Title: Senior Logistics Technician (00093)

State Role Title: Equipment Serv Repair Tech II

Hiring Range: $50,000 - $60,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Department of Fire Programs

Location: Dept of Fire Programs

Agency Website: www.vafire.com

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About the Agency
The Virginia Department of Fire Programs enhances public safety in the Commonwealth by providing supplemental funding, training, fire prevention and life safety education, along with statewide fire code enforcement. This position will maintain and ensure all equipment in a safe and operational manner by completing equipment checks, weekly checks, and monthly checks on all equipment.

About the Position
The Logistics Technician Senior is responsible for assisting with the Logistics Division of the agency, by ensuring all agency vehicles, equipment and trailers are kept in a response ready state, ensuring all inventory levels of trailers and warehouses are kept accurate, all supporting documents and logs are completed and up to date, as well ensuring all deliveries and pickups are covered. This position is responsible for upholding the agency's mission to support and educate members of the Fire Service in the Commonwealth.

Minimum Qualifications

•Considerable knowledge of and experience performing a variety of vehicle and equipment maintenance functions to support agency logistics operations.
•Considerable experience operating a light truck that is used to pull a wide variety of equipment trailers via hitch and ball.
•Considerable mechanical knowledge and experience operating all types of fire powered and non-powered fire service tools and equipment required.
•Considerable experience in mechanical operation of power tools and equipment.
•Considerable experience in general maintenance, repair, and fabrication.
•Considerable experience operating a computer and experience using Microsoft Office and Google platforms.
•Ability to exercise independent judgement and work in an environment with limited supervision.
•Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritize competing tasks and deadlines, and manage multiple projects effectively; set objectives to effectively achieve results; solve problems; and independently make decisions reflecting the mission of VDFP in a high-stress environment and in a timely manner while exhibiting sound judgment.
•Ability to lift greater than 50 pounds, work overhead.

Additional Considerations

•Considerable experience in logistics systems and support, emergency management, response operations, and incident management desired.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Licensure / Certification: CDL Class A preferred. Or must be able to obtain CDL Class A within one year of hiring.

Criminal History: Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Other: Must be eligible for employment in the State of Virginia and at least 18 years of age. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired or re-hired employees to the State.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the Recruitment Management System (RMS). Applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State applications and or in resumes. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application, resume, or other relevant documents provided; therefore, it is essential for applicants to supply detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application/resume, or a state application/resume lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility. This website will provide confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS Account to check the status of your application for this position.

The candidate selected for this position will be required to successfully complete a background check. State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number on the fax cover sheet. You may apply for this position at https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home. Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please contact Ethel White at (804) 249-1992 for assistance. VETERANS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AMERICORPS, PEACE CORPS, AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Contact Information

Name: Taris Harmon

Phone: 804-292-6482

Email: taris.harmon@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.