This position is located within the Environmental Management Service at the Northport VA Medical Center in Northport, NY. The Motor Vehicle Operator is a Furniture Mover Truck Driver and is responsible for the movement and relocation of all furniture to and from designated areas throughout the Medical Center.

Duties

Duties include, but are not limited to the following: Responsible for the movement of items identified by the supervisor' Assists in the periodic inventory of furniture; Disassembles and/or assembles furniture by hand and uses common tools exercising care and caution in handling of same; Assures the items are not damaged; and reports all damaged furniture to the immediate supervisor; Responsible for the furniture storerooms and their security; Operates station motor vehicles in the performance of his/her assigned duties; vehicles include vans, panel trucks, trucks, station wagons and pick-up trucks; Performs first level maintenance such as checking oil, battery and cooling system levels; Coordinates other maintenance functions such as tune ups, check brakes and any needed repairs with the appropriate individual in EMS; Maintains records and is responsible for coordinating the vehicle route maintenance schedule; and Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-time; exact schedule will be discussed in interview Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not 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.

Requirements

Qualifications

DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires current and valid, State-issued Class D motor vehicle operator's license. Please do not upload a copy of your license at this time. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your current, valid, and unrestricted state driver's license. PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Moderate physical effort is required in the frequent loading and unloading, lifting, bending, pushing and carrying furniture with an average weight of I 00 pounds up and down stairs, without the benefit or an elevator. Working Conditions: Incumbent performs the above described assignment of duties in a variety of areas throughout the Medical Center (general office area, hospital patient care areas, non-patient care areas, warehouse and storage areas, open and close quarters, etc.) under a variety of climatic conditions (air-conditioned, damp and hot; over 100 degrees in summer; outside, all types of weather). 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 SafelyHandle Weights and LoadsInterpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)Reliability 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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Building 200 Northport, NY 11768 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]