• Job Description

  Req#: 787191700
  The Motor Vehicle Operator position is located within the Material Management Section of the Supply Chain Management Service of the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek, MI.
  
  Duties
  
  
  NOTE: This announcement has been extended to close on May 1, 2024. Applicant(s) who previously applied, do not need to re-apply.
  
  Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current, valid, and unrestricted state Commercial driver's license (CDL). Please indicate either Yes or No to the following question and 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 Commercial driver's license (CDL).
  
  PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: The position requires heavy physical efforts such as frequent lifting and moving objects weighing 75-100 pounds. The Motor Vehicle Operator will be expected to work outside in all kinds of weather and inside areas that may be dusty, drafty, and noisy. Must move and control heavy equipment, carry, setup, and work from ladders & scaffolding. Is required to work in all kinds of weather and varying road conditions, as well as moving supplies and equipment into and out of buildings. Also, must be able to push loaded carts weighing up to 800 pounds or more. Requires extreme physical effort to prevent items from slipping of falling off the truck power lift gate, especially during inclement weather. The Motor Vehicle Operator works outside in all kinds of weather both in excessive heat and intense cold and snow. Being exposed to dust, dirt, mud, and drafty and noisy areas. The equipment and tasks involved at this level frequently required special care and attention to detail to avoid serious injury.
  
  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
  • Work 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.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with integrating life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 1700 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country.

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