Motor Vehicle Operator (Materials Handler)

Job Description

Summary

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Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Overview

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

12 / 03 / 2025 to 12 / 09 / 2025

Salary $26.06 to - $30.43 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 7

Location

1 vacancy in the following location :

Whitehall, OH

Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent - Multiple Appointment Types Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive

Promotion potential

Job family (Series)

• 5703 Motor Vehicle Operating

Supervisory status No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit status Yes

Announcement number DLADSC-26-12844721-MP Control number 851447400

This job is open to

Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Clarification from the agency

"Agency" means current permanent DoD employees in the commuting area. Veterans include Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) eligible veterans.

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Requirements

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

To qualify for a Motor Vehicle Operator (Materials Handler), your resume and supporting documentation must support :

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 screen-out 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 that you have the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

Selective Placement Factor : Must possess a valid state driver's license and Class-B commercial driver's 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, 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.

Physical Effort : Performs work on hard surfaces and in work areas that require standing, stooping, bending, and walking. Work in tiring and uncomfortable positions and may be required to work at a rapid pace for long periods. Exerts moderate to heavy physical effort in the frequent handling of objects weighing over 50 pounds and the occasional handling of heavier objects, which are moved with weight handling equipment or assistance of other workers. May exert moderate to heavy physical effort in climbing on trucks to lower landing gears, cut seals, open container doors, and climb on trailers to load or tie down cargo. Exerts moderate physical effort in operating, turning, backing, and controlling vehicles which carry heavier loads.

Working Conditions : Work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. Drivers work mostly outside and operate vehicles in all kinds of weather and traffic and are exposed to the danger of serious accidents. They are exposed to dirt, fumes, and to the possibility of cuts, bruises, and broken bones resulting from accidents while driving or from falling objects when loading and unloading the vehicle. Driving is done on and off base in all types of driving conditions. Work may expose individuals to the potential danger of explosives, radiation and biological or chemical contaminants. Work may require wearing personal protective gear such as steel-toed shoes, leather or rubber gloves, aprons, and dust masks.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to :

Reemployed Annuitants : This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at : -V300.pdf

Information for Veterans is available at : . As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace : The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA 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 DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances : marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine / morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine / methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY : By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program ( ICTAP ) : If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority : a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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