Job opening: Motor Vehicle Operator
Salary: $22 - 26 per hour
Published at: Jul 11 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in Supply Chain Management Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. The primary purpose of this position is transporting Veterans, visitors, staff and supplies and equipment from the main warehouse to various VA medical facility locations and other locations, i.e., Outpatient Clinic(s), National Cemetery, and VA Regional office, as needed.
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED
Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include:
Operates vehicles such as shuttle carts/golf carts, vans, pickup trucks, panel trucks, flatbed trucks, carryalls, sedans, crew cab pickup trucks, and sports utility vehicles which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of up to 4500 kilograms (10,000 pounds).
Handles cargo loading and unloading from vehicles to provide timely delivery of supplies and equipment directly to users or to storage areas and completes documentation to record activities.
Secures cargo to prevent damage to contents during transport and ensures that the vehicle is not loaded beyond the maximum capacity.
Loads and unloads by hand but may use a handcart to transport items.
Protects materials, supplies and equipment from the elements.
Vehicle transport includes medical and office supplies, equipment, and mail over Federal, State and Country roads in all traffic conditions, on specific trip assignments or regularly established schedules.
Performs routine safety and maintenance checks on the vehicle to include, but not limited to, the addition of fuels or lubricants and the checking of tire pressure.
Maintains cleanliness and professional appearance of both the in and outside of the vehicle.
Completes all maintenance service records to document activities.
Provides courtesy rides to staff, Veterans, and visitors as needed to and from parking lots or garages and/or to and from buildings on the facility campus.
Assists in areas like the warehouse to receive, store, and move materials and equipment.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
POSITION LOCATIONS: Brockton MA; Jamaica Plain MA; West Roxbury MA. Salary may be adjusted based on location of selection. Applicants interested in Jamaica Plain, please choose West Roxbury.
RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED
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.
Qualifications
DRIVER'S LICENCE REQUIREMENT: Requires a current, valid state-issued driver's license is required to operate a motor vehicle.NOTE: We cannot accept photographs; therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state Driver's License at that time.
A Quality Ranking Factor* has also been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for a position.
The quality ranking factor for this position is: Possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL). NOTE: We cannot accept photographs; therefore, please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid CDL at that time. NOTE: This requirement must be indicated on your resume to receive credit as a highly qualified candidate.
*Quality Ranking Factors are skills, knowledge, abilities, or other worker characteristics which could be expected to result in superior performance on the job. Quality ranking factors will not be used for screening but may be used as ranking criteria. Applicants with higher proficiency levels may rank above those with lower proficiency levels on a quality ranking factor.
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 SafelyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Motor VehiclesQuality Ranking FactorReliability And DependabilityWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices
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.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment: While operating motor vehicles, the position exerts light physical effort in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls. May need to exert effort to make emergency repairs, such as changing a flat tire. Frequently, bends, lifts, and carries equipment, supplies or materials up to 40 pounds. Work is executed mostly outside operating vehicles in all kinds of traffic and weather on public roads and on the facility campus. The position is exposed to the possibility of traffic hazards. The position is exposed to dirt, fumes, grease and to the possibility of cuts, bruises, falls and broken bones when loading and unloading the vehicle.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address VA Boston Healthcare System
940 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
US
- Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
- Phone: (844)456-5208
- Email: [email protected]