Materials Handler
What you'd do
This vacancy is for a WG-6907-5, Materials Handler located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, CG UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION CENTER -UDC.
Major duties
You will serve as a Materials Handler and be responsible for performing the full range of warehouse operations - ordering, receiving, stocking, inventorying, treating, and issuing materials and equipment. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Receiving, storing, handling, and issuing supplies, materials, and equipment. Sorting and segregating material and making note of overages, shortages and damages and making verbal and written reports to the supervisor. Repacking various items that are received and do not comply with packaging and repacking to comply with warehouse standards. Performing consolidation, integration and staging of material(s) and keeping logs (manual and/or computerized) of the process. Ensuring safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous and toxic materials and substances in accordance with safety regulations. Operating large warehouse equipment such as forklift, hand and electric "pallet jacks", wire guided lifts, vertical and horizontal "carousels/mini-retrieve" and other automated storage equipment Operating facility vehicles for local deliveries and pickups.
What you need to qualify
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the 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 rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the 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 rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element). Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order). Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (other than blueprints). Knowledge of Materials. Dexterity and Safety. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
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