Materials Examiner & Identifier

DLA Careers; Tracy (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers in Tracy, CA is seeking a Materials Examiner and Identifier to support warehouse operations. The role involves receiving, inspecting, classifying, and dispositioning material to ensure accuracy and compliance with DoD standards. You will work with automated receiving systems and handle a wide range of items.

This on-site position requires lifting up to 45 pounds, strict safety compliance, and the ability to obtain necessary licenses. Applicants must be U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with warehouse operations and inventory control.
• Ability to identify, classify, and disposition materials accurately.
• Familiarity with automated receiving systems and discrepancy reporting.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, examines, classifies, accepts, rejects, and disposes material and equipment.
• Examines and classifies unusual or highly specialized items.
• Prepares reports for change in condition code classification and cost of repair estimates.
• Uses automated systems to manage the receiving process and discrepancy reports.
• Performs packing and repacking for air and surface shipments.
• Works in warehouse to move, store, pick, and pack material.

Skills

Material handling

Receiving

Packing

Inventory control

Data entry

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Identifies, examines, classifies, accepts, rejects, and disposes material and equipment; often the most complex and difficult items received by the site.
• Examines and classifies unusual or highly specialized items (e.g., those without markings or contain defects that are not easily identifiable).
• Prepares a variety of reports providing basis for the change in condition code classification and cost of repair estimates.
• Uses automated systems to perform the entire receiving process and to enter, change, delete, or prepare numerous discrepancy reports.
• Continually examines stock while in storage. Monitors shelf-life adherence and determines whether to upgrade or down grade, condition codes on stored items.
• Performs individual and consolidated packing and repacking of a variety of items using any of the range of accepted packing containers, materials, devices, methods, and techniques for air and surface shipment.
• Performs work in the warehouse environment to accomplish all facets of moving, storing, picking, and packing of material for receipt or issue.

Requirements

• 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 a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non‑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: No
• Pre‑Employment Physical: Required
• Mission Essential: You will be a Mission Essential employee. Required to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. May be required to work the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Materials Examiner and Identifier, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

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 that you have 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

Performs moderate to heavy lifting (up to 45 pounds; with assistance requested on items that exceed 45 pounds) when moving materials by hand or handtruck. Heavier material is moved by materials handling equipment, or with the assistance of co‑workers. Work requires standing and/or walking for lengthy periods and often requires bending, stooping, pushing, and/or pulling material.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a warehouse environment or at outside work areas on a year‑round basis. Incumbent may be subject to cuts, bruises, abrasions, and scrapes in moving or handling equipment, and are subject to hazards involved in working in close proximity to moving equipment such as conveyors, tow‑line systems, and materials handling equipment. In addition, may also be exposed to dust, dirt, grease, solvents, and to high noise levels in mechanized areas. When working with hazardous materials, may be subject to exposure from radiation, toxins, explosive hazards, or chemical fumes. SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIRMENTS: Employee is required to wear safety clothing and equipment appropriate for the job and work area where assigned, as directed by the supervisor. Types of required protective clothing and equipment include, but are not limited to the following: eye, respiratory, and foot protection, protective clothing, (gloves, apron, coveralls, etc.) Other types may be required as deemed necessary by authorized management officials. Employee will be required to wear approved hearing protective devices and an audiometric test will be conducted, as necessary, when working near or around noise hazardous areas, machinery, or equipment.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

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.

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 a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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