunken graves, marker alignment, floral pick-up and preparing areas for pre/post emergent for weed control. Identifies and plans for sections needing major and minor renovation. Conducts ongoing tree and shrub maintenance program by assuring that the tree and shrubs are properly cared for, oversees the operation of pruning, removal, feeding and shaping of plantings and existing trees and shrubs. Ensures employees assigned to marker activities: inspect, receive, store, distribute and install permanent markers and niche covers within established time frames. Work schedule: May be required to work Monday through Friday to include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Position Description Title/PD#: Maintenance & Operations Supervisor/ PD137390 The full performance level of this position is WS - 09. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Pass a pre-employment medical examination.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement,03/18/2024. Your background must demonstrate work involved in a wide range of cemetery operations and show the ability to supervise other employees in the execution of these cemetery operations. 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 Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C ( www.opm.gov/qualifications/x-118c). 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(s) for this position are/is: Ability to do the job without more than normal supervision. Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license. JOB ELEMENTS: Those who meet the minimum level of experience and training for the screen-out element will then be evaluated in each of the following job elements: Drive SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading)Lead or SuperviseTechnical PracticesWork 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: This position requires heavy physical effort with reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate the different sets of controls while operating the equipment and attachments. The Incumbent may be subjected to considerable strain caused by vibration, jerking, and jolting of the equipment over rough surfaces and the need to operate controls in awkward positions. Heavy effort is frequently exercised when performing duties such as tamping, carrying caskets/urns, lifting/moving grave planks, setting headstones, etc. Incumbent must be able to walk on hilly, flat, or rolling terrain. This position requires the employee to life weights up to 50 lbs. Occasionally items weighing more than 50 lbs are lifted with assistance from co-works. Employee may be exposed to noise levels exceeding 85 dBA for up to eight (8) hours per day. This exposure may adversely affect hearing. Working Conditions: Work must be performed outdoors, and incumbent will be exposed to all types of weather throughout the year. Incumbent will be exposed to the sun, noise, extreme hear, and humidity, cold, snow, rain, wind, and is subject to dirt, dust, fumes (from motor and exhaust) mud, and water. Work is performed in areas where pesticides, insecticides, and fertilizers are applied. Appropriate protective equipment will be worn. The operator is exposed to injury from mishaps that may be involved in the operation of grounds maintenance equipment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Baltimore National Cemetery 5501 Frederick Avenue Baltimore, MD 21228 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]