You will serve as a AIRCRAFT FREIGHT LOADER SUPERVISOR in the Freight Division of NAVAL AIR TERMINAL.

Duties

You will assemble cargo and mail for each flight based on load planning guidance received from an air terminal operation department. You will balance load by shifting cargo from one compartment to another in accordance with specifications for aircraft type. You review load plan to verify incompatible cargoes are not loaded in the same aircraft. You will supervise work leaders and aircraft freight loaders.

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
• 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 successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: 1) Independently performing a wide-range of special handling terminal/warehousing activities(e.g receiving, inspecting, storing, selecting