Motor Vehicle Operator Leader

Veterans Health Administration • North Chicago, IL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Motor Vehicle Operator Leader works in the Transportation unit of the Facility Management Department, Facility Support Directorate, at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Illinois. The position leads a team of twelve or more employees and supports the Transportation Department’s daily operations. The incumbent receives assignments from supervisors, distributes work among team members, ensures required plans, materials, supplies, and equipment are available, monitors work, demonstrates proper methods, and verifies that assignments are completed according to instructions and deadlines. The incumbent answers team members’ procedural questions, seeks supervisor guidance on issues as needed, and reports work status, delays, and operational problems to the supervisor.

When required, the incumbent operates passenger vehicles, cargo trucks, buses, and other Medical Center vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 32,000 pounds. The role includes transporting passengers and cargo, monitoring vehicle utilization, assignment, maintenance, and records, and monitoring the GSA and VA fleet card programs. The incumbent performs emergency roadside repairs when necessary, secures vehicles when not in use, reports equipment failures and malfunctions, and performs other miscellaneous duties.

The regular work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The position requires a current Illinois Class A or B CDL with passenger endorsement and no air-brake restrictions; applicants residing in a bordering state may use that state’s current CDL. The announcement’s screening criteria also describe a valid Class B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsements. Incumbents must maintain a safe driving record.

Requirements

• Current State of Illinois Class A or B CDL with passenger endorsement and no air-brake restrictions; a current CDL from a bordering state may be substituted for applicants who live there.
• The announcement’s screening criteria specify a valid state Class B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsements.
• Maintain an acceptable, safe driving record.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Demonstrate ability to lead motor vehicle operators and operate appropriate vehicles, including passenger and wheelchair vans, cargo vans, buses, and trucks.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Submit to background/security investigation and pre-employment physical.
• Selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable Form I-9 identification; from May 7, 2025, identification must be REAL ID compliant where applicable.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel requirement.
• Serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Meet physical requirements including normal muscular and visual coordination, rapid reflexes, and normal depth and field of vision; lift, carry, and move loads up to 50 pounds without assistance using correct lifting procedures; and stoop, climb, stand, walk, squat, and kneel.
• Submit a copy of the required current CDL with the application.

Responsibilities

• Lead twelve or more employees in accomplishing Transportation Department duties.
• Receive work assignments from supervisors and distribute them to team members; initiate work and make daily assignments.
• Ensure plans, materials, supplies, and equipment needed for work are available.
• Check work in progress, relay supervisor instructions, and demonstrate proper work methods.
• Ensure assignments are completed in compliance with instructions, work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Answer team members’ questions about procedures, policies, written instructions, and directives; obtain supervisor information or decisions when needed.
• Report work status, progress, delays, and operational problems to the supervisor.
• When required, operate passenger vehicles, cargo trucks, buses, and other Medical Center vehicles up to 32,000 pounds GVWR to transport passengers and cargo.
• Monitor vehicle utilization, assignment, maintenance, and record keeping for assigned vehicles.
• Monitor the GSA fleet card and VA fleet card programs.
• Perform emergency roadside vehicle repairs when necessary.
• Secure vehicles by ensuring doors and windows are locked when vehicles are not in use.
• Report equipment failures and malfunctions to the immediate supervisor.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties.
• Provide safe transportation for veterans, caregivers, attendants, and/or cargo related to veterans’ medical appointments.
• Coordinate trips with the dispatcher to facilitate patient transportation requests and determine pickup and drop-off times and locations.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to the employee and family, with eligibility depending on position type.
• Selected applicants may request prior work or military service credit toward annual leave accrual, subject to approval and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed