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Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operator)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at the Wilmington VA Medical Center and is under the direct supervision of the Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor. The Laborer is an integral part of the Grounds/Garage Section of Facilities Management Service. The medical center facility consists of 12 buildings/structures having approximately 540,000 square feet of building/structure space, and 32 acres of property.
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES Campus Grounds Maintenance Performs daily policing of the grounds, empties trash cans outside of the buildings (including parking lots/garage) and cleans under and around refuse dumpsters.
- →Cleans window wells and storm sewers and picks up and disposes of rubbish and trash utilizing the off-road vehicle, 1- ton pick-up trucks and/or dump truck.
- →Use pressure washer to clean side walls, walkways, pavilion, and equipment.
- →Also perform minor vehicle maintenance such as wash, vacuum, fuel, and the occasional delivery and pick up of supplies and medicines.
- →During the winter season, responsible for snow removal.
- →Includes operation of 1-ton pick-up trucks, John Deere gator, John Deere tracker, Ventrex, dump truck and walk behind spreaders for the snow removal and spreading of salt.
- →Also, manually shovels sidewalks and entry ways and then spreads salt.
- →During the fall season, removes fallen leaves, twigs and branches by bagging or disposing to designated areas.
- →In addition, utilizes a dump truck and street vacuum to pick up and dispose of leaves.
- →Landscaping Equipment Maintenance and Operation Operate various gasoline powered equipment and assorted hand tools for the purpose of grounds keeping.
- →Included are weed eaters, chain saws, leaf blower, power washer and tree trimming equipment.
- →Perform maintenance on equipment operated (e.g., replacing air filters and changing oil, etc.).
- →Digs ditches and trenches with a pick and shovel, does grading and sloping, applies hot and cold patch asphalt when filling in holes in roadways.
- →Performs planting, cultivating, feeding, weeding, trimming, and watering flowers and trees.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation Selective Services Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
- ✓You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4d0d7a63-e649-4083-8240-fdecd858015b
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