Motor Vehicle Operator

Job Title

Gallery Driver

Job Description

This position is located in the Administrative Services Division (ASD), Office of the Administrator, National Gallery of Art (NGA). The purpose of this position is to assist with essential services in the transportation, logistics, and personal property management functions.

Duties for this position include:

• Serving as Gallery driver with responsibility to transport NGA staff and visitors, supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Ensuring the comfort and safety of NGA employees, materials and equipment to and from their destination throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area.
• Operating vehicles over Federal, State, County and City roads, highways, and streets; and at posted speeds through congested areas daily. Selects appropriate routes and obeys all traffic laws, rules, and safety regulations.
• Operating and maneuvering electric pallet jacks, electric and manual forklifts, cherry pickers, reach lifts, hand trucks, hydraulic dollies, flat-bed trucks, J-Bars, dollies, carts and various other material handling equipment to pickup and deliver materials and supplies throughout the NGA warehouse as necessary.
• Performing operator preventive maintenance on Gallery owned and leased vehicles, monitors fluid levels and checks hose connections, checks and replaces lights; and checks and maintains proper tire pressures. Duties also include washing and vacuuming vehicles in compliance with Gallery policies and procedures.