Job opening: Materials Handler (Forklift Operator/Motor Vehicle Operator)
Salary: $20 - 24 per hour
Published at: Jul 12 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at the Logistics Readiness Center at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Ft. Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski County, Missouri. Bordering the installation to the North are the towns of Waynesville/St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2 hour drive to the East along I-44 and Springfield is a little more than an hour's drive to the West of Fort Leonard Wood.
Duties
Store munitions in accordance with plans and safety regulations.
Operate one-half to five ton vehicles to and from work site to haul munitions.
Issue munitions according to requisitions, ensuring first selection of older and smaller lots of stocks.
Direct and help in loading and unloading trucks.
Check incoming and outgoing shipping documents to verify correctness.
Operate forklift capable of lifting 2,000 to 15,000 pounds.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the employee drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver's license is required and must be maintained for the position.
- This position requires the employee to pass and maintain forklift-certification and driving test.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) subject to applicant testing and random drug testing. Applicants tentatively selected for appointment to this position will participate in drug urinalysis testing.
- Tentatively selected applicants will be required to sign DA Form 5019 (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions Identified as Critical Under the Department of the Army Drug-Free Federal Workplace Program)
- DA Form 7412 (Condition of Employment for Certain Civilian Positions identified safety-sensitive under the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration rules on drug and alcohol testing) requiring participation in random drug testing.
- Lautenberg Amendment: This position may handle weapons or ammunition in performing evidence custodial duties.
- Persons who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(91)).
- Candidate who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for this position.
- Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., section 1001).
- Employee may be required to work shift work, irregular tour of duty, overtime, weekends and holidays.
- May be recalled to duty from scheduled time off.
- May be required to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime on an on-call status.
- Subject to a pre-employment and annual physical.
- Screening and evaluation using DA Form 7708, PERSONNEL RELIABILITY SCREENING ANDEVALUATION, required in accordance with Army Regulation 190-11.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Materials Handler (Forklift Operator/Motor Vehicle Operator) without more than normal supervision. I can perform a variety of warehouse duties including receiving, storing and issuing supplies, inventorying supplies and entering data into an automated database. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
Ability To Do The Work Of The position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.Dexterity and SafetyKnowledge of MaterialsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
Physical Effort: Incumbent performs work on hard surfaces and in work areas requiring standing, stooping, bending and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently required to lift and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds and to occasionally handle items over 70 pounds. Assistance is available in lifting heavier items.
Working Conditions: Works continuously in, out and between magazines in all kinds of weather. Magazines are unheated. Frequently exposed to possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, etc.
Contacts
- Address KA-APF-W6YTAA LOG READINESS CTR, FT LEONARD WOOD
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Leonardwood, MO 65473
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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