You will serve as a Transportation Assistant in the Transportation Operations Department of NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.

Duties

You will provide cargo management control and processing of requirements received from government and commercial agencies. You will evaluate and process shipment requests to ensure proper handling. You will advise customers on documentation and data requirements for air shipments through the Defense Transportation System (DTS). You will review and determine airlift eligibility of cargo/shipment requests. You will communicate status changes and/or clearance information to appropriate personnel.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

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 knowledge of traffic and transportation management, as well as Department of the Navy supply and distribution systems. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Interpreting and applying information contained in traffic management manuals and regulations; 2) Utilizing automated technology systems such as, the Defense Transportation System (DTS) and Financial and Air Clearance Transportation System (FACTS) to query information, analyze data, and produce reports; 3) Applying knowledge of transportation/traffic management, documentation, channels, codes, systems, and procedures to determine transportation mode; and 4) Communicating with customers and providing responses to inquiries regarding cargo/shipment information or status. 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 general/specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

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.

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

Contacts

• Address NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT Naval Supply Weapon Systems Support 5450 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0791 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]