Materials Handler.

Defense Logistics Agency; Everett (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Materials Handler for their Everett, Washington location. This role involves various warehouse functions including receiving and distributing materials, operating material handling equipment, and ensuring the organization of stock. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to work without considerable supervision and will be required to obtain necessary licenses for handling equipment.

Benefits

Access to government benefits package

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications as required.
• Ability to do the work of a Materials Handler without more than normal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Performs warehouse functions including receiving, storing, and shipping materials.
• Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts.
• Counts inventory and maintains organization of stock.

Skills

Ability to operate material handling equipment

Warehouse management skills

Organizational skills

Education

Ability to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment license

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Base pay range

$29.00/yr - $34.33/yr

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 of up to 15,000 pounds, warehouse tractor, stock selector, or general-purpose vehicle.
• May pack and/ or repack 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 with Secret Access
• 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
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Puget Sound, Everett, Washington.
• 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.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license/certification to operate government vehicles.
  
  

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.

The SOE And Minimum Qualifications For This Position Is

• Ability to do the work of a Materials Handler without more than normal supervision (SOE): Performs the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision such as: receives and verifies materials; loads and unloads materials, and reviews receipt documentation for items received.
  
  

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 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. 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:

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Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
  
  

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Government Administration and Strategic Management Services

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