Wood Worker Leader

DLA Careers; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Careers at Warner Robins, GA is seeking a woodworker/packaging specialist to construct and prepare wooden crates, boxes, and skids for shipment. You will follow supervisor instructions, manage materials, and ensure safety and quality in a shop environment.

The role involves working from blueprints or verbal instructions, maintaining records, and assisting with training new employees. Physical work includes lifting and operating power tools in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in production environments and ability to follow detailed instructions.

Responsibilities

• Ensures work is done properly and efficiently.
• Passes on to workers instructions received from supervisor and demonstrates proper work methods as needed.
• Ensures equipment, materials, tools and supplies are functional and available when needed.
• Ensures workers have enough work and are fully utilized.
• Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, and directions.
• Constructs storage/packing items (boxes, crates, pallets, skids) using wood and related materials.
• Performs spot checks for compliance with supervisor’s instructions on sequence, procedures, methods, deadlines.
• Maintains written records of production, work hours, costing, attendance; may use a computer; orients and trains new employees.
• Suggests performance awards and informs on potential issues.
• References applicable packing instructions and works from listed specs/drawings for crates and skids.
• Determines requirements for special jobs (materials, design of boxes/crates, bracing, etc.).
• Constructs containers, packing, labeling, and prepares items for shipment/storage.
• Operates handling equipment and ensures cleanup of work site.

Job description

Summary

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Summary

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Duties

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• Ensures work is done properly and efficiently.
• Passes on to workers instructions received from supervisor and, as needed, demonstrates proper work methods.
• Ensures that equipment, materials, tools and/or supplies are fully functional and available when needed.
• Ensures that all workers have enough work and are fully utilized.
• Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directions.
• Makes, repairs, and installs storage and shipping items such as boxes, small crates, pallets, dividers, assorted skids and storage bins using wood, wood composites and substitutes, steel bracing, and appropriate packing materials.
• Spot checks completed work for compliance with supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines.
• Maintains, as required, written records of production, work hours, costing, attendance, etc.; record keeping may require use of a computer. Orients and trains new employees.
• Makes suggestions for performance awards.
• Provides information on potential performance problems.
• Refers to applicable instructions for packing.
• Works from local process specifications, blueprints, sketches, drawings, or from written or verbal instructions, in manufacturing wood crates, boxes and skids.
• Incumbent determines requirements for special jobs, such as selecting materials, designing boxes, crates, etc., including trusses, bracing and strapping.
• Construction of necessary containers, packing, labeling and preparing items for shipment or storage.
• Uses proper handling equipment for transfer and provides necessary cleanup of work site.
  

Requirements

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• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive
• 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 required hazardous materials handling certifications.
• 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 future vacancies for various shifts located anywhere within DLA Distribution Warner Robins, 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.

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 wood worker uses power and manual tools while performing repetitive, tiring work for long periods of time. Frequent standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and arm movement is required. Sometimes works in cramped or awkward positions. The work requires continuous lifting, carrying, and using tools and materials that weigh up to 60 pounds. Sometimes heavier weights are lifted and moved with the assistance of others or lifting devices such as floor hoists or cranes.

Working Conditions

Work is normally performed in a shop or other enclosed areas which may be drafty, damp, or overheated. Sometimes employee works outside in fair weather, and occasionally in bad weather. Frequently exposed to sawdust, as well as other nose and lung irritations. Frequent exposure to loud noises from power saws, hammers, etc. Subject to possible cuts from flying wooden particles, nails, fasteners, etc. Maybe required to wear protective eyeglasses, ear devices, or gloves.

Additional Information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

• 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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