MATERIALS HANDLER

About the role

This National Guard position is for a MATERIALS HANDLER, Position Description Number D1908000 and is part of USPFO - NE S&S DIV, Central Issue Facility, Nebraska Army National Guard.

INDEFINITE EMPLOYMENT IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE AND WILL LAST MORE THAN ONE YEAR BUT NO MORE THAN SIX YEARS.

BENEFITS ARE THE SAME AS A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.

MAY CONVERT TO PERMANENT WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION.

What you will do

• As a MATERIALS HANDLER, WG-6907-6, duties include: 1.
• Performs a full range of warehousing activities to include receiving, storing, selecting and shipping bulk and bin materials and equipment.
• Assists in the development of plans for storage and arrangement of stock to determine warehouse configuration, setup, movement, rearrangement and traffic flow.
• In larger warehouse facilities, the incumbent may participate in developing storage and space utilization plans in accordance with materials storage areas.
• The assignment may include insuring the safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous items such as ammunition, explosives, chemicals, or radioactive materials in accordance with facility and regulatory requirements.
• In smaller warehouses, the incumbent serves as the senior non­ supervisory worker of the facility, laying out storage space, establishing item locations, determining organization and arrangement of stock, identifying high and low usage items.
• Serves as the senior member of a warehouse project team comprised of material handlers involved in a special project such as relocating a major commodity or equipment group, or setting up a new commodity group area.
• Prepares items for processing, utilizing appropriate Standard Anny Management Information System (STAMIS) such as computer terminal and bar code reader to read, store, track and prepare material documentation.
• Performs classification inspections for material within range of authority.
• Ensures formal accountability when receiving, storing or issuing.
• Insures that special documentation remains with materials throughout the storage/issue process, i.e. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) certificate, and applicable annexes, Departments of Army Form 581, Ammunition residue certificate.
• Performs quality assurance inspections of materials in storage.
• Prepares a variety of supply documents and reports.
• Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials within docking area.
• Schedules personnel to facilitate movement in accordance with priorities, scheduling requirements and space allocations.
• Operates large warehouse perimeter vehicles such as cargo tractors, stake trucks, mobile cranes, and forklifts ranging in size up to 10,000 lbs.
• Prepares inventory and production reports, screens and identifies shipping and receiving documents for discrepancies, and directs shipments to shipping or storage areas.
• May be required to store hazardous materials.
• This requires knowledge or specialized handling, storing, and safety procedures that can only be gained through formal course of study and on-the-job training to insure adherence to governing regulatory procedures and policies.
• Operates numerous hand and stationary power tools.
• Identifies, examines, classifies, accepts and disposes of a wide variety of materials and property including electronic equipment, aircraft and automotive components and assemblies.
• Determines physical condition and serviceability of material and property.
• Checks stock numbers and part numbers in supply catalogs to adequately identify property.
• Advises supervisor about inconsistent shipment information, defective material or property, and damage from shipping.
• Recommends action to be taken.
• Prepares statements of facts pertaining to loss, damage or destruction of property.
• Routes items to maintenance activity for technical inspections when defects, excessive wear, corrosion, missing pm1s or damage is discovered.
• Performs other related duties as required.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. Your answers to the assessment questionnaire will be verified against information provided in your resume and other supporting documentation.

Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific, we will not make assumptions regarding your experience.

If, after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experiences, your rating will be adjusted or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated against general and specialized experience under the "Qualifications" section and against the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): To preview the assessment questionnaire, please use the following link: ***

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates (format should include Month and Year) of employment and duties performed.
• Use this link for Resume Tips.
• Other supporting documents (optional) Cover Letter DD-214 Other SF-50 Transcript

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application.

Qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official in the following order: 1. Fully qualified Area 1 applicants 2. Fully qualified Area 2 applicants 3.

Fully qualified Area 3 applicants INDEFINITE EMPLOYMENT IS TEMPORARY IN NATURE AND WILL LAST MORE THAN ONE YEAR BUT NO MORE THAN SIX YEARS.

BENEFITS ARE THE SAME AS A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.

MAY CONVERT TO PERMANENT WITHOUT FURTHER COMPETITION.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***).