Motor Vehicle Operator - New Cumberland, United States - Us Defense Logistics Agency

Description

Duties:

• Operates straightinline trucks, tractors with semitrailers or full trailers; and/or motor coaches, which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of more than 32,000 pounds.
• Connects and disconnects the air brakes and electrical lines.
• Maneuvers vehicles within close tolerance when driving and backing over uneven ground; in narrow or congested areas; between buildings and other vehicles; and when positioning vehicles at loading docks.
• Directs the arranging of cargo or assists in the operation for proper weight distribution and loading/unloading sequence.
• Performs operator maintenance tasks: checks gasoline, oil, water, air pressure, steering gear, horn, brakes etc.
• Completes trip tickets and fills out reports in case of accident.
• May perform materials handling and packing duties to include receiving, storing, issuing, picking and packing a variety of materials.
• May operate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts to load/unload and move materials.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
• Pre-

Employment Physical:
Required

• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Susquehanna in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
• Must possess and be able to maintain a PA Class
• A Commercial Driver's License with airbrake, passenger, hazardous, and tanker endorsements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications:

• Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screenout element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screenout element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.
• The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is:
• Ability to do the work of a Motor Vehicle Operator without more than normal supervision. (SOE). Perform the common tasks of the job to be filled on my own initiative and receive help from my supervisor on more complex duties, such as operate vehicles with a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds and up to 26,000 pounds both on and off the installation, over public roads in all types of traffic and in congested industrial areas.
• 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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Physical Effort:Moderate physical effort is required in operating vehicles. Moderate physical effort is required in loading and unloading and connecting vehicles. Occasionally handles objects weighing over 40 pounds
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Working Conditions:Subject to dust and fumes and normal traffic and weather hazards. Subject to injury loading and unloading trailer or from traffic accidents.
Additional information:

• Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

• Benefits

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As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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