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Position Title
Engineering Eqpt Operator
Agency
National Cemetery Administration
Announcement Number
RP-25-RMA-12729262-904-BU Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, April 25, 2025 to Monday, May 5, 2025
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Eligibilities
1. Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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2. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
  • have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
  • 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,
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; 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.
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4. Do you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.

To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
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Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the assessment, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. (limit characters)
1. Do you have the ability to do the work of Engineering Equipment Operator without more than normal supervision? The ability to do the work of a WG 8 Engineering Equipment Operator can be demonstrated by the ability to operate equipment such as graders, tractors with bulldozer or angledozer blades, front-end loaders, backhoes, trench diggers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments, and to work independently, make decisions, determine own work methods, and carry assignments through to completion.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. This position requires possession of a valid state driver's license. Do you have a valid state driver's license?
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3. Are you a current permanent employee of the National Cemetery Administration Pacific District? (Current SF50 required)
or
A disabled Veteran with a 30% or greater rating? (VA Rating letter required)
or
A person with a disability eligible under the Schedule A hiring authority? (Schedule A letter required)
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Operate one or more types of heavy equipment with multiple hand and foot controls, such as back hoe to dig, push, pull, pile, and load.
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5. Operate gasoline or diesel-powered engineering and construction equipment with wheeled or crawler type traction.
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6. Operate equipment such as graders.
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7. Operate tractors with bulldozer or angledozer blades.
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8. Operate back-hoes.
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9. Operate large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments.
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10. Transfer material with front end loader from ground into a dump truck.
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11. Use power equipment to dig holes.
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12. Use power equipment to clear brush, tree stumps, and rocks and clearing underdeveloped land.
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13. Operate backhoe in place to excavate or level earth under widely varying conditions.
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14. Use equipment to dig ditches to place drains and backfill grounds.
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15. Adjust attachments for proper level, angle and depth.
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16. Perform maintenance on all assigned equipment.
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17. Check, fill or replace oil, water, brake fluid, battery and tires.
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18. Attach and detach attachments, e.g. augurs, blades, etc.
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19. Move equipment in confined areas.
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20. Troubleshoot problems with equipment and makes necessary repairs.
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21. Read and understand operating instructions and procedures, interpret codes and record necessary data.
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22. Use and maintain logs and records.
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23. Plan, layout, set up and carry through difficult operations of the trade.
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24. Maintain preventive maintenance records.
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25. Follow work orders for the installation, modification, and repair of various systems and equipment.
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26. Able to follow established methods or special instructions for the equipment being used.
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27. Maintain accurate record and complete documents each business day.
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28. Follow verbal instructions to accomplish the assignment or task required.
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29. Test and make adjustments on completed work for proper and safe operation.
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30. Work as part of a team to transport and inter remains.
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31. Safely operate gasoline or diesel powered engineering and construction equipment.
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32. Safely operate equipment such graders, tractors with bulldozers or angledozer blades.
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33. Use appropriate safety actions and/or behaviors when operating engineering equipment.
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34. Safely operate trench diggers.
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35. Safely operate large industrial tractors with pan or scraper attachments.
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