USA Staffing

Position Title: Engineering Equipment Operator Leader
Agency: Forest Service
Announcement Number: 24-FIRE-P1GVA-EQOPLDR-10DH Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, August 31, 2023 to Friday, September 29, 2023

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Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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A. Yes

B. No

Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area as 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.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:

• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Camino, CA

B. Doyle, CA

C. Hayfork, CA

D. McCloud, CA

E. Oroville, CA

F. Paskenta, CA

G. Prather, CA

H. Quincy, CA

I. Ruth, CA

J. San Bernardino, CA

K. San Fernando, CA

L. Santa Barbara, CA

M. Santa Maria, CA

N. Sonora, CA

O. Tulelake, CA

P. Yreka, CA

Q. Halsey, NE

2. Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Please enter at least 3 references below. Include first and last name, phone number and email address.

Thank you for your interest in this position with the USDA Forest Service. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine your eligibility for this position. Read all responses before making your selection. THE RESUME AND APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

1. This position requires the selectee to possess a DZIA (Dozer Operator Initial Attack) qualification. Are you a qualified DZIA?

A. Yes

B. No

Your responses to the following minimum qualifications question, as well as the other questions in the questionnaire, in conjunction with the information provided in your completed application, will be evaluated to determine your qualifications for this position. Read all responses before making your selection. YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS.

2. Which of the following best describes your ability to lead the work of an Engineering Equipment Operator Leader using equipment such as dozers, motor graders, backhoes, loaders, and excavators?

A. I have no experience performing this work.

B. I have been assigned to carry out work assignments as a member of a team, or work crew but have not been assigned formal leadership or supervisory responsibilities.

C. I have provided guidance to crew members or other co-workers and have been consulted by them concerning the performance of job duties, procedures, or processes.

D. I have been assigned a leadership role in one or more small projects or activities. I have directed the work of others in duties related to the projects(s) and activities.

E. I have served as an acting/temporary work leader where I organized work assignments and directed others with guidance from one or more higher level officials

F. I have routinely and independently led other employees as a regular part of jobs I have held. I have organized and assigned work based on my determination of the employees abilities. I provided technical instructions and inspected work in progress and upon completion to assure it met appropriate standards.

3. Which of the following best describes your experience operating engineering and construction equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle-dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments to push, pull, fill, pile or load gravel or earth?

A. I have no experience performing this work.

B. I have independently operated engineering/construction equipment to perform cutting, moving, digging, grading, and/or rolling earth, sand, stone, and other materials on flat and stable terrain. I have been trained in the operation of engineering and construction equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments to push, pull, fill, pile or load gravel or earth.

C. I have worked under supervision from a senior engineering equipment operator to operate engineering or construction equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments to push, pull, fill, pile, or load gravel or earth. I have performed this work flat or rolling terrain with few complicating factors.

D. I have independently followed oral instructions or written work orders to operate engineering or construction equipment, such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angle dozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments to push, pull, fill, pile, or load gravel or earth. I have performed this work on flat or rolling terrain with few complicating factors. My work was checked in progress and upon completion.

E. I have extensive experience performing this work without direct supervision. I have excavated, backfilled, graded, or leveled earth to rough specifications on a variety of terrain including mountains, steep slopes, graded curves and shoulders, rocky and soft ground, and hilly forests. I have performed this work close to trees, drop-offs, rocks, or other obstructions and obstacles.

4. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.

A. Yes, I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, certifications, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided is subject to investigation. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false, fraudulent or inaccurate information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for terminating me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

B. No, I do not certify and I understand that by responding no to this certification that I will not receive consideration for this position.

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