Motor Vehicle Operator

nypl; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Public Library is seeking a Delivery Driver in the BookOps Logistics Distribution Department. You will pick up and deliver patron requested materials to 150 branches across four boroughs, supporting a 48-hour turnaround.

Responsibilities include loading and unloading, driving safely, performing basic vehicle inspections, and maintaining clean, operable equipment to ensure timely, reliable service for library operations.

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include picking up and delivering materials to library branches.
• Loading and unloading materials, including heavy objects.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections daily.
• Maintaining the interior and exterior of the vehicle and keeping it safe.

Responsibilities

• Picking up and delivering all library materials including print and non-print materials, mail, films, office equipment and other library supplies.
• Loading and unloading materials, including heavy objects, at all sites.
• Delivering parcels on foot when motor vehicles are not available or inoperative.
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection daily.
• Maintaining the interior and exterior of the vehicle, keeping it clean and in safe operating condition.
• Performing minor and basic maintenance, including checking all fluid levels, tires, lights, and adding fluids as needed.

Skills

Driving

Loading/unloading

Pre-trip inspections

Basic vehicle maintenance

Safety-conscious

Job description

Overview

The BookOps Logistics Distribution Department is primarily responsible for picking up and delivering patron requested materials to 150 branches across 4 boroughs. This volume is in the range of 8 million circulating items per year, each of which are moved efficiently, supporting a 48 - hour turnaround time for patrons. This service level is a foundation of NYPL’s strategic goal of “More People Reading More”. It is made possible through the full staffing and leveraging of this unit. The unit also supports the physical logistics of countless projects aligned with Learning, Creating, and Reading such as Summer Reading, Library Card Campaign, and MyLibraryNYC.

Responsibilities

• Picking up and delivering all library materials including print and non-print materials, mail, films, office equipment and other library supplies
• Loading and unloading materials, including heavy objects, at all sites
• Delivering parcels on foot when motor vehicles are not available or inoperative
• Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspection daily
• Maintaining the interior and exterior of the vehicle, keeping it clean and in safe operating condition
• Performing minor and basic maintenance, including checking all fluid levels, tires, lights, and adding fluids as needed
• Performing related duties as required