Job opening: Materials Handler
Salary: $24 - 28 per hour
Published at: Jan 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located in Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Director for Administration Dept of Logistics .
Duties
Receives, stores, loads, and unloads a wide range of materials.
Checks and assembles materials, processes shipping/distribution documents.
Unloads supplies from trucks or other conveyances utilizing forklifts, manual and mechanized pallet jacks, etc.
Completes routing documents.
Maintains material receipt/issue, location, and tracking records utilizing computer terminal.
Packs, crates, marks and ensures proper documentation of material for shipment.
Determines appropriate method for shipment and distribution of material.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Tier 1 security investigation or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
- This position requires the incumbent to have tuberculosis testing.
- This position has mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirements and is subject to annual seasonal influenza vaccinations unless otherwise exempted for medical or religious reasons (documentation of exemption must be provided upon hire).
- Must frequently lift or carry items weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. The heavier items (up to 70 pounds) are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.
- The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License to obtain a Government driver's license.
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 Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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 a(n) Materials Handler ~ without more than normal supervision. Applicants resume must reflect the ability perform common Materials Handler tasks including operate common hand tools, organize, arrange, and remove stock in storage areas in accordance with established procedures, operate motor vehicle, pallet jack, and/or hand trucks to perform warehouse tasks. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
Physical Efforts: Work requires driving, walking, standing, bending, stooping, lifting, loading, and unloading supplies, materials, and equipment, and some sitting. Required handling weights up to 50 pounds. Average weights handles are 45 pounds. The distance of carries is from a truck to a pallet during the unloading of supplies. Hand trucks, hand pallets, electrical forklifts, and other personnel serve to assist in loading and unloading operations, and the movement of supplies and material about the storage area.
Working Conditions: Work requirements are mostly within the confines of the warehouse. Incumbent is exposed to possible occupational injuries that could result from improper or careless stowage of supplies. Occasionally exposed to injuries that might be sustained in the area where highly flammable material and toxic acids are stored. Possible hazards exist where careless handling of toxic acids would result in breakage. All weather driving conditions. Occasionally exposed to cold/inclement weather in loading and unloading materials.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DDAAFG DHA NCR MKT-FT BELVOIR COMM HOS
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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