Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: Serves as working supervisor exercising full supervisory responsibility over the work operations involving 6 Motor Vehicle Operators WG-5703-7, 3 Motor Vehicle Operators WG-5703-6, 1 Automotive Mechanic WG-5823-10, 6 Laborers WG-3502-3 and 5 CWT workers. Incumbent is also responsible for the beautification and maintenance of the James J. Peters Medical Centers grounds and property covering approximately 32 acres. Incumbent assigns responsibilities to subordinates to maintain a daily schedule of garbage and refuse removal. Incumbent schedules and assigns responsibilities to subordinates for daily landscaping and debris removal depending on the particular weather and season. Incumbent is responsible for snow and ice removal during periods of inclement weather ensuring the daily operations of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center are minimally affected during winter storms. Incumbent ensures there are adequate numbers of subordinates available to report for duty on the WHEN hours during periods of inclement weather. Incumbent is responsible for training and advising Motor Vehicle Operators on proper usage and maintenance of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center Fleet of Motor Pool Vehicles ensuring they have knowledge of the patient shuttle routes and OPS systems that are utilized in the vehicles. Incumbent keeps abreast of new motor vehicle laws, regulations, and traffic patterns apprising his subordinates of the same. Incumbent is responsible for maintaining the motor pool fleet vehicles including but not limited to: tracking mileage, fuel usage, EZ Pass usage, and maintenance schedules ensuring the vehicles are clean and in prime condition. Planning. Plans and adjusts weekly and monthly and project work schedules and sequence of operations for maximum utilization of the workforce, resources and vehicles to accomplish assigned functions as efficiently and effectively as possible. Establishes work deadlines and priorities on the basis of general work schedules, as well as methods and policies established by higher levels of supervision. Determines the number and type of workers and the work schedule required to complete commitments. Work Direction. Selects workers and assigns tasks to be performed. Investigates work related problems and determines causes, taking corrective action when needed. Recommends solutions for problems on work operations to support outside activities. Coordinates with other activities as necessary to clarify assignments. Administration. Develops performance standards, and conducts counseling sessions for performance, formal, and informal complaints. Initiates proposals for formal disciplinary action as needed through discussions with employees and union representatives. Determines training needs and arranges for accomplishment. Keeps job descriptions updated. Interviews candidates for vacancies and makes selections. Promotes the participation of employees in a variety of management programs, such as safety, cost reduction and incentive awards. Assures within assigned area that policies to achieve management objectives in such areas as labor-management relations and equal employment opportunity are carried out. Plans and establishes overall leave schedules in coordination with work load. Maintains production reports and records. Serves as management representative at meetings. Non-supervisory duties. Performs the duties of subordinate Motor Vehicle Operators, when not performing supervisory duties, or as work conditions permit. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 6am to 2:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Motor Vehicle Operator Supervisor/PD096600 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

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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 02/23/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12890962. 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/ The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced 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 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/.

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