Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

Responsible for the Distribution Center’s daily operations and workflow processes as determined by each service contract, which may include sorting and packaging operations, product kit assembly, merchandise distribution, and bulk document mass mailing. Evaluates contracts upon receipt, to determine what tools, machinery, and package products will be needed for the job. Organizes and schedules the assembly, packaging, and shipping operations to ensure delivery which effectively meets customers’ requirements. Reviews incoming orders and establishes priorities and deadlines to ensure timely completion of orders. Assigns the work to inmate workers and provides guidance to ensure specifications and identified deadlines are met based on each individual contract. Orders and receives adequate amounts of appropriate finished goods to maintain level of all necessary materials to ensure that no delays occur in scheduled work. Reviews outgoing orders for proper content, labeling, postal markings, and packaging. Performs related administrative duties such as providing production and inventory data for various reports. Works closely with the customer’s liaison to coordinate or resolve day to day production issues. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff's correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: 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. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience evaluating contracts to determine tools, machinery, and package products required to fulfill customers’ requirements. Experience scheduling and coordinating production efforts among several distribution projects in order to meet deadlines and effectively utilize manpower, materials and equipment. Experience analyzing and resolving deviations from normal supply procedures, and developing and applying guidelines to ensure reliable and accurate inventory data. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]