Engineering Equipment Operator

Who May Apply: US Citizens Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an without more than normal supervision. I have the ability to perform common duties as appropriate. I can perform duties including operating a variety of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel, earth, or refuse; digging trenches, clearing brush, tree stumps, and rocks; and grading surfaces on generally flat, rolling or simple terrain. I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. – Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. PHYSICAL EFFORT Work involves heavy physical effort in constantly reaching, bending, turning, and moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to handle different sets of controls to operate the equipment and attachments. Considerable strain is caused by the constant vibration of the equipment and jerking and jolting from operating over rough surfaces. Frequently required to work in awkward or strained positions due to location of the controls and attachments. WORKING CONDITIONS Work is performed outside, in all types of weather, often in an open driver’s seat or platform, on hills, slopes, grades, rolling surfaces and forests. Operator is exposed to injury due to the possibility of the equipment overturning. Subject to noise, vibration, dust, dirt, and fumes from the motor and exhaust.

Tagged as: Engineering, Equipment, Operator