This position is located at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Duties

This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by AFGE. Please note that as provided for in the AFGE/VA Master Agreement the FIRST area of consideration for this position will be permanent employees of the local facility in which this position is being filled, the SECOND area of consideration will be employees at other VA facilities, and the THIRD area of consideration will be all other eligibles. The incumbent operates both tractor and towed/attached equipment powered equipment. Performs as the back up operator for the backhoe/loader used for digging graves. As required, operates air compressor equipped with clay spade, rock drill, and mud or frost wedges. Drives over reasonably level ground, exercising care to avoid trees, shrubs and headstones. The incumbent also performs cemetery caretaking tasks operating a variety of equipment such as gas driven trimmers, mowers, plows, tillers, etc. Plants, transplants, and performs minor pruning. Also performs incidental carpentry tasks and manual tasks relative to interment and ground maintenance. 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#: Tractor Operator/ PD1607634 The full performance level of this position is WG - 07. 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,05/15/2024. Your background must demonstrate work involved in transporting materials and equipment, towing large equipment or vehicles such as aircraft, digging, loading, planting, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting, clearing, or mowing. 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: Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Operation of Equipment/MachineryWithout more than normal supervisionWork 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: Operation of equipment requires moderate effort to maneuver larger vehicles, requiring leg and arm movement to operate controls, and moderately heavy physical effort lifting attachments into cemetery vehicles. Work requires prolonged standing, walking, frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, pushing, and exposure to vibration and jolting caused by movement of equipment over undulating terrain. Employee is required to lift objects in excess of 100 pounds and lowering objects weighing over 50 pounds. Working Conditions: Duties are performed outside, where the incumbent is subjected to extreme weather conditions. Incumbent is subjected to normal hazards of cemetery operations involving rough terrain and operation of power equipment. There is a chance of minor injuries such as bruises, cuts, and scrapes. Incumbent is exposed to noise, vibration, dirt, dust, exhaust fumes, and agricultural chemicals. Employee may be exposed to noise levels exceeding 85dBA for up to eight hours per day. This exposure may adversely affect hearing. The wearing of hearing protection devises that will curtail the noise levels to 85dBA or below is mandatory while operation equipment. It is mandatory to participate in the cemetery safety program. Workers must be able to hear while wearing hearing protection at a level to safely perform the work. 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 Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, CA 92518 US
• Name: NCA Human Resources Center
• Phone: (317)916-3660
• Email: [email protected]