GARDENER (MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR)-DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

GARDENER

(MOTOR

VEHICLE OPERATOR

• DIRECT

HIRE AUTHORITY

Department of the Air Force Air Force Meriel Command Summary Veterans' preference does not apply to DHA recruitment. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for more informion. The primary purpose of this position is to plan and perform seasonal gardening and grounds maintenance duties and requires the use of motor vehicles and tractors. Learn more about this agency Summary Veterans' preference does not apply to DHA recruitment. Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for more informion. The primary purpose of this position is to plan and perform seasonal gardening and grounds maintenance duties and requires the use of motor vehicles and tractors. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply by 06/19/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 19, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locions: Edwards AFB, CA Eglin AFB, FL Holloman AFB, NM Nellis AFB, NV Arnold AFB, TN Hill AFB, UT No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $25.95
• $30.27 per hour Salary listed is Edwards AFB, if you are selected for a different locion your salary is dependent upon duty locion and step. Pay scale & grade WG 6 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 5003 Gardening Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-500306-12976611-SJB

Control number 872008700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This public notice is to gher applicions th may or may not result in selection. Duties Help Plans and carries out gardening work according to the schedule or project assignment, keeping within the framework of established gardening practices. Performs grounds maintenance work, such as mowing, weeding, wering, pruning, and trimming, selecting and applying established gardening methods. Uses and maintains a variety of hand and power opered garden tools and equipment, such as seeders, spreaders, edgers, hedge trimmers, pruning shears, sprayers, spades, hoes, rakes, and mowers. Operes a farm-type tractor and towed or tached equipment on level or rolling terrain, such as open fields, parks, orchards, lawns, and along roadways. Determines equipment operions for maneuvering over level or rolling terrain th are approprie to the opering characteristics of the tractor and towed or tached equipment. Operes a variety of gasoline, diesel, or electric powered wheeled vehicles, such as passenger transport, plform trucks, van trucks, stake trucks, or dump trucks, which typically have a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of more than 10,000 and up to 26,000 pounds. Utilizes safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulions and maintains a safe and clean work environment. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship Required Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the approprie security clearance required for the position. Relocion cost or other incentives may be available and considered by the organizion. This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program This position may require drug testing and the candide may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection. Disclosure of Political Appointments This position requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle; an approprie, valid driver's license required. Selectee may be required to participe in mobility exercises. Selectee may be required to serve a probionary or trial period. This position may require travel. Qualificions In order to qualify, you must meet the quality level of experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualificion Standards Handbook

X-118C. QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants red in accordance with the OPM Qualificion Standard Handbook X-118C for the WG-5000 Plant And Animal Work Family. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most blue-collar positions, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training th you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position the level for which you are applying. Qualificion requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. The screen out element for this position is Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision

JOB ELEMENTS

Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

Technical Practices:

theoretical precise, artistic Use of Measuring Instrument Ability to Interpret Instructions, specificions; other than blueprints Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Merials Dexterity and Safe.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

: Is someone with: 5 years of experience in planning and carrying out gardening work according to given specificions from supervisors

• Desired. 5 years of experience in performing grounds maintenance work, such as moving, weeding, wering, pruning, and trimming, selecting and applying established gardening methods
• Desired 5 years of operor experience with farm-type tractor and towed or tached equipment on level or rolling terrain, such as open fields, parks, orchards, lawns, and along roadways
• Desired. 5 years of operor experience on gasoline, diesel, or electric powered wheeled vehicles, such as plform trucks, van trucks, stake trucks, or dump trucks, which typically have a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of more than 10,000 and up to 26,000 pounds
• Desired.

