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Joint Region Marianas Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR); Santa Rita (GU); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Joint Region Marianas Fleet and Family Readiness (FFR) at Naval Base Guam seeks an experienced grounds and equipment operator. You will load, move, and service equipment, including mowers, power washers, and tools, to maintain recreation areas and facilities.

Responsibilities include assisting with setup and teardown of inflatable equipment, ensuring safety and cleanliness, and following detailed work orders. A strong emphasis is placed on manual labor skills and adherence to regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience operating various large equipment and power tools.
• Ability to operate riding mowers and handle manual tasks.
• Knowledge of safe operating techniques and tool use.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads materials manually or with equipment.
• Operates power equipment: mowers, blowers, power washers, etc.
• Maintains and cleans facilities and grounds, including equipment.
• Assists with setup and teardown of rental equipment and inflatable bounce gear.
• Observes safety, sanitation, and environmental rules.

Skills

Manual labor

Power tool handling

Equipment operation

Safety awareness

Reading drawings

Tools

Lawn mowers

Posthole diggers

Power washers

Banding equipment

Pallet jacks

Wrenches

Job description

Summary

This position is located at the Marina, Naval Base Guam. The mission of Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Quality of Life (QOL) Programs (J9) is to provide the highest quality programs and services to the military community through self-sustainment across all QOL programs.

Duties

Major duties and responsibilities are summarized below. Loads and unloads materials from ground, pallets, skids, platforms, trucks, lifting devices, and transport vehicles, manually or mechanically with lift gate, wheelbarrow, pallet jack or dolly. Operates a variety of power equipment to include but not limited to the following: mowers, clippers, posthole diggers, blowers, weed eaters, power washers, and banding equipment. Uses hand tools such as shovels, rakes, hammers, bars, saws, axes, loppers, wrenches, brushes, and brooms to maintain and clean facilities and grounds. Moves and organizes equipment, supplies, furniture, and materials by hand or by mechanical means. Uses shovels, rakes, and rock bars to excavate, backfill or spread sand, dirt or fill materials to improve recreation spaces such as playgrounds, park spaces, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, etc. Ensures grounds and facilities are maintained and clean (e.g., cleans park tables, collects/empties trash cans, barbecues, pavilions, docks, and rental equipment to ensure they are in serviceable condition). Clears small trees, limbs, tree debris, and bushes using handsaw, clippers or loppers. Shovels, sweeps or rakes snow, sand or dirt from sidewalks, playgrounds, volleyball courts, beach and recreational parking lots. Cleans and waxes vehicles. Maintains an inventory of hand and power tools, large equipment and inflatable bounce equipment and ensures they are in good working order. Makes all adjustments to equipment to ensure proper settings, connections, and mechanical soundness. Makes minor repairs, paints, and may perform carpentry work. Assists the mechanic with maintaining and cleaning rental equipment. Delivers, sets up, inspects and tears down inflatable bounce equipment. Assists in preparing excess property for disposal. Determines and selects the most appropriate type of equipment to accomplish each phase of the work in the most productive and cost-effective manner. Assists in issuing and receiving rental equipment from customers, assists customers in hooking up trailers, loading and unloading of equipment into personal vehicles. Observes required safety, sanitation, environmental, hazardous waste disposal, and housekeeping rules and regulations. A complete list of duties and responsibilities will be provided at the time of hire.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Subject to satisfactory completion of background checks.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must have or be able to obtain within the first 60 days of employment the following certifications: First Aid; Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation; Forklift Operator; and Safe Inflatable Operators Training Organization (SIOTO).

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/). Applicants qualifying based on education, time in grade, credentials, certification, training and/or module completion MUST provide proof of education (i.e. official transcripts/high school diploma), personnel action or SFS0, credentials, statement of service, certification, training and/or module completion at the time of resume submission. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Knowledge of safe and efficient operating techniques of various large equipment and power tools: (Operates a variety of power equipment to include, but not limited to: posthole diggers, blowers, weed eaters, power washers, mowers, box trucks with lift gate, etc.). Ability to operate and control riding mowers on slopes which requires constant attention to working space and environment. Ability to safely operate equipment around buildings, walls, trees, fence lines, banks and hillsides, trenches, curbs, rocks and other visible obstacles. Ability to operate various controls and levers to maneuver equipment and lift/lower, adjust, engage/disengage components or attached devices. Knowledge and skill using hand tools and other equipment such as: shovels, rakes, hammers, bars, saws, axes, loppers, wrenches, brushes, brooms, ladders, banding equipment, and pallet jacks. Ability to complete assignments involving several tasks by following detailed processes which require remembering directions, sequences, following simple drawings, etc. Ability to follow general instructions or read simple drawings to perform tasks requiring significant manual skill.

Exerts very heavy physical effort, frequently lifting and moving objects weighing over 70 lbs., operating power mowers on grades, towing trailers, pushing heavy wheelbarrow loads of dirt, sand or playground fill, raking and shoveling dirt or sand, and using a pallet jack to move materials and equipment.

Education

No positive education requirements for this position.

Additional information

Some positions have special requirements. In these cases, selection is tentative pending satisfactory completion of these requirements.

All selections are contingent upon obtaining satisfactory background and employment reference checks.

Males must be registered for or exempt from Selective Service (https://www.sss.gov/register/).

Selectees are required to participate in direct deposit.

Selectees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

Access to certain federal facilities require a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license/ID (marked with a star). See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for details.

The Department of the Navy is a drug-free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by CNIC NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace. Military members and their families have a right to reliable and productive Federal workforce. ***Marijuana is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act and therefore use of marijuana is illegal under Federal law regardless of State laws. A positive drug test result for marijuana (or any other drug tested for) will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and ineligibility to apply for a position within the Department of Defense for 6 months from the date of the drug test.***

The Department of the Navy is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.

The Department of the Navy provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodation(s) should email their request to: [e-mail] to ensure proper consideration is given. The decision to grant an accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of referral certificate.

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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