Motor Vehicle Operator

Veterans Health Administration • Jefferson Barracks, MO

12h • Onsite

About The Position

This position functions as a Motor Vehicle Operator for the Jefferson Barracks Division of the VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The role ensures timely and accurate delivery and retrieval of linen needed to support patient care and medical center operations. The operator drives a goods carrier, such as an International DuraStar, with a gross vehicle weight of up to 26,000 pounds, and handles vehicles that may include special equipment and hydraulic lifts. Work involves driving on public roads, highways, rural roads, and city streets in varied traffic and weather conditions, and working outdoors in all types of weather. The operator must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B Commercial Driver's License with an air brake endorsement. The position requires a pre-employment physical and is subject to drug testing, including random testing.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with an air brake endorsement.
• Must demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Must provide detailed resume descriptions supporting the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties.
• Must be able to perform the work without more than normal supervision, drive safely, operate motor vehicles, demonstrate reliability and dependability, use and maintain tools and equipment, and follow orderly work practices.
• Must complete a pre-employment physical.
• Must undergo drug testing before appointment and be subject to random drug testing.
• Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as a condition of employment.
• Must satisfy applicable background/security investigation and onboarding requirements.
• Must meet the physical demands of coordinating feet, legs, eyes, and hands for braking, steering, shifting, and accelerating; loading and unloading carts and materials; handling weights of 20–50 pounds and loaded wheeled carts exceeding 800 pounds; and working amid traffic noise, road hazards, dust, and diesel fumes.

Responsibilities

• Operate motor vehicles over predetermined routes to transport linen between the medical center and delivery locations.
• Follow route and time schedules and select alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic or delays.
• Drive on public roads, highways, rural roads, Federal, state, and county roads, and city streets in varied traffic and weather conditions.
• Perform user inspections and maintenance before using vehicles, including checking tire pressure, oil, and other fluid levels.
• Inspect vehicles to ensure they are clean and safe to operate; wash and clean them as warranted.
• Provide preventive vehicle maintenance, including refueling and maintaining fluid levels, reporting operational malfunctions for repair, and maintaining vehicle interiors and exteriors.
• Report breakdowns, equipment failures, and other vehicle needs to the MVO leader or Supervisor.
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
• Inspect vehicle loads to ensure they are properly balanced and arranged for the scheduled delivery sequence.
• Unload and deliver linen to designated delivery points and pick up soiled linen for return to the linen facility.
• Maintain trip logs, fuel-use records, inspection documentation, and other vehicle-operation records.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees and their families.
• Selected applicants may qualify to receive credit for prior work or military service toward annual leave accrual, subject to request and approval.

What This Job Offers

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