KNOWLEDGE SKILS AND ABILITIES

(KSA) 1. Knowledge of seasonal gardening tasks, such as fertilizing, preparing seedbeds, transplanting, laying sod, aering, pruning, trimming, and applying chemicals to plants. 2. Knowledge of grounds maintenance, such as mowing grass and trimming trees and shrubs. 3. Knowledge of how to apply chemicals and fertilizers. 4. Knowledge of safety practices and procedures. 5. Knowledge of opering characteristics and skill to opere a variety of tractors, manipule equipment controls simultaneously, and adjust equipment for various job requirements. Skill in judging clearances, heights, and turning angles of tractor and towed vehicles/equipment 6. Knowledge of and skill in opering one or more gasoline, diesel, or electric powered wheeled vehicles with a GVW of more than 10,000 and up to 26,000 pounds such as plform trucks, van trucks, stake trucks, dump trucks, passenger vans, shuttle buses, and cargo vans. Knowledge of cargo handling and hauling and techniques for safeguarding and protecting cargo. 7. Knowledge of traffic and safety regulions, practices, and procedures pertaining to motor vehicle and farm-type tractor operion. 8. Skill in using and maintaining hand and power tools, such as seeders, spreaders, edgers, hedge trimmers, pruning shears, sprayers, spades, hoes, rakes, and mowers. 9. Ability to recognize common plant diseases, plant insects, and unusual or poor plant growth. 10. Ability to follow instructions, work orders, and specificions reled to gardening, motor vehicle and tractor operion, and to perform preventive maintenance.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE

Credit given for approprie unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE

Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills th can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional informion This public notice is to gher applicions th may or may not result in selection . This job announcement may close any time

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All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. The resume/documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your applicion contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a ring of "not qualified" or "insufficient informion" and you will not receive further considerion for this job. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evalued further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS

Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance reled ring and/or awards in your resume. Benefits Help 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 th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD-Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service/discharge and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/19/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12976611 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

• Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees
• List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Air Force Test Center Recruitment AFTC.Enterprise.

Recruiting@us.af.mil Address AF Test Center 6437 6th Street Bldg 430, Rm 119 Hill

AFB, UT 84056 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The following documents are required and must be provided with your applicion. Applicants who do not submit required documention to determine eligibility and qualificions elimined from considerion. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantie the eligibilities you are claiming.

Online Applicion:

Questionnaire Resume:

Your resume may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional informion on resume requirements can be loced under "How To Apply".

Transcripts/Registrion/License:

If qualifying on educion/position requires educion, you must submit copies of your transcripts and if required for the position, submit an active, current registrion/license.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS

The VOW Act requires federal agencies to tre an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge de. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge de is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certificion" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty . Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certificion memo or DD-Form 214 with their applicion will render the member ineligible for the position. The certificion memo must origine from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Des of Active Service (Start and End De(s) Expected De of Discharge/Release from Active Duty Terminal leave start de (if applicable) Expected character of service/discharge and type of separion (i.e. separion or retirement) Must be certified within 120 days of anticiped discharge Signure by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note:

The VOW Act provides tentive preference. If appointed, a DD Form 214 must be submitted upon receipt. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help The complete Applicion Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/19/2026 To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12976611 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the applicion questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Applicion button the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the lest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and prive sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. Additional informion on how to complete or upde your resume may be loced here . For qualificion determinion your resume must contain hours worked per week and des of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive considerion for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e.

GS-0301-09.

Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance reled ring (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inapproprie merial, inapproprie content, nor personal informion such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such informion you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Applicion Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional informion may be loced here .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS

Performance Appraisals for Current Federal Civilian Employees

• Most recent performance appraisals (ded within last 3 years) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Awards for Current Federal Civilian employees
• List any awards received within the last 3 years on the resume.

Note:

Applicant must not submit award Notificion of Personnel Actions (SF50s).

PLEASE NOTE

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here . Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources

WILL NOT

modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Air Force Test Center Recruitment AFTC.Enterprise.

Recruiting@us.af.mil Address AF Test Center 6437 6th Street Bldg 430, Rm 119 Hill

AFB, UT 84056 US

Next steps Once your applicion package is received an acknowledgement email sent. If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion.

Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for considerion. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. To check the stus of your applicion or return to a previous or incomplete applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applicions, and click on the more informion link under the applicion stus for this position. If you do not provide an email address, you are responsible for checking stus updes and notificions in USAJOBS. Hard copy notificions will not be sent to you. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Additional locions Arnold AFB, TN Hill AFB, UT Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week

• Apply by 06/19/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 19, 2026 Locion FEW vacancies in the following locions: Edwards AFB, CA Eglin AFB, FL Holloman AFB, NM Nellis AFB, NV Arnold AFB, TN Hill AFB, UT No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $25.95
• $30.27 per hour Salary listed is Edwards AFB, if you are selected for a different locion your salary is dependent upon duty locion and step. Pay scale & grade WG 6 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

AFMC-500306-12976611-SJB

Control number 872008700