Supply Technician
What you'd do
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Major duties
Support the non-nuclear material and service requirements related to the NAVSEA Portsmouth Naval Shipyard maintenance availabilities both on and off yard. Perform and provide the results of in-depth research and analysis of supply orders’ validity and compliance with regulations. Perform supply transactions such as data entry, report generation and retrieval, and in depth research. Perform exhaustive research that includes, but is not limited to, identification of alternate available items, vendors, sources of supply, methods of procurement, or causative analysis of major discrepancies. Initiate, prepare, edit, and process numerous standard requisitions to stock or non standard requisitions through numerous means of procurement to include Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures, and government purchase card. Research local and federal regulations to ensure strict compliance in the procurement of hazardous materials. Contact customers, supply organizations, transportation units, and others regarding price changes, special handling, to obtain material status information, follow-up on urgently required items, and/or expedite delivery of material to work sites.
What you need to qualify
To qualify for a Supply Technician, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. For current and former Federal civilian service employees, to qualify for the GS-07 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-05 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. For all other applicants, to qualify for the GS-07 grade level, specialized experience must be at the GS-06 grade level or equivalent in the military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Maintain data in automated supply systems in order to respond to inquiries and process a wide variety of routine and complex supply transactions and adjustments. Follow up on unfulfilled orders and processes order cancellations when necessary. Conduct extensive searches to gather information, research problems encountered, reconstruct and resolve material problems. Track and provide status of actions and/or the availability of lateral support and cross agency sources of supply to avoid or alleviate work stoppages. Ensure configuration control is enforced on all repair part requisitions. B. Education: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the 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.
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