Engineering Equipment Operator - Immokalee, United States - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Immokalee, United States

1 week ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

As a Engineering Equipment Operator (Fire) your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

Fire Operation Tasks The purpose of the position is to serve as a trained experienced primary firefighter (wildland firefighter) performing the following duties:

  • Performs fire suppression and pre-suppression tasks. Uses a variety of gasoline or diesel-powered fire equipment with wheel or crawler traction, attachments, pumps and saws. May use specialized hand tools such as fire flaps, fire rakes, shovel, backpack pumps and cutting tools to suppress wildfire, or to maintain fire breaks and fire access roads.
  • Operates unique/complex types of equipment, such as used in air support functions, heliport, helitorch and airport.
  • Operates crawler tractors with fire plow attachments during fire suppression and prescribed and burning operations.

Non-Fire Operation Tasks

  • Operates a variety of gasoline or dieselpowered engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawlertype traction and attachments, Work is generally performed on flat, rolling, and some irregular terrain where course to medium grades are required.
  • Transports and hauls large and heavy equipment via truck tractor and low boy trailer where the distance exceeds 50 miles and cross state lines.

_Types of Equipment:

_Is proficient in operating the following equipment: crawler tractors with fire plow attachments; dozers (above the D-6 size) with implements; loader (front end); loader/backhoe; dump truck; straight truck (hauling small equipment); truck/tractor (hauling large equipment outside the local commuting area); farm tractors with implements; excavator; and road graders.


_Work Specifications:

_Conducts grading of slope, spreading materials, disking, chopping, mowing, rotovating, digging, loading and leveling to a medium, and/or grade for the purpose or shaping of roads and parking lots, and setting of culverts where levels are essential to accommodate rain runoff and water level functions.


_Maintenance and Repair:

_Services equipment by checking fluids, lubricating, and performing safety checks; performs regular scheduled service that includes changing fluids and filters, and replacing of components that require dismantling of the equipment such as radiators, hydraulic tanks, alternator, tracks, etc.

and replaces worn items such as excavator bucket teeth


Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Eligibility and Supporting documents
  • You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities that you select "yes" to AND submit the required supporting documentation, as listed in the Required Documents section.
  • Suitability for employment, as determined by background investigation.
  • Drug Testing Position: Selectees tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
  • Driver's License: Selectees may be required to possess and maintain a valid State driver's license at all times during their tenure.
  • Uniform: Official U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uniform MAY be required.
  • Probationary Period: Selectees may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Individuals assigned male at birth after must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit
  • Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill these positions.
  • The duties of this position are so rigorous that employment is limited to young and physically vigorous individuals who must meet established age and physical qualification requirements.
  • Must obtain and maintain Class A CDL within 6 months of EOD; may be required to work a schedule that includes hours on evenings/weekends.

Qualifications:


  • Prior experience in wild land firefighting is required in order to carry out the duties of this position. You will not be considered for this position if you do not have prior wild land firefighting experience.
  • By the closing date of this announcement, you must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Handbook X118C, Job Qualification System for Trades and Labor Occupation
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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 mínimal 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 for this position is
    :_Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision_
  • Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)
  • Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
  • Ability To Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)
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