Motor Vehicle Operator Mover

The Northport VA Medical Center located in Northport NY is currently recruiting for a Motor Vehicle Operator Mover. The Motor Vehicle Operator Mover will be responsible for the movement and relocation of all furniture throughout the Northport Health Care System. This position will report to the Environmental Management Service.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/03/2023.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:

• Drive Safely
• Reliability And Dependability
• Work Practices

Must have State Issued Drivers' License. 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The Motor Vehicle Operator will exert light physical effort in reaching, bending, turning, or, moving hands, arms, feet and legs to operate hand and foot controls. Will exert moderate physical effort in the frequent handling of objects weighing up to 18 kilograms (40 pounds), and the occasional handling of heavier objects while loading cargo, with the assistance of other workers or weight handling equipment. Moderate Physical effort is required in operating, turning, backing, and controlling vehicles which carry heavier loads or large numbers of people than vehicles at the grade 6 level. Moderate physical effort may be required in making couplings between the vehicle and towed equipment because safety chains, tow bars, and hooks must be lifted and properly secured. Considerable physical effort may be required to change tires and limited emergency repairs, such as installing an emergency fan belt or replacing an electrical fuse on open highways. Greater physical effort is needed to manure the longer and heavier vehicles, especially when backing these vehicles. Ambulance or patient transport vehicles may be required to assist patients into and out of the vehicle, which involves physical exertion and frequent stooping and bending. Patient transport vehicle driver must be able to assist patients into and out of the vehicle, which involves physical exertion and frequent stooping, bending, and lifting of patients. Driver must also be able to load and assist wheelchair patients, often with no assistance. Drives in all types of traffic and weather conditions and is exposed to potentially hazardous situations ad serious accidents. Must be sensitive to the needs of the passengers and must exercise patience and render assistance whenever possible.


You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (mobile equipment operations)
• Motor Vehicles
• Reliability And Dependability
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Responsibilities:

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Moderate physical effort is required in the frequent loading and unloading, lifting, bending, pushing and carrying furniture with an average weight of 100 pounds up and down stairs, without the benefit or an elevator.
• Furniture Mover Truck Driver in the Environmental Management Service (EMS)responsible for the movement and relocation of all furniture to and from designated areas throughout the Medical Center.
• Assists in the periodic inventory of furniture.
• Disassembles and/or assembles furniture by hand and uses common .tools exercising care and caution in handling of same. Assures the items are not damaged; and reports all damaged furniture to the immediate supervisor.
• Responsibility for the furniture store rooms and their security.
• Operates station motor vehicles in the performance of his/her assigned duties with gross vehicle weight of more than 7,000 pounds and Jess than 22,000 pounds and capable of carrying loads up to four tons. Vehicles include vans, panel trucks, trucks, station wagons and pick-up trucks.
• Additional duties assigned.

Work Schedule: M-F 8am-4:30pm
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator Mover/PD01348A
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Salary : $23 - $27