This position is in the Grounds Section of the Facilities and Engineering Service at the Perry Point VA Medical Center. The incumbent operates commercial groundskeeping and mowing equipment & vehicles, and a full range of diesel & gasoline powered tractors and associated implements to perform grounds maintenance and limited construction work, including cutting grass, snow removal, street sweeping, road maintenance & repair, and utility excavations.
Operates large scale mowing equipment used in grounds maintenance and tractors to move materials, draw implements, tow trailers, and pull objects embedded in ground. Operates a small grader to scrape dirt and gravel roads. Operates back-hoes to load trucks with stone, dirt, sand, and salt; remove demolished roadway and building materials; and remove snow from facility grounds. Operates dump trucks to plow snow, spread salt, and haul grounds materials.
Operates tractors for lawn and related grounds functions, including cultipacker disc attachments for packing grass seed, a boom tractor for mowing, post hole digger attachments, a high reach, and buckets to trim and decorate trees. Operates a forklift with extended boom to place materials on roofs and move pallets.
Operates rented equipment for special projects including bulldozers for parking lot excavations and settling ponds, asphalt pavers and rollers for repaving work, and smaller trenchers (ditch wenches) to trench for electrical and similar cables. Fastens attachments such as graders, snowplows, rollers, mowers, backhoes, spreaders, seeders or vacuums to tractors; Inspects tractors and equipment per manufacturers requirements to ensure proper operation and safe conditions.
Maintains tractors and equipment, responsible for keeping the equipment clean, well lubricated and in good running condition. Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all assigned equipment at all times. Performs safety checks before operating equipment; tightens loose nuts or bolts before operation. Adheres to OSHA regulations and VAMHCS policy regarding excavations and trench safety at all times, including any applicable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Operates equipment slowly and deliberately around other persons, other equipment, buildings and utility lines to reduce the chances of injury, damage to equipment, buildings or utilities. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7;00am -3:30 pm Position Description Title/PD#: Tractor Operator/PD23616A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
melonese.martin@va.gov · (210) 617-5300 X110018
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $28.57 – $33.26/hr.
Applications close on 2026-09-11.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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