Motor Vehicle Operator

This Motor Vehicle Operator position is located at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center Milwaukee Wisconsin. The incumbent functions as a Motor Vehicle Operator.

Major Duties:
-Drives official cars and vans for the purpose of transporting authorized patients and passengers between the domiciliary and general hospital.
-Maneuver vehicles over uneven terrain congested areas and improved roads with light to moderate traffic.
-Operates vehicles up to 26000 pounds on a regular and recurring basis.
-Assists patients from vehicle to their scheduled destination.
-Follows all safety directives applicable this position.
-Operates engineering type equipment such as trucks snow blowers shovels salters and other gasoline driven grass cutting equipment.
-Shovels snow from sidewalks and operates power snow blowers sweeps roads and sidewalks.
-Transports patients members and cargo to other VA facilities throughout Wisconsin and surrounding states.

Work Schedule: Full-time Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM this position is considered emergency essential and may be required to work outside of his/her normal duty hours for snow emergencies. Alternate Work Schedule (AWS) available for qualified candidates (8-9 hour days 1-8 hour day and 1 day off per pay period being the first Wednesday of the pay period off.

NOTE: The work requires a valid Wisconsin Drivers License and Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL). This license must be valid for: 1. Passenger transportation 2. Air brakes 3. Medical Endorsement. To be valid your CDL must be registered at the DMV under the Tier system per the Wisconsin State Law as of January 14 2014.

**A COPY OF YOUR CDL MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE**

Conditions of employment

• 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
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification 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)

• 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/16/2026.

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.

For the Motor Vehicle Operator position you must have previous experience and knowledge that includes but is not limited to safe operation of motor vehicles and other operated equipment in order to be able to make judgments concerning the load breaking distance and distance maintained from other vehicles; ability to perform safety checks on vehicles; knowledge of traffic laws on and off VA grounds; operating vehicles or tractor trailers up to 26000 pounds; fill in assist or support higher graded motor vehicle operators; assists patients from vehicle to their scheduled destination; loads and unloads supplies and building materials from trucks; operates engineering type equipment such as trucks snow blowers shovels and other gasoline driven grass cutting equipment; and maneuver vehicles over uneven terrain congested areas and improved roads with light to moderate traffic.

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
• Interpret Instructions Specifications (mobile equipment operations)
• Motor Vehicles
• Operate Safely (Non-Motor Vehicle)
• Reliability And Dependability
• Work Practices