Materials Examiner and Identifier (Fork Lift Operator)

U.S. Department of Defense; Richmond; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the United Kingdom seeks a detail-oriented professional to assess the condition and disposition of materials. Responsibilities include performing inspections, operating forklifts, and ensuring accurate documentation for warehousing. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and meet various security and health requirements. This role offers a structured schedule and is essential to the agency's operations in maintaining material inventories.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Responsibilities

• Receives, examines and determines condition of materials.
• Operates forklifts and related materials handling equipment.
• Verifies accuracy of demilitarization codes.

Job description

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Receives, examines and determines the condition and disposition of a wide variety of materials.
• Reviews disposal turn‑in document accompanying material. Compares data against property assuring correct information and proper documentation (e.g. stock number, nomenclature, quantity, unit of issue, disposal authority code, DEMIL, condition code).
• Visually inspects usable property for obvious signs of condition and determines acceptability.
• Determines condition and reportability and special handling requirements (e.g., hazardous material, precious metals, security, DEMIL, Special focus items, etc.) and assigns appropriate classification instructions for warehousing.
• Verifies accuracy of demilitarization codes, takes action to challenge questionable items/codes, and maintains segregated storage of property requiring DEMIL.
• Ensures proper certification is attached to turn‑in document when demilitarized by host or generating activity.
• Performs special and periodic inventory of property; re‑palletizes/re‑locates property as necessary.
• Operates forklifts and related materials handling equipment to move, load and unload, stack or un‑stack palletized materials, supplies, and equipment.

Requirements

• 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): Non-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: Yes
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• 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.