Job opening: Freight Rate Specialist
Salary: $59 966 - 77 975 per year
Published at: Mar 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DIB MRTFB to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is to classify, rate, route, and effect shipment of cargo requiring knowledge of transportation regulations, methods, and techniques.
Duties
Performs the more difficult and complex classification of shipments.
Selects most economical and advantageous rates, routes, and modes.
Determines if items qualify for LOGAIR, Military Airlift, or Air Taxi carriers.
Has a thorough knowledge of 49 CFR(Hazardous Material Regulations of the Department of Transportation).
Computes rates and routes for ammunition shipments.
Tracks Pine Bluff Arsenal’s compliance with Department of the Army directives.
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 Secret security clearance.
- The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs- This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.
- This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
- Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a Technical Transportation of Hazardous Material (9E-F58/322-F37) certification within 6 months of Hire.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-08 level in the Federal service which includes: Classifying and routing shipments using established regulations and guidelines; Computing rates and routes for domestic shipments; Maintaining records of charges for shipments., and Operating Transportation Systems.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address GL-W0K4AA US ARMY PINE BLUFF ARSENAL
DO NOT MAIL
Pine Bluff, AR 71602
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
Map