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Engineering Equipment Operator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
On-site Bedford, MA $33.1 – $38.7/hr Apply by Jul 17, 2026 Engineering Equipment Operating ISTP Healthcare
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This Engineering Equipment Operator position is within the Facilities Management Service at the Bedford VA Healthcare System, located in Bedford, Massachusetts. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located at an assigned Veterans Affairs medical facility performing work to handle different sets of controls to operate the equipment and attachments involved in the operation of gasoline- and diesel-powered engineering, and construction equipment with wheeled traction.
- →Work is generally performed on flat or rolling terrain and paved roads.
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Requires to work with minimal supervision to perform a wide variety of duties to improve and maintain the appearance of lawns, trees, shrubs, plants, walkways, recreational areas, roads and parking lots at this facility.
- →Removes trash and debris around the station and when the weather demands shovels and removes snow using hand, power, and heavy equipment.
- →Operates one or more types of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel, earth, snow, or refuse.
- →Operates all facility owned or rental equipment to perform such functions as cutting, moving, digging, grading, and rolling earth, sand, stone, and other materials.
- →Operates all facility owned or rental snow removal heavy equipment.
- →Operates one or more types of heavy equipment to excavate, backfill, grade, or level earth to rough specifications on such projects as breaking new ground for trails, roads, tunnels, or construction sites.
- →Moves earth on steep slopes, graded curves and shoulders, rocky or soft ground, and other surfaces with similar rough features, graded surfaces, compact soils, or roll to exact specifications on flat or rolling terrain.
- →Adjusts attachments for proper positioning and working order usually without stopping the power unit or the equipment.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:00am to 3:30pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not available Position Description Title/PD#: Engineering Equipment Operator/PD03709A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Notifications: Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
- →Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System.
- →Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Must possess a current, valid, state-issued, drivers license.
- ✓Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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