Packer

Forest Service (DOA); Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forest Service (DOA) is hiring for a temporary Packing role located in the United States. The incumbent will package, kit, load/unload supplies and refurbish equipment in accordance with NFES standards.

Responsibilities include assembling kits, labeling, and applying appropriate packing materials, with occasional travel required. This is a WG 6 temporary position with a pay range of $23.93–$25.05 per hour and a full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship or US National required.
• Selective Service registration for males born after 1959 is required or exempt.
• Background investigation and/or fingerprint check required.
• Direct Deposit is mandatory for Federal employees.
• Must pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, collate, inventory and build kits from NFES component lists.
• Determine packing configuration and inspect for accuracy.
• Develop prototypes and packing configurations for field use when needed.
• Package, seal, label, and handle items requiring special care.
• Pack tools and equipment using diversas packing methods for fragile or heavy items.
• Select appropriate packing materials considering size, weight, fragility, transport and destination.
• Pack items in wood, fiberboard boxes, metal containers, or cartons.
• Use and maintain packing equipment such as heat sealers, shrink wrap, banding and staplers.
• Follow FIFO and date procedures for food and expiring items.
• May assemble specialized kits transported by air using parachute drops.

Skills

Packaging

Inventory control

Kitting

Quality inspection

Job description

Summary

This position is located within a National Forest. The incumbent is responsible for packaging, kit building, loading/unloading of supplies and equipment as well as repairing and refurbishing supplies and equipment.

Many vacancies in the following locations:
Location Negotiable After Selection
La Grande, OR
East Wenatchee, WA
No matching locations found.
Work site options

Telework eligible: No

Remote job: No

Relocation expenses reimbursed: No

Salary: $23.93 – $25.05 per hour

Pay scale and grade: WG 6

Promotion potential: None

Work schedule: Full-time

Travel Required: Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type: Temporary

Occupation and job series: 7002 Packing

Supervisory status: No

Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union: No

Drug test: No

Security clearance: Other

Financial disclosure required: Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number: 27-TEMP3-R6-FS5434-6DT-MG

Control number: 890785500

This job is open to The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

• Collates, assembles, inventories, and build kits from individual components according to National Fire Equipment System (NFES) standards.
• Determines packing configuration assembles items according to kit component packing lists and inspects for accuracy.
• Incumbent may participate in the development of prototype kits, developing the packing configuration and kit component requirements for field use.
• Arranges, seals and tags items and equipment that requiring specialized handling.
• Packs tools, materials and equipment using a wide variety of standard packing methods and techniques that include items of a large, heavy or fragile nature.
• Selects the packing materials taking into account such factors as size, type, weight, fragility, method of transportation, storage facility and final destination.
• Packs items wood, fiberboard boxes, metal containers, and cartons.
• Makes independent judgements and decisions within the framework of oral and written instructions and accepted methods, techniques and procedures.
• Uses and maintains various types of equipment for the purpose of packaging such as heat sealers, hand powered and mechanical shrink wrap, banding and stapling machines.
• Coordinates, suggests and makes substitutions to packing list and configuration as needed.
• Packs and labels material following agency, federal and international packing and shipping requirements for hazardous and non-hazardous materials and items.
• Provides for the care of supplies in storage (COSIS) to protect from deterioration or damage.
• Applies first in, first out (FIFO) and monitors date procedures for food and other expiring items.
• May assemble specialized kits transported by air and delivered via parachute to remote work sites.
• Packs kits using protective material to withstand impact and avoid breakage and spillage (i.e., initial attack kits containing equipment such as chainsaws and hazmat containers of petroleum products and food subsistence. )
• May also mix fuel and oil to correct ratio per equipment type as well as fills and seals fuel containers.
• Repairs and rehabilitates fire supplies and equipment to NFES standards.
• Incumbent researches and refers to manufacturer’s specifications, stock catalogs, manuals, research and technology data and cache memos to prevent damage and preserve the lifespan of items.
• Cleans fabric materials (i.e. nomex, coated nylon cordura, fiber reinforced vinyl) using proper water pressure and temperatures.
• Disassembles and reassembles supplies to replace parts, apply oils, rust inhibitors and other preservation materials to ensure proper working condition. Some items may require painting.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit – Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• Must be 18 years of age.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement.

• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Use of Measuring Instruments
• To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Knowledge of Materials
• Dexterity and Safety

There is no substitution of education for this position.

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2027 Temporary Employment Hiring season. The expected start date for this position will be between April 18, 2027 to June 13, 2027.

By selecting the “Location Negotiable” option during the application process, implies your willingness to be considered for any official duty location listed on this announcement and/or those duty locations not listed for this Regional announcement. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other groups within the Region who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in any of the geographic location(s) listed on the announcement. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management’s website for additional information on pay rates in your duty location State.

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional), Temporary, and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority, any U.S. citizen may apply.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligible must meet the agency’s definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework.
Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE, AFGE or NAGE.

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.

Benefits

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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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.

Required documents

• Resume that includes: Personal Information: name, address, contact information; Education ; Work Experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); other qualifications. Resume cannot exceed 2 pages.
• If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If any education was completed at a foreign institute, you must submit with your application evidence that the institute was appropriately accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. education standards. There are private organizations that specialize in this evaluation and a fee is normally associated with this service. For a list of private organizations that evaluate education, visit the NACES website. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.
• Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), current performance appraisal with rating of at least “Fully Successful” or equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.