Medium Duty Driver (Heavy Equipment, Class B License)

Job Details

New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

In this role, you will drive trucks, forklifts and other equipment to transport equipment and materials to various locations on and off the laboratory.  You will also drive buses, shuttles, and vans to transport personnel. 

You will do the following:

• Transport equipment, materials, and personnel.

• Transport heavy items; assist with transport of critical items (e.g., flight hardware, ground support equipment, etc.).

• Pickup, load, unload, and deliver packages up to 50 lbs. in weight to locations across the Laboratory.

• Transport personnel to various locations across the Laboratory and to/from the Caltech Campus.

• Apply advanced knowledge of transport services to convey passengers, material and/or equipment; estimate time of arrival to destination.

• Conduct routine vehicle checks prior to use, monitors performance of vehicles, repairs, fuels vehicles, and/or loads and unloads items.

• Identify less obvious vehicle issues.

• Record deliveries and other activities via scanner and other devices.

• Troubleshoot basic issues (e.g., badge scanner not at the delivery site).

• Maintain responsibility for manifests describing the materials being transported.

• Perform work in accordance with Institute and regulatory agencies, safety standards, and industry and Laboratory best practices.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires a high school diploma with a minimum of 6 years of related work experience; or an Associate’s degree with a minimum of 1 years related experience; related required training.

• Demonstrated experience operating forklifts and other transportation equipment (e.g., heavy-duty tugger vehicles).

• Experience driving commercial trucks.

• Demonstrated experience operating a bus and passenger shuttle.

• Experience with passenger transport (e.g., airport shuttle, student transport, city bus Operations) with ADA wheelchair lift training.

• Maintains valid California Commercial driver’s license (Class B) to drive large vehicles with a gross weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more.

• Maintains air brakes endorsement, hazardous endorsement, medical endorsement, and valid forklift certification for transportation duties.

• Maintains passenger endorsement to drive buses and other personnel transportation vehicles.

• Clean driving record.

• Related required training (Safety, Hazmat, PPE).

• Familiarity with inventory scanners and similar data collection devices.

• Ability to use a computer, smart phones, PDAs, GPS, etc.

• Excellent verbal communication and customer service skills.

Desired Experience:

• Three years of experience in material movement work.

******IMPORTANT******

This position, because of its associated job duties, has been determined by JPL to be safety-sensitive as defined in JPL’s Drug-Free Workplace Requirement.  An employee holding this position will be subject to periodic, unannounced, random drug testing.  Please refer to JPL’s Drug-Free Workplace Requirement for more information.  Candidates who are hired into designated safety-sensitive positions will be included in a pool from which individuals are randomly selected to participate in the unannounced drug testing.

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique. This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more. Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together. For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee’s start date.

For further benefits information click Benefits and Perks

The hiring range displayed below is specifically for those who will work in or reside in the location listed. In extending an offer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory considers factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s job related skills, experience, knowledge, and relevant education/training. Hiring range for this job may be adjusted based on primary work location outside of Pasadena, California. This adjusted range will be provided to candidates by the Recruiter when applicable.

The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California.

$51,584 - $70,096

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

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