MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR

U.S. Marine CorpsTwentynine Palms, Californiausajobspublished 10/16/2026

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Major duties

  • You will operate one or more motor vehicles including trash trucks, platform trucks, van trucks, roll-off trucks, stake trucks, and dump trucks.
  • You will operate electric, LPG, natural gas, gasoline or diesel-powered trucks.
  • You will be responsible for performing or overseeing the loading and unloading of bulky, cumbersome cargo and assuring that it is properly located, distributed, and secured in the vehicle for balance and stability.
  • You will operate auxiliary vehicles, material handling equipment and engineering equipment such as attached trailers, lift gates, forklift trucks from 2,000 to 25,000 pounds lifting capacity
  • You will perform operator maintenance on all vehicles and motorized equipment operated.
  • You willperform operator maintenance on processing equipment, cleans tools and equipment to manufacturer manuals and local procedures, replaces worn parts as appropriate
  • You will complete paperwork such as mileage reports, weight tickets, trip tickets, preventative maintenance sheets, route or service adjustments, accident reporting forms, receive and issue receipts, and equipment and process weight logs.
  • You will utilize safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintains a safe and clean work environment.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must 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 quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. The Screen-out Element for this position is: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More than Normal Supervision. Sample duties of this position include: Operating various sorting equipment and vehicles such as trash trucks, platform trucks, van trucks, roll-off trucks, stake trucks, and dump trucks and the ability to perform basic vehicle maintenance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-5700 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.