Stevedore Supervisor II.

Defense Logistics Agency; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a logistics supervisor to oversee the transport and handling of cargo between warehouses, docks, barges, and ships. You will plan and coordinate loading/unloading phases, schedule skilled workers, and provide on‑the‑job training while ensuring safety and cost‑effective operations.

The role requires monitoring performance, enforcing procedures, and implementing efficient work methods across shifts at the Norfolk, VA site.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising teams in cargo handling or logistics operations.
• Ability to plan and coordinate loading/unloading across multiple modes of transport.
• Experience providing on-the-job training and mentoring.
• Familiarity with safety policies and procedures in a logistics environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise transport of materials between warehouses, docks, barges, and ships.
• Plan, coordinate and execute loading/unloading phases for ships and containers.
• Schedule stevedores and crane operators involved in cargo handling.
• Coordinate and evaluate training programs for subordinates.
• Monitor performance and enforce safety and efficiency procedures.

Skills

Supervision

Logistics planning

Training

Safety compliance

Job description

Duties

• Supervising the transporting of materials between warehouses, containers, dockside, barges, and ships decks or holes, operating of ships cranes or winches, as well as securing cargo.
• Planning, coordination and execution of all phases for loading/unloading ships and containers.
• Scheduling and supervising stevedores, and shipboard crane operators, blockers and bracers, riggers, crane operators, and material handlers involved in loading and unloading all types of cargo to and from barges, dockside and ships.
• Coordinates and evaluates various training programs, and provides technical on-the-job training for subordinates.
• Monitors worker performance and procedures, develops new procedures and enforces established policy and procedures to safely and economically accomplish work assignments.

• Supervising the transporting of materials between warehouses, containers, dockside, barges, and ships decks or holes, operating of ships cranes or winches, as well as securing cargo.
• Planning, coordination and execution of all phases for loading/unloading ships and containers.
• Scheduling and supervising stevedores, and shipboard crane operators, blockers and bracers, riggers, crane operators, and material handlers involved in loading and unloading all types of cargo to and from barges, dockside and ships.
• Coordinates and evaluates various training programs, and provides technical on-the-job training for subordinates.
• Monitors worker performance and procedures, develops new procedures and enforces established policy and procedures to safely and economically accomplish work assignments.

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
• Pre-Employment Physical: Required
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Norfolk, Virginia.
• Supervisory Probation: Required
• Completion of Supervisory Certification Program: Required

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 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

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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.

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.

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.