Job opening: ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROAD CONSTR WRKR)
Salary: $63 048 - 73 254 per year
Published at: Apr 22 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to operate engineering and construction equipment; to construct, maintain, and repair rigid and flexible pavements, roads, and runways; to keep stock of tools and parts used by shop employees and monitor whereabouts of issued items, as well as perform routine recordkeeping duties as it relates to vehicle dispatch.
Duties
- Operates one or more types of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel, earth, coal, moving and covering refuse, and clearing brush, rocks, tree stumps, and other material.
- Maintains, repairs, and constructs rigid pavements or similar cement and concrete surfaces.
- Uses and maintains tools and equipment.
- Maintains vehicle dispatch logs, records and reports.
- Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Superior Qualifications may be considered for this position
- The work requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver’s license is required for the position. Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) is required
- May be required to train and/or guide lower grade employees
- Drug Test requirement was modified to comply with AFI 90-508 Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program, 28 August 2014.
- This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug testing.
- This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program
- Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions present a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.
- It is required that you (a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (b) if requested, submit to urinalysis testing.
- This position is designated as Mission Essential/ emergency personnel during hazardous weather and incumbent required to report to duty
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook X-118C.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-5700 Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Group. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
The screen out element for this position is the ability to do the work of an ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ROAD CONSTR WRKR) without more than normal supervision.
JOB ELEMENTS: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of engineering equipment such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, and trench diggers; and the different sets of controls or operation of the equipment and attachments. Knowledge of a wide variety of tools and parts. Knowledge of safety regulations, practices, and procedures.
2. Knowledge of methods and techniques of subsurface preparation and constructing and repairing asphalt and cement surfaces. Ability to read and interpret instructions, specification, blueprints, drawings, and sketches as well as tools and parts catalogs.
3. Skill in applying and leveling gravel, crushed stone, sand, or other aggregates to the proper thickness for the subsurface; applying sealer; shaping curbs and drainage ditches; curing asphalt with sealer; and manipulating the controls to adjust spreaders, sprayers, post hole diggers, backhoes, moveable dozer blades, and front-end loading devices.
4. Ability to the use tools/equipment; store various items; set up and maintain a neat, well organized, and secure storage area; receive, store, issue, and inventory parts, tools, and/or equipment; and maintain records using automated and/or mechanized systems without more than normal supervision.
5. Ability to inspect tools, parts, and equipment for visible damage and make determinations as to feasibility of repair. Knowledge of the policies, practices, and procedures for dispatching or scheduling motor vehicles and maintaining related documentation.
6. Ability to suggest substitution of parts/tools when they are damaged beyond repair; determine causes of overages/shortages; determine need for calibration of tools; identify items by general descriptions from shop personnel, and setup and/or shift storage locations.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Heavy physical effort is used by the operator in constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to handle different sets of controls to operate the equipment and attachments. Considerable strain is caused by the constant vibration of the equipment and the jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces. Frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions. The employee frequently lifts, carries, and handles items weighing up to 40 pounds. When performing cement work, employee is frequently required to perform heavy lifting up to 100 pounds. Asphalt work requires considerable physical effort while using pickax or air hammer to remove damaged pavement. Work requires frequent stooping, stretching, bending, kneeling, and working in tiring, uncomfortable positions for long periods. In addition, work involves frequent movement and maneuvering of large, heavy equipment using hoists, holders, and pulleys, attaching and disconnecting tow bars, as required.
WORKING CONDITIONS: The employee works outside in all kinds of weather frequently exposed to dust and dirt. Works near moving parts of equipment and machinery. Employee is regularly exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, falls, falling material, or injury from equipment. May be required to wear protective clothing such as hard hats, steel-toed shoes, gloves, masks, and aprons.
Contacts
- Address JB Andrews
1500 W Perimeter Road
Ste 5300
JB Andrews, MD 20762
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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