Motor Vehicle Operator Leader
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 serves as team leader to twelve or more employees, coordinating and overseeing Transportation Department work. 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 to transport passengers and cargo. The role also supports vehicle management, fleet-card monitoring, vehicle security, and vehicle maintenance and recordkeeping. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A current state Class A or B commercial driver's license with passenger endorsement and no air-brake restrictions is required at application; applicants living in a bordering state may use that state's current CDL. The announcement also describes a valid Class B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsements as part of the screen-out criteria. The incumbent must maintain a safe driving record.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Current State of Illinois Class A or B CDL with passenger endorsement and no air-brake restrictions; applicants residing in a bordering state may substitute that state's current CDL. A copy must be submitted.
- The screen-out criteria specify a valid state Class B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsements.
- Maintain a safe driving record.
- Demonstrated ability to lead motor vehicle operators and operate appropriate vehicles, including passenger and wheelchair vans, cargo vans, buses, and trucks.
- Evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to demonstrate ability to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
- Ability to safely transport veterans, caregivers, attendants, and cargo, and coordinate trips with a dispatcher.
- Ability to lift, carry, and move loads up to 50 pounds without assistance using proper lifting procedures; assistance is available for heavier loads.
- Normal muscular and visual coordination, rapid reflexes, and depth and field of vision within normal limits; ability to stoop, climb, stand, walk, squat, and kneel.
- Subject to pre-employment urinalysis, background/security investigation, and pre-employment physical; selected applicants must complete online onboarding and provide acceptable identification.
- Seasonal influenza vaccination is required for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
- Must serve a one-year probationary period.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
Responsibilities
- Serves as team leader to twelve or more employees in accomplishing Transportation Department duties.
- Receives work assignments from supervisors, passes them to team members, initiates work, and makes daily individual assignments.
- Ensures required plans, materials, supplies, and equipment are available.
- Checks work in progress, relays supervisors' instructions, and demonstrates proper work methods.
- Ensures assignments are completed in compliance with supervisors' instructions on work sequences, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
- Answers team members' questions about procedures, policies, written instructions, and directives; obtains needed information or decisions from the supervisor about arising problems.
- Reports work status, progress, delays, and operational problems to the supervisor.
- When required, operates passenger vehicles, cargo trucks, buses, and other Medical Center vehicles up to 32,000 pounds GVWR to transport passengers and cargo.
- Monitors vehicle utilization, assignment, maintenance, and recordkeeping for assigned vehicles.
- Monitors the GSA fleet-card and VA fleet-card programs.
- Performs emergency roadside vehicle repairs as necessary.
- Secures assigned vehicles by locking doors and windows when they are not in use.
- Reports equipment failures and malfunctions to the immediate supervisor.
- Provides safe transportation for veterans, caregivers, attendants, and cargo related to veterans' medical appointments.
- Coordinates trips with the dispatcher to facilitate patient transportation requests and determine pickup and drop-off times and locations.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
