Job opening: Motor Vehicle Operator
Salary: $25 - 29 per hour
Published at: Mar 15 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the Facility Management Division.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission.
Duties
Operates one or more motor vehicles including platform trucks, van trucks, stake trucks, dump trucks, specialty pumping equipment, and trash removal trucks which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and up to 32,000 pounds or more. Vehicles are usually equipped with air brakes. Vehicles are driven on the basis of either specific trip assignments or regularly established schedules over public roads (or the equivalent) at highway speeds to transport passengers, supplies, materials, or equipment and tools, or to tow equipment throughout rural or urban areas. Operates vehicles over rough terrain, in close quarters, and in heavy traffic on both long and short hauls. Performs operator maintenance on all vehicles operated (e.g., monitoring fluid levels, replacing air filters, and interior lights, checking tire pressure and hose connections, and washing and sanitize the vehicle). The following are a list of daily duties:
Operation of motor vehicles such as sewage pumping trucks, trash trucks, dump trucks, water trucks, or pickup trucks with and without trailers.
Janitorial work such as cleaning and maintaining a public school, cleaning and maintaining public restrooms, cleaning and maintaining picnic areas, litter pick up, and cleaning and maintaining fish cleaning stations.
Maintenance work such as mowing, painting, landscaping, minor plumbing repairs, and minor carpentry repairs.
Operator maintenance to vehicles and equipment operated such as checking and topping off fluids, checking tires, or cleaning.
Maintain a valid Class B Commercial Driver's License with Air Brakes and Tanker Endorsement.
Operate small watercraft in the performance of their duties.
Qualifications
Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Air Brakes and Tanker Endorsement. Provide a copy of your CDL. Failure to provide documentation that you possess the required valid CDL by the closing date of this announcement will result in your application receiving no further consideration. (SCREEN OUT)
To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation)
Operation of Motor Vehicles
Work Practices (including keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job performing the following duties: (1) operate commercial vehicles over 26,000 lbs. GVWR including a sewage pump truck, trash compactor truck, water truck, dump truck, and pickup trucks with and without trailers in a safe manner; (2) complete routine operator maintenance, safety checks, and light preventative maintenance on vehicles operated; (3) complete janitorial and maintenance tasks such as cleaning and maintaining public restrooms, cleaning and maintaining picnic areas, picking up litter, cleaning and maintaining fish cleaning stations, painting, landscaping; (4) maintained a commercial driver's license. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.
Volunteer Experience: 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
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Contacts
- Address Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
PO Box 1507
Page, AZ 86040-1507
US
- Name: Carina Nicholas
- Email: [email protected]
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