Materials Handler.

Defense Logistics Agency; Germersheim; Vor Ort; EUR 28.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Defense Logistics Agency in Germersheim, Germany seeks a materials handler to perform a full range of warehouse functions, receiving, storing and assembling items for issue and shipment. You will operate forklifts and other equipment, prepare shipments, and ensure accurate loading onto conveyances.

The role emphasizes space optimization, safety, inventory counts, and adherence to federal guidelines. Applicants must meet security and suitability standards and be prepared for site-specific

Qualifikationen

• Applicants will be evaluated under federal standards for Trades and Labor Occupations.
• Screen-out elements determine eligibility; experience basis varies by training and quality of experience.
• Federal requirements include fitness and suitability considerations, with potential background checks.

Aufgaben

• Performs a full range of warehouse functions in a large warehouse or as principal materials handler in a smaller one.
• Receives, stores, and assembles for issue, shipment and distribution a variety of supplies and equipment.
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments; checks docs against labels and reports discrepancies.
• Assembles items for shipment; ensures proper loading onto conveyances and checks container condition.
• Determines loading sequences and optimizes space, safety, and damage protection.
• Lays out storage space, establishes item locations, and arranges stock accordingly.
• Counts items during inventories and maintains tallies; assists in locating misplaced items.
• Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts and stock selectors.

Jobbeschreibung

Duties

• Performs a full range of warehouse functions in either a major segment of a large warehouse or as the principal materials handler in a small warehouse.
• Receives, stores, and assembles for issue, shipment and distribution, a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities.
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments. Checks accompanying documentation against container or packing labels. Follows established procedures in reporting over, short, or damaged items.
• Assembles items for shipment in the loading area according to information provided on the shipping requests and checks the condition of shipping containers prior to loading. Ensures shipments are properly loaded onto the right conveyances.
• Determines sequences for loading materials and organizes incoming shipments for maximum space utilization, safety considerations, and damage protection.
• Lays out storage space, establishes item locations and determines organization and arrangement of stock.
• Counts types and quantities of items during inventories, and maintains tally listings during the count Recounts or searches other storage locations to assist in determining the basis for over, short, or misplaced items.
• Operates one or more types of material handling equipment such as standard type forklift with a lifting capacity 25,000 pounds, warehouse tractor, stock selector, or general-purpose vehicle.
• Packs and/ or repacks a variety of items utilizing a wide variety of standard packing materials, methods and techniques.

Duties

• Performs a full range of warehouse functions in either a major segment of a large warehouse or as the principal materials handler in a small warehouse.
• Receives, stores, and assembles for issue, shipment and distribution, a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities.
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments. Checks accompanying documentation against container or packing labels. Follows established procedures in reporting over, short, or damaged items.
• Assembles items for shipment in the loading area according to information provided on the shipping requests and checks the condition of shipping containers prior to loading. Ensures shipments are properly loaded onto the right conveyances.
• Determines sequences for loading materials and organizes incoming shipments for maximum space utilization, safety considerations, and damage protection.
• Lays out storage space, establishes item locations and determines organization and arrangement of stock.
• Counts types and quantities of items during inventories, and maintains tally listings during the count Recounts or searches other storage locations to assist in determining the basis for over, short, or misplaced items.
• Operates one or more types of material handling equipment such as standard type forklift with a lifting capacity 25,000 pounds, warehouse tractor, stock selector, or general-purpose vehicle.
• Packs and/ or repacks a variety of items utilizing a wide variety of standard packing materials, methods and techniques.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) License.
• You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
• Permanent Change of Station: PCS Authorized, LQA NOT Authorized.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Europe in Germersheim, Germany.
• Subject to Overseas Rotation Agreement, Tour Length: Yes/36 Months (https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025v1230.pdf )
• Required to obtain and maintain hazardous certification.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Effort: The operator performs work on dirt, wooden, asphalt, and concrete floors and is required to walk, stand, stoop, bend, and work in uncomfortable and tiring positions. Must be able to lift and carry supplies and material that weigh up to 40 pounds. Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Required to open and close boxes, cartons, bags and other containers to inspect and count contents. Moderate physical effort is required in operating forklift truck and rising, lowering and tilting loads being moved.

Working Conditions: Material handling work is done inside and outside (wood frame, Quonset, and concrete warehouses). The incumbent may work inside in areas that are hot, cold, damp, rainy weather, drafty or poorly lighted and may be dirty, dusty, and greasy. Incumbent may work in bad weather in outside areas such as open docks and storage yards. The material handler is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, and broken bones; falls from ladders; or injury from forklift trucks overturning or other equipment. Incumbent may be required to handle hazardous and radioactive material. Work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats, steel toed shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons.

Additional information

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Reemployed Annuitants:

This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at:

• Please see Summary and How You will be Evaluated sections for additional Overseas information

Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.

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Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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