- Position Title
- Equipment Operator (Fish Facility)
- Agency
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Announcement Number
- BOR-CGB-22-DE-11475936-SA Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 2, 2022 to Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
To claim CTAP eligibility, please confirm:
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in The Department of the Interior with CTAP eligibility?
To claim CTAP eligibility, please confirm:
- You are a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? AND
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
- Your agency notice, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice; AND
- Your most recent annual performance appraisal rating of record; AND
- Your most recent SF-50, or equivalent personnel action, noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in The Department of the Interior with CTAP eligibility?
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
To claim ICTAP eligibility, please confirm:
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than The Department of the Interior?
To claim ICTAP eligibility, please confirm:
- You a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? AND
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
- Your agency notice, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice; AND
- Your most recent annual performance appraisal rating of record; AND
- Your most recent SF-50, or equivalent personnel action, noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than The Department of the Interior?
Preferences
1.
Certificates of Eligible Applicants for this position may be shared with other Federal agencies at their request. This may include other Offices within the Bureau of Reclamation, other Bureaus within the Department of the Interior, and/or other Federal agencies. If your information is shared with another office/bureau/agency, you will be notified. Do you authorize the sharing of your information with other Federal agencies? If you respond "No" to this question, your information will not be shared and you will not be considered for employment by the requesting agency.
Conditions of Employment
1.
You must hold a valid state commercial drivers license (CDL) for the equipment operated to be hired into this position. If selected, you will be required to submit a copy of your driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Do you currently hold a valid state commercial driver's license (CDL) for the equipment operated, and if selected are you prepared to submit a copy of your driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles?
2.
If selected, you are required to obtain and successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination by a licensed physician certifying to your ability to perform the duties of the position. This is not required if a comparable examination was required for placement in your current position and was completed within the last year; however, verifiable documentation of a comparable physical is required. Periodic (annual or biennial) physical examinations are required to be successfully passed for continued employment. Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment physical as described above as part of your employment?
3.
This position requires pre-employment and random drug testing during employment. Failure to pass a drug test will result in your termination. Are you willing to undergo drug testing as described above as part of your employment?
4.
Are you physically able to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis without assistance?
5.
This position may require considerable physical effort in walking, climbing, stooping, and bending; work in temperatures that fluctuate from extreme cold to extreme heat, and in wet and or windy conditions. Are you able to work under these conditions?
Assessment 1
All questions are mandatory and require a response to be considered for this position. Qualifications: Minimum qualifications for trades and labor positions are determined by evaluation of job elements. You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements in order to be considered qualified for this position.
1.
Select the one answer that describes your equipment operator work experience.
2.
Select the response that best describes your work experience operating equipment operation and maintenance at facilities such as dams, power plants, pumping plants and related buildings and grounds.
3.
Do you have a current valid Commercial Class Driver's License (CDL)?
4.
If you answered "Yes" to question number 3, provide below the state in which you are currently licensed, your driver's license number, and expiration date of
your current CDL. (commercial driver's license)
(limit 250 characters)
your current CDL. (commercial driver's license)
(limit 250 characters)
5.
Identify the types of heavy equipment you have operated.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Select the response that best describes your experience operating hoisting equipment for the purpose of construction and maintenance..
7.
Select the response that best describes your experience performing maintenance on pumps and other equipment such as valves, hoisting equipment and accessories, fish entrainment and handling structures and apparatuses, water hoses and waterlines.
8.
Select the duties at which you are proficient and have performed routinely in a work environment (commercial or industrial).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
9.
Select the response that best describes your experience performing fish counts, fish identification, fish length measurements, fin clipping, and fish larval sampling and produces hard and computerized data.
10.
Select the response that describes your experience utilizing safety operating documentation, procedures, rules, guidance, and standards.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
11.
Select the response that best describes your experience interpreting meters to obtain information such as data on tides and water flow.
12.
Select the response that best describes your experience using established formulas to interpret data and determine water flow and velocities to maintain operating criteria by operating pumps, gates, valves and other controls to salvage fish.
13.
Select the response that describes your experience identifying potential hazardous wastes from the public navigable waterway that is entrained at the facility.
14.
Select the response that best describes your experience properly handling and storing potentially hazardous waste substances for site removal and disposal.
15.
Select the response that best describes your experience performing fish predator removal through angling, netting or chemical treatment.
16.
Select the response that best describes your experience performing fish counts, fish identification, fish length measurements, fin clipping, and fish larval sampling and produces hard and computerized data.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
17.
I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.