Motor Vehicle Operator

Full Job Description

This position is assigned to the Transportation Section in Logistics at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and is responsible for providing a wide range of transportation duties such as transporting patients (and their family members), employees, medical/general supplies, delivering mail and emergency runs as they arise.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Moderate exertion is required in operating, turning, backing and controlling vehicles that carry heavy loads and/or large numbers of people.

In addition to good vision, the work will require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, or stooping, Occasionally handles objects weighing over 150 pounds with assistance while loading and unloading trucks.

The Motor Vehicle Operator drives in all types of traffic and weather conditions and is exposed to the possibility of serious accidents and is subjected to noise levels up to 85dbs for up to eight hours a day.

May be required to work staggered shifts to include holidays. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications.

For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for.

Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success.

Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1).

Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration.

The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements.

While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Drive Safely Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations) Motor Vehicles Reliability And Dependability Without more than normal supervision Work Practices COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Current valid state Class B (or higher) Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger and Air Brake Endorsement is a prerequisite to appointments and represents minimum requirements for the position.

Applicants who do not meet this requirement are ineligible for further consideration. (We cannot accept photographs, so please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package.

You may be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.) IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Operate agency owned and leased vehicles up to and those with an approximate gross vehicle weight of up to 32,000 pounds and may require air brakes Operate both passenger buses and non-passenger vehicles up to 50,000 pounds Operate passenger buses that are equipped with medical support equipment to transport patients Assist warehouse to transport supplies as well as federal mail Perform daily preventive maintenance on all assigned vehicles including the cleanliness of the vehicle's interior and exterior, ensure engine fluids are at sufficient operating levels, visually inspect lights and turn signals, and ensure tire pressures are satisfactory Operate special mechanical equipment such as wheelchair lifts, fold-up tailgate and wheelchair restraint security system Complete and submit all operating records and motor vehicle accident reports Secure and transport agency initiated documentation to and from various locations Report any mechanical problems for repair Perform other related duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: 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. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.