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Transportation Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
On-site Ann Arbor, MI $56K – $72K Apply by Aug 18, 2026 Transportation Clerk And Assistant ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This position is under the supervision of the Grounds and Transportation Supervisor, Facilities Management Service located at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
What You'll Do
- →Validates transportation-related billing and reimbursements by reviewing them for completeness and accuracy according to standard instructions.
- →Submits monthly, quarterly, and annual cost and estimated cost reports on vehicles.
- →Reviews monthly mileage reports, tracking actual mileage usage of the transportation motor pool fleet.
- →Determines when to dispose of used vehicles and equipment, and directs preparation of vehicles for turn-in.
- →Responsible for major and nonstandard vehicle modifications and all vehicle accident repairs and/or recommendations for uneconomical repair determinations.
- →Records and monitors information related to vehicle modifications, vehicle accident repairs and maintenance, and reports unusual cases to supervisors for further determination.
- →Ensures that proper maintenance records are kept on all vehicles and pieces of equipment assigned.
- →Orders new replacement equipment.
- →Provides routine support in documenting efforts related to cost reduction, energy reduction and productivity improvement and enters collected data for management review.
- →Operates the vehicle dispatch program by determining the number of permanently assigned vehicles necessary to provide the most cost-effective method of travel, selecting the type of vehicles needed, and managing a maintenance program by keeping the optimum number of vehicles available for use during peak periods of travel.
- →Acts as designated agent for receiving, transferring, and accounting for vehicles and related property.
- →Maintains cost efficient operations, ensuring maximum vehicle utilization and quality of service.
- →Coordinates work with servicing vendors for routine maintenance or repair appointments and assist with transporting vehicles to vendor locations.
- →Perform other duties as necessary.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job..
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work is primarily sedentary but includes walking, standing, bending, and lifting items such as supplies and vehicle parts.
- ✓The incumbent must be able to drive motor vehicles and travel to inspect maintenance work, investigate accidents, and visit fleet users at offsite locations.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification 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) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: 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.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 932e208e-611c-41b0-a7d9-41fe4d4c7fec
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