Motor Vehicle Operator

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This position is located at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Engineering Service. The Motor Vehicle Operator is in the Transportation Section. The duties include of specially equipped vehicles use in the transportation of patients, staff and materials between divisions and other cities for the Medical Center. Driver's License Requirement: Must possess a current and valid State issued Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with passenger (P) endorsement(s) to operate a motor vehicle. (Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid commercial driver's license at the time of your interview.) PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Selectee is required to posses the physical and mental qualifications required to secure the applicable state operator's permit, the ability to sit and drive for long periods of time, the coordination required to manipulate gears, steering, brakes, clutch, accelerator, and the hoist unit; the ability to perform frequent lifting and loading of objects weighing over 50 pounds, the muscular strength to steer and shift gears on heavily loaded trucks. Incumbent is subjected to all kinds weather, exposure to dust and automotive fumes, exposure to traffic accidents, cuts , bruises, and broken bones while loading and unloading vehicles, exposure to hospital contaminated waste, exposure to garbage, and working around mental and TB patients. subject exposure to asbestos and chemicals which may cause skin irritation and burns. 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 Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability And Dependability Without more than normal supervision 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.

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