Motor Vehicle Operator

Summary

The Motor Vehicle Operator is in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Chillicothe VA Medical Center. The position is in the Fleet/Grounds Department, Facilities Management Service (FMS) and works under the direct supervision of the Fleet/Grounds Supervisor. The primary purpose of the position involves the operation of Fleet/Grounds vehicles and equipment assigned to support the facility and maintain the grounds.

Duties

• Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Operates gasoline and/or diesel-powered vehicles such as sedans, station wagons, vans, pick-ups, and ambulance to transport personnel and/or cargo. Operates vehicles, passenger vehicles and equipment up to or over 26,001 lbs. Operates equipment assigned to maintain the grounds including, but not limited to, tractors, weed eaters, saws, scythes, snow removal equipment, hand tools, and tree and bush trimmers. Worker transports passengers and/or cargo in all types of weather and road conditions and is subject to exposure to the elements during loading and unloading, refueling, and changing flat tires. Inputs fuel receipts and maintenance receipts for DAV, VA owned, and GSA vehicles. Checks vehicle requests daily and dispatches vehicle for request. Uses programs for vehicle reporting to include GSA Fleet. Completes trip tickets, gas tickets, gas receipt forms and vehicle trip logs. Inputs and manages data regarding labor hours, repair expenditures and other work order information. Applicant must always maintain a driving record in good standing. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available. Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator/PD929100 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/28/2026. 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: (Screen-Out) Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (related to mobile equipment operation) Operation of Motor Vehicles Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles) Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order) Ability To Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle) Reliability and Dependability 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: Employee must have the physical ability and effort to apply asphalt, load and unload materials, supplies, tools, garbage, and trash, cut grass, trim trees, clean ditches, move earth, etc. Employee must perform heavy lifting in a manner to ensure against injury to self or other personnel. Heavy physical effort may be required in loading and unloading personnel into or out of ambulances and in the transporting of various supplies. Incumbent may work from ladders, scaffolding, and/or hydraulic platforms. This position requires working in uncontrolled environments, in inclement weather conditions, and in confined or uncomfortable spaces. Many work sites are hot, dirty, dusty, greasy, poorly lit, cramped and with unpleasant odors. Occasionally is subject to possible dangerous working conditions including exposure to hazards normally encountered in the hospital trades and various types of infections. May be subject to burns, cuts, bruises, and strains. Required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment as necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in a safe manner. Environmental factors the incumbent may be exposed to include: Outside and inside work. Excessive heat, cold, humidity, dampness, or chilling. Excessive noise, intermittent. Constant noise. Dust, fumes, smoke or gases, solvents, grease, and oils. Slippery or uneven walking surfaces. Working around machinery with moving parts. Working around moving objects or vehicles. Working on ladders or scaffolding. Working alone or closely with others. Protracted or irregular hours of work. Operator is required to work outside in inclement weather and may be exposed to extreme weather conditions including, but not limited to, cold, snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain, heat, and dusty conditions, while loading/unloading vehicles and/or maintaining grounds. Operator may work under disagreeable conditions handling trash, garbage, cutting weeds in humid weather, etc. Operator must drive in all types of weather and/or traffic and is exposed to the possibility of serious accidents. Operator is subject to cuts, bruises, and broken bones as a result of accidents while driving or when loading and/or unloading vehicles. Operator may be exposed to bees, wasps, hornets, and other types of insects in common practice. This position requires walking, standing, bending, sitting, crawling, and climbing. Incumbent must have good vision, with or without glasses. May lift or carry tools, equipment, ladders, scaffolding, parts and supplies up to 50 pounds. May occasionally lift and carry items over 45 pounds. May perform the following functional requirements as frequently as daily: Heavy lifting, 45 pounds and over. Heavy carrying, 45 pounds and over. Reaching above shoulder. Use of fingers, both hands, and both legs. Walking, standing, and repeated bending. Climbing (use of legs and arms) Operation of crane, truck, tractor, or motor vehicle. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously. Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Both eyes required. Depth perception. Ability to distinguish shades of color. Hearing (aid permitted) for conversation.

Requirements

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required. A current, valid state-issued Driver's License and must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or Class B with passenger endorsement. (Please do not submit a copy of your license within your applicant package.) Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

How to apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/28/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13054146. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for information on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinator. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.