Rigging Worker Supervisor

DLA Careers; Albany (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Distribution Albany, GA is seeking a supervisory professional to oversee materials handling, packing, receiving, stowing, picking, and related distribution operations. The role plans work, assigns crews, and ensures safety and efficiency in a busy depot environment.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain required clearances; prior supervisory experience in logistics is preferred.

Qualifications

• Screen-Out Element: Ability to supervise and instruct others on basic work methods; follow manuals and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee materials handling and packing at DLA Albany, GA.
• Supervise receiving, processing, stowage, picks, and manifesting of materials.
• Direct use of mechanized, automated, and manual material moving equipment.

Skills

Supervise

Job description

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Serves as a supervisor over materials handling and packing functions at DLA Distribution Albany, GA.
• Supervises functions receiving, processing, stows, picks, manifesting, identifying, physical movement, unpacking and repacking of the material for storage.
• Supervises functions such as issue using mechanized, automated, and manual material moving equipment, devices, and systems.
• Establishes deadlines, priorities, and work sequences, and plans work assignments based on general work schedules, methods, and policies set by higher level supervisors.
• Determines the number and types of workers needed to accomplish specific projects. Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
• Informs higher level supervisors of the need to revise work schedules and re-estimates labor and other resources.
• Participates with superiors in the initial planning of current and future work schedules, budget requests, staffing needs, estimates, scheduling projected work.
• Determines the type, size, and positioning of rigging gear needed to support material being hoisted. Estimates cubic weights of cargo to be hoisted and its center of gravity.
• Secures a variety of heavy material, pre-blocked flat racks and trucks prior to loading, clamps or straps loaded material, cuts blocks, wedges, and parts for wooded bracing, and builds temporary decking, bulkheads, and cribbing around items.
• Plans, constructs, and repairs a variety of supply shipping and storage containers and similar items.

Requirements

• 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): 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.
• Supervisory Probation: Required
• Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required
• Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.
• Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Albany, GA

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 Supervise (Screen-Out Element): I instruct other workers on less complex work methods, refer to manuals as a means in answering questions related to the proper identification and examination of materials; adhere to all safety standards.

Physical Effort

The employee frequently lifts, holds, and carries moderately heavy objects, such as cables, chains, and shackles. Work involves constant reaching, bending, turning, and movement of hands, feet and arms. The work requires climbing on and off of vehicles. Vehicle operations result in frequent jerks and jolts which expose employees to bruises, cuts and strains. Employee must frequently lift cartons/equipment weighing up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Heavier loads will require assistance. Work requires frequent physical exertion when installing weight handling gear. For example, the employee will have to lift and carry rigging gear and be required to bend, stoop, reach, push, pull, and climb. Work involves some standing or walking for prolonged periods of time.

Working Conditions

Work is primarily performed in a physical distribution depot environment. Most rigging work will be performed outdoors. Other work may be performed in enclosed warehouses/buildings or outdoor staging/storage areas. The employee is exposed to prevailing weather conditions and air temperatures may vary from 20 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Assignments may be performed in work areas that are noisy with heavy mobile equipment (crane) and MHE traffic. Rigging assignments involve exposure to serious injuries resulting from swinging loads, falling objects, and broken cables/slings. The employee is also subject to cuts, bruises, burns, back strains, broken bones, and other injuries. Work is typically performed in industrial areas of a supply depot/center. Rigging assignments involve possibility of serious injuries resulting from swinging loads, falling objects, and broken cables/slings.

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.

Additional information

• 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.
• 1194).

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. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

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 illegal

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