Job Description

This is an important position involving the safe and efficient operation of an assigned truck having a maximum gross weight of 18,000 pounds. Employees are responsible for routine maintenance of the vehicle, the process of loading and unloading the trucks and for lifting material and equipment with a minimum weight of 50 pounds and a maximum weight of 100 pounds. The employee reports directly to and receives general supervision from a senior level employee. The employee may operate an emergency vehicle. Supervision of others is not a characteristic of the class. Does related work as required. (All need not be performed in a given position. Other related activities may be performed although not listed.) Operates a truck for the delivery and pickup of a variety of material which may include audiovisual equipment and film, books, custodial supplies, canned frozen foods, correspondence; wood, brick, steel, and mixing equipment, furniture and gym equipment; Makes routine daily maintenance checks of the gas, oil, water, batteries, tires, directional, headlights, tail lights and back up lights; Maintains delivery sheets and records of daily assigned stops, pickups, arrival and departure times; Follows an assigned delivery route to the city or surrounding towns; Receives truck deliveries and checks them in; Picks up garbage; Cuts grass, plants, trees and does general maintenance; When operating a Mobile Instructional Unit or similar vehicle, electrically hooks up unit to electric box. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of the operation and routine maintenance of motor vehicles; good knowledge of street patterns in assigned delivery route; working knowledge of Monroe Countys highway system; good knowledge of traffic laws and defensive driving; ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner; ability to lift on a regular basis weights with an average minimum of 50 pounds; ability to follow the most direct route in making deliveries; basic record keeping ability; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. Completion of the eighth grade plus one (1) year of work experience involving the operation of a motor vehicle. NOTE: Where education is lacking, experience may be substituted for on a year for year basis. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Valid Class *5* license issued by the State of New York Department of Motor Vehicles. Possession of license at time appointment. When employed in a transportation department driving a vehicle deemed to be a school bus, must possess a valid Class *2* license issued by the State of New York Department of Motor Vehicles. Possession of license at time of appointment. SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES: Per Chapter 180 of the Laws of 2000, and by Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, to be employed in a position designated by a school district or BOCES as involving direct contact with students, a clearance for employment from the State Education Department is required.