Job Description
Summary Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) is looking for the best and brightest to join our Team! MCCS is a comprehensive program that supports and enhances the quality of life for Marines, their families, and others in the Marine Corps Community. We offer a team oriented environment comprised of military personnel, civilian employees, contractors and volunteers who keep the organization functioning smoothly and effectively.
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Operates tractors and skid steer with various implements, loader buckets, backhoe, and aerators etc. Connects the implements to the tractor with basic coupling devices. Performs limited operator maintenance and service on equipment.
Performs a variety of seasonal gardening tasks, such as pruning soil with the proper mixture of sand, humus, mulching materials, peat moss, and fertilizers; applying sod or repairing bald areas.
Loads wheelbarrows; mixes soil; lays sod; waters areas; and rerolls. Removes stones and trash from seed beds. Maintains, fertilizes, and reseeds lawns and lawn areas. Implements plans for design of lawn areas, plant specimens, and flower beds. Provides oral and written reports about conditions to the supervisor. Installs and plants vegetation of various types by digging holes to prescribed depths and safety rules and regulations. May utilize a motor vehicle for transporting materials or equipment up to 10,000 pounds throughout an installation under limited traffic conditions at low speeds to transport supplies and equipment.
Provides World Class Customer Service with an emphasis on courtesy. Assists customers and communicates positively in a friendly manner. Acknowledges customers, smiles and makes eye contact. Asks questions to determine, verify and clarify customers needs. Checks for satisfaction on the quality of goods and service. Takes action to solve problems quickly. Alerts the higher-level supervisor, or proper point of contact, for help when problems arise.
Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor.
Adheres to established standards of actively supporting the principles of the EEO program and prevention of sexual harassment.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
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Conditions of employment - See Duties and Qualifications
EVALUATIONS:
Qualifications SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Working knowledge of tractor controls for starting, stopping, and maneuvering the tractor and towed vehicles in congested areas such as narrow passageways, slanted materials, and around sharp corners. Knowledge of operating characteristics of the tractor and the carrying capacity of the towed vehicles. Skilled in judging distances, heights, and turning angles of the tractor and implement. Knowledge of the location of grease fittings and fluid reservoir on tractor and towed unit to service and replenish oil, hydraulic, and other common fluids. Understanding of towing principles, such as proper placement of load on the towed vehicle in order to maintain control of the vehicles being pulled. Ability to use a variety of hand and power operated garden tools and equipment such as seeders, edgers, hedge trimmers, pruning shears, rakes, shovels, and crawlers. Skill to operate tractor and attachments such as mower decks, loaders, graders and spreaders over rough, uneven ground. Knowledge of seasonal gardening tasks and procedures.
RESPONSIBILITY: Receives oral and written instructions and assignments from supervisor or higher-grade worker. Performs duties according to instructions on work orders. Ensures proper connection of implements to the tractor and checks the security of loads. Checks and replenishes fluids to proper levels and lubricates tractor and other equipment as needed. Supervisor checks completed work for compliance with instructions and standard operating procedures. Completes work with little review during progress.
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work requires frequent walking, standing, pushing of carts and wheelbarrows, bending and stooping. Occasionally climbs ladders to prune or trim vegetation and frequently lifts heavy objects such as bags of fertilizer, seed, etc. Lifts and carries objects up to 45 lbs. independently and objects over 45 lbs. with assistance.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is done outside and incumbent is subject to discomfort from long periods in hot sun and sometimes to chilly or rainy weather. Exposed to dirt, dust, mud and sometimes to common household-type chemical sprays and dusts. May be required to wear protective clothing. Chance of minor injuries such as bruises, cuts, scrapes and occasional possibility of broken bones from falls.
Additional information Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your MCCS user account and review your application status.
SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, government employment requires that you must register with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions. You must be able to show proof of registration or your exemption, as part of the required suitability background investigation.
GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex, GINA, political affiliation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, marital status, physical handicap which has no bearing on the ability to perform the duties of the position. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
It is Department of Navy (DON) policy to provide a workplace free of discrimination and retaliation. The DON No Fear Act policy link is provided for your review:
As part of the employment process, Human Resources Division may obtain a Criminal Record Check and/or an Investigative Consumer Report. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a National Agency Check and Inquiries (NACI). For all positions requiring access to firearms or ammunition, the Federal Government is prohibited from employing individuals in these positions who have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or a felony crime of domestic violence adjudged on or after 27 November 2002. Selectees for such positions must submit a completed DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition, before a final job offer can be made.
Direct Deposit of total NET pay is mandatory as a condition of employment for all appointments to positions within MCCS.
This activity is a Drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Marines, sailors, and their family members have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.
Involuntarily separated members of the armed forces and eligible family members applying through the Transition Assistance Program must submit a written request/statement (may be obtained from the MCCS Human Resources Office) and present ID card with "TA" stamped in red on front of card.
IF APPLICABLE, INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE CHANGED TO PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME AT MANAGEMENTS DISCRETION WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION. ALL ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1159PM EASTERN TIME (ET) ON THE CLOSING DATE LISTED IN THE JOB POSTING. Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working at MCCS include but are not limited to:
• Stability of Federal Civilian Service
• People with passion for doing work that matters
• Quality of Work Life Balance
• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefit Packages
• Marine Corps Exchange and Base Facility Privileges
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Civilian Contractor, Full time, Part time, Seasonal work, Work at office, Immediate start,