Materials Handler

DLA Careers; New Cumberland (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers is seeking a warehouse associate to perform a full range of warehouse functions in a large facility or serve as the principal materials handler in a smaller operation. The role includes receiving, storing, and assembling items for issue and distribution, as well as processing shipments and maintaining accurate counts during inventories.

Responsibilities also include coordinating loading processes, ensuring proper packing and labeling, and complying with safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse functions and handling shipments.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment including forklift up to 15,000 pounds.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.

Responsibilities

• Perform a full range of warehouse functions in a large warehouse or as principal materials handler.
• Receive, store, and assemble items for issue, shipment and distribution.
• Process incoming shipments and verify documentation against labels.
• Load shipments onto conveyances and ensure correct loading.
• Organize storage space and item locations for efficiency and safety.
• Count items during inventories and assist in discrepancy resolution.
• Operate one or more MHE types such as forklift or stock selector.

Skills

Inventory management

Forklift operation

Shipping/receiving

Tools

Forklift

Warehouse tractor

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties Help

• 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

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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: 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.
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a 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.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Susquehanna in New Cumberland, PA.
• 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.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including