Job opening: Materials Handler
Salary: $22 - 25 per hour
Published at: Jul 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
Receives, stores, and assembles for issue, shipment, and distribution, a wide variety of materials using mechanized, automated, and manual material moving equipment.
Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments. Checks accompanying documentation against container or packing labels. Follows established procedures in reporting over, short, misdirected, or damaged materials.
Assembles items for shipment in the loading area according to information provided on the shipping requests and checks the condition of shipping containers prior to loading. Ensures shipments are properly loaded onto the right conveyances.
Counts types and quantities of items during inventories, and maintains tally listings during the count. Recounts or searches other storage locations to assist in determining the basis for over, short, or misplaced items.
Operates one or more types of material handling equipment such as standard type forklift with a lifting capacity of up to 15,000 pounds, warehouse tractor, stock selector, or general-purpose vehicle.
May pack and/or repack a variety of items utilizing a wide variety of standard packing materials, methods and techniques.
Requirements
- 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: Yes
- Pre-Employment Physical: Required
- This position and any future selections from this announcement may be filled on any shift.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
- Must be able to obtain all appropriate state and governmental licenses.
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:
I perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision such as: receiving general guidance on assignments, such as where and how identified items are to be received, stored, and maintained.
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: Performs work on hard surfaces and in areas that require prolonged standing, stooping, bending and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. May be required to lift and carry supplies, materials and equipment that may weigh up to 70 pounds. May be subject to being lifted by equipment as high as 25 feet. May be required to work at a rapid pace for long periods of time. May be subject to strain from vibration of MHE.
Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and outside. Inside areas may be dirty, dusty, hot, cold, damp, drafty or poorly lighted. Work may be performed in bad weather in such outside areas as storage yards and open docks. Worker is frequently subject to cuts, bruises, scrapes, falls from ladders, falling boxes, injuries from mechanical conveyor systems or other material handling equipment. Incumbent is required to wear appropriate safety equipment and clothing required for the area in which work is performed.
Contacts
- Address DLA Distribution Richmond
6090 Strathmore Road
Richmond, VA 23237
US
- Name: Joshua Stumbaugh
- Phone: 717-770-4053
- Email: [email protected]
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