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  1. ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Engineering Equipment Operator

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Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fort Hood, Texas

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Summary

About the Position: Fort Hood rests in the beautiful 'hill and lake' country of Central Texas between Killeen and Copperas Cove and is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, and 150 miles north of San Antonio. For everyone who enjoys the outdoors, The Great Place is the ideal location, because of warm winters and hot summers. The nearby lakes, Belton and Stillhouse, offer year round outdoor recreation activities.

Responsibilities

  • Perform operator's maintenance and service for assigned vehicles, attachments, and equipment.
  • Operate large industrial vehicles on a wide variety of terrains, ranging from smooth or rolling to rough and steep hillsides and canyons.
  • Operate cargo, van, stake-bed, or dump trucks with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 22,000 pounds or more (usually with from 4 to 10 drive wheels, 6 or more forward speeds, and load rates over 8,000 pounds).
  • Operate D-7 or similar heavy bulldozer to clear cedar, other small trees, and brush by uprooting and windrowing.
  • Operate gasoline and diesel powered industrial vehicles and attached equipment such as mower, plows, chisels, post-hole driller,blade, frontend loader, seeder, harrow, fertilizer spreader, etc.
  • Operate large industrial (Kershaw) tractor with brush-cutting attachment to cut and clear cedar, oak, and other small trees (up to 9 inches in diameter) and brush from training areas and other parts of the installation.

Travel Required

Not required

Supervisory status

No

Promotion Potential

8

  • Perform operator's maintenance and service for assigned vehicles, attachments, and equipment.
  • Operate large industrial vehicles on a wide variety of terrains, ranging from smooth or rolling to rough and steep hillsides and canyons.
  • Operate cargo, van, stake-bed, or dump trucks with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of 22,000 pounds or more (usually with from 4 to 10 drive wheels, 6 or more forward speeds, and load rates over 8,000 pounds).
  • Operate D-7 or similar heavy bulldozer to clear cedar, other small trees, and brush by uprooting and windrowing.
  • Operate gasoline and diesel powered industrial vehicles and attached equipment such as mower, plows, chisels, post-hole driller,blade, frontend loader, seeder, harrow, fertilizer spreader, etc.
  • Operate large industrial (Kershaw) tractor with brush-cutting attachment to cut and clear cedar, oak, and other small trees (up to 9 inches in diameter) and brush from training areas and other parts of the installation.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
  • This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Applicants with verified positive test results shall be refused employment.
  • Position is covered by the Civilian Drug Abuse Testing Program. Required to sign a DA form 5019-R, and/or DA form 7412 or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a valid state drivers license and any installation and/or DoD license required for the type of vehicle being driven.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
  • Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
  • Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
  • Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
  • People with Disabilities, Schedule A
  • Priority Placement Program (PPP), Program S (Military Spouse) registrant
  • Reinstatement
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
  • Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)


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).You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Selective Placement Factor:This position requires that the incumbent possess and maintain a Class A CDL certification required by section EFCR 383.23 Subpart B defining Commercial Drivers license qualifications.( NOTE:You must attach a copy of your Class A CDL certification to your application package for verification).

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision. Performing common Engineering Equipment Operator duties. Operating a variety of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, tractors, graders and/or compaction road rollers. Performing a variety of grounds maintenance tasks such as drilling posts, repairing ponds, terraces, and stream crossings. Work is performed under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.- Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

  • Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element)
  • Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
  • Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.(related to mobile equipment operation)
  • Ability To Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)
  • Operation of Motor Vehicles
  • Reliability and Dependability as a Engineering Equipment Operator
  • Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
  • Physical Effort: Heavy physical effort is extended by the operator in constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, legs, and feet to operate the equipment and attachments.Considerable strain is caused by the vibration of the equipment and the jerking and jolting from operating in rough terrain.The location of the controls causes the incumbent to work in awkward or strained positions for significant amounts of time.Required to lift, carry and position items weighting up to 50 pounds.
  • Working Conditions: Work is performed in all types of weather to include excessive heat and cold, in rough terrain on hillsides and small canyons.Incumbent is exposed to injury from cutting blades and the possibility of the equipment turning over, and is subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes from motor exhaust and from insecticide and herbicide.Required safety equipment must be worn at all times when so exposed.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance

Public Trust - Background Investigation

Drug test required

Yes

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Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk

Phone

(000)000-0000

Email

USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL

Address

EF-APF-W0VCAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT HOOD HQ
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Hood, TX 76544
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Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Read more
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Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
  • Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
  • This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

Contact Information
Agency contact information Army Applicant Help Desk Phone (000)000-0000 Email USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL Address EF-APF-W0VCAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT HOOD HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Hood, TX 76544 US Learn more about this agency

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