You will serve as a TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (FREIGHT) within NAVSUP FLT LOGISTICS CNTR JACKSONVILLE. #LI-NAVSUPFLCJ

Duties

You will be responsible for making arrangements for the shipment and delivery of freight for all NAS departments, tenant activities, and visiting squadrons. You will select appropriate modes of shipment based on the needs of the customers and evaluation of justification. You will coordinate work efforts with other parts of the activity to develop specialized packing, loading, handling methods, practices and procedures for shipments requiring special protection. You will be required to make technically accurate decisions and provide solutions for shipments of explosives, hazardous material, classified material, high priority, high value, live animals, and other shipments of a complicated nature. You will ensure completion of Government Bill of Lading (GBL) and Commercial Bill of Lading. You will provide advice and guidance regarding the availability and capacity of carrier service, safety and protection of cargo, freight rates, methods, and procedures common to the procurement of transportation services.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a Mission Essential position. You will be required to ensure organization or facility continuity of operations and/or completion of tasks that are considered essential to the mission designated by a local or command decision.
• This position is considered a "Key." This entails continued performance of duties and responsibilities during periods of national emergencies and/or mobilization. Incumbent may be required to be removed from military recall status if applicable.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Applying technical knowledge of transportation regulations, methods, and practices to perform a wide variety of interrelated or nonstandard transportation support assignments, including resolving a wide range of problems. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Classifying materials into appropriate categories, identifying the need for special packing, loading, or handling, and coordinating arrangements for these needs with other activity personnel as well as with carriers; 2) Preparing complete instructions for materials being shipped, including specialized shipments such as oversized, heavy haul, extremely fragile, and hazardous materials; 3) Determining the most cost effective mode of transportation; 4) Arranging for complete routings to handle shipments with urgent delivery dates or shipments to isolated origin or destination points that cannot be transported through normal channels; and 5) Utilizing automated information systems to input a range of standard information or track shipments. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Successful completion of one full year of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled.
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP FLT LOGISTICS CNTR JACKSONVILLE Building 110 Yorktown Rd Jacksonville, FL 32212-0097 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]