Gardener (Motor Vehicle Operator)

The position is located in the Grounds Unit of the Facilities Management Service.

Major duties and responsibilities include: Performing a variety of gardening tasks such as planting, seeding, sodding, grading, cultivating, fertilizing and spraying. Operating and maintaining varied motorized and other grounds equipment with attachments such as tractor, mowers, sprayers, spreaders, aerators,. plows, sidewalk and street brooms, snow blower and snow plow, weed eaters, push mowers, back pack blowers, leaf/street vacuums. Driving trucks and tractors with utility trailers for trash pick-up, hauling garden tools, road patch, salt, branches, leaves, snow plowing, salt spreading, picking up supply's, moving stone, mulch, dirt and transporting equipment such as wood chipper, street blower, air compressor, brush hog, but not limited to the above. Pruning, trimming and transplanting shrubs and trees; grading and replacing sod and providing technical advice to assistants in grading lawns and cultivating shrubbery. Operating the following grounds maintenance equipment: snow blower, steam cleaner, all tillage equipment, snow plow, rotary sidewalk broom, aerator, tractor and chain saw, deck mowers and riding mowers. Operating service equipment including portable air compressor, chain hoist, tackle, lift and similar equipment used for rigging or moving heavy and/or bulky equipment. Spreading fertilizer weed killers and top dressing; adjusting hand power mowers for proper cut and height; tillering, plowing and aerating for depth; power brooms for tension. Mounting equipment on tractors, checks and replaces filters, tires, radiator fluids, oil levels, hitches, drawbars, and synchronizes draft controls of hydraulic systems with 3-point tractor systems or other types of tractor lift systems. Performing other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:30 am - 2:30 pm. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Pre-employment physical required Subject to background/security investigation 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 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.