- Position Title
- Tractor Operator (Seasonal)
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- SE-1630-BLRI-25-12639458-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Sunday, December 15, 2024 to Friday, May 30, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- 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.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- 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.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
2.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience requirements for a Tractor Operator, XA-5705-07 position. Read all of the responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered ineligible and will not receive consideration for this position.
For the questions below, please select from A through E to indicate the skill level that you possess for each task listed. The questions were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to perform the work of this position. Be sure to describe the experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume or application form, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skills levels you claim in this questionnaire. Each of your responses must be clearly supported by your education, training, and/or specific work experience you describe in your application packet submitted for this position (application form or resume, transcripts, list and description of training completed and/or other items you submit). If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Maneuver agricultural-type tractors and equipment along fences, trees, and ditches
3.
Adjust equipment and diagnose trouble developing on equipment.
4.
Operate agricultural-type gasoline or diesel-powered tractors with attachments on level/rolling/rough/steep terrain.
5.
Operate hydraulic controlled grounds keeping equipment such as agricultural-type tractors equipped with rotary mowers, grader blades, and front-end loaders in mowing grass along fences, trees, and ditches while avoiding numerous headwalls, culverts, signs, and other landscape features.
6.
Operate equipment that requires multiple connections to the tractor and adjustments.
7.
Maintain and/or repair hand and power tools and equipment.
8.
Perform daily preventative maintenance, replace oil, hydraulic fluids and coolant, make repairs and adjustments. Check batteries and perform general safety inspections on tractors and/or related equipment.
9.
Replace and adjust chains, belts, or hoses on tractors and/ or related equipment.
10.
Plan and lay out projects, making modifications when necessary.
11.
Work without direct or continuous supervision from initial layout to completion of the job.
12.
Use work orders, drawings, blueprints, schematics, and shop manuals to construct, remodel, or/or repair facilities.
13.
Read and interpret safety codes, work orders, maintenance manuals, regulations, equipment log.
14.
Operate vehicles and associated equipment to load, haul, dump, spread and stockpile dirt, mud, sand, gravel, and hot mix.
15.
Remove hazardous trees, rocks, remove trash and litter.
16.
Mow grass and brush along road shoulders, steep banks, and slopes, around protruding rocks, under and around guardrails.
17.
Operate levers in the hydraulic system to control up, down, and angling motion of attached equipment, while watching to avoid and yield to highway traffic.
18.
Safely operate and maintain equipment, tools, and vehicles and always use of safety belt when motor vehicle is in motion.
19.
Inspect and maintain motor vehicle in a safe and operable condition.
20.
Safely operate and maintain equipment, tools, and vehicles and always use of safety belt when motor vehicle is in motion.
21.
Park and maneuver trailer and equipment in tight places.