Motor Vehicle Operator Leader

Veterans Health Administration • Milwaukee, WI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Motor Vehicle Operator Leader works in the Grounds and Transportation Shop, Operations and Maintenance, Facilities Management Division at the Clement Zablocki Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The role performs trades and labor work and provides day-to-day leadership and coordination for a work crew. The incumbent may fill in for the Shop Supervisor and lead complex projects involving multiple trades.

The position supports motor pool operations and transportation programs, including GSA practices, and uses automated software for daily operations, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, VISTA, VATAS, and AMES/MERs. The position requires a valid state driver’s license and a Commercial Driver’s License, Class B, with passenger (“P”) and air-brake endorsements, as well as a Medical Examiner’s Certificate.

The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, either 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. or an AWS schedule of 6:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with the first Wednesday of the pay period off and the last Friday of the pay period worked 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Night, weekend, holiday, or overtime work may be required due to bus schedules, emergencies, snow removal, and other operational needs. The position may involve outdoor and indoor work in inclement weather, confined or uncomfortable spaces, and potentially hazardous conditions. A pre-employment physical is required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Evidence of knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties, supported by detailed descriptions on the resume.
• Ability to meet the job elements, including driving safely; interpreting instructions and specifications for mobile equipment operations; operating motor vehicles safely; reliability and dependability; and work practices.
• Valid state driver’s license.
• Commercial Driver’s License, Class B, with passenger (“P”) and air-brake endorsements.
• Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Completion of required pre-employment screening, including drug testing for selected applicants in testing-designated positions, background/security investigation, and pre-employment physical.
• Compliance with the seasonal influenza vaccination program for Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel.
• Ability to serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Ability to occasionally lift heavy loads and machinery parts and climb and descend ladders and scaffolds.
• Ability to work amid hazards and conditions associated with physical plant and grounds environments, including heat, humidity, burns, cuts, bruises, sprains, and falls.
• Wear appropriate and required personal protective equipment when performing assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Pass supervisors’ instructions to crew members, assign immediate tasks, and get work started.
• Work alongside crew members, set the pace, and demonstrate proper work methods.
• Assist the supervisor with estimates and ordering materials for construction, maintenance, repairs, or improvements to Medical Center systems and structures.
• Ensure that plans, materials, tools, and needed stock are available to the crew.
• Obtain information or decisions from supervisors about problems arising during work.
• Maintain current knowledge of procedures, policies, written instructions, and directives, and answer workers’ questions about them.
• Ensure there is enough work to keep the crew occupied.
• Check work in progress and completed work for compliance with instructions, work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Encourage workers to follow instructions and meet deadlines; ensure safety and housekeeping rules are followed.
• Report work status, progress, and causes of delays to supervisors, and answer questions about operations and problems.
• Help train employees in completing work orders and associated tasks.
• Apply knowledge of motor pool operations, transportation programs, and GSA practices, principles, and techniques to provide direction to staff.
• Assist the Shop Supervisor in coordinating team work and provide input on scheduled projects and long-term plans.
• Assist the supervisor in establishing priorities and deadlines based on work schedules, methods, policies, and code requirements.
• Coordinate projects and other work activities according to the supervisor’s instructions.
• Inform the supervisor about the effective and economical use or redirection of human and material resources, including to accommodate emergencies.
• Use automated computer software for day-to-day operations, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, VISTA, VATAS, and AMES/MERs.
• Fill in for the supervisor and lead complex projects, sometimes involving multiple trades.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package; eligibility and specific benefits depend on position type.
• Potential credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work or military service, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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