Motor Vehicle Operator (Custodial)
What you'd do
In this position, you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC) team within FEMA.The ideal candidate for this position will have experience performing custodial services in a commercial environment.
Major duties
All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays. All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground. What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a Motor Vehicle Operator (Custodial) performing various motor vehicle operation tasks and custodial duties in support of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center. Operating one or more motor vehicles including pickup trucks, panel trucks, carryalls, vans and carts which have an approximate gross vehicle weight of up to 10,000 pounds where the vehicles are driven regularly to transport personnel, supplies, materials and equipment through the site. Cleaning floors using power scrubbers, buffers, mops, brooms, and vacuum cleaners using powered wall washing machines and heavy industrial vacuum cleaners. Performing laundry duties, including handling laundry carts, marking individual bundles and sorting bulk laundry by type of garment or fabric; cleaning restrooms and fixtures such as toilets, showers, sinks, mirrors, faucets and tile floors. Receiving stores, stacks, and pallets of custodial equipment and supplies; conducting periodic inventories, reporting discrepancies to a supervisor. Checking warehouse documents to verify incoming receipt of supplies and equipment and identifying damage to equipment and materials. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
What you need to qualify
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standard. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, 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 of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Working Conditions: Performs work indoors, with adequate heating, lighting and ventilation. Exposed to vibration from heavy equipment and to skin irritations from strong cleaning solutions. Care is required to avoid serious injuries when working on ladders or scaffolds, and when using heavy powered equipment. Also works outside and operates motor vehicles in all kinds of weather. The equipment, tools, and tasks involved frequently require extreme care and use of safety gloves, earplugs, safety glasses, or respirators to avoid severe injuries. They are continually exposed to dust, dirt, and grease and standing on concrete floors. Physical Effort: May exert very heavy physical effort in operating large equipment that require significant maneuvering and lever control. Frequently lifts and moves equipment and components weighing up to 50 pounds. 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. NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here. Current or former FEMA Reservists/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE): To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
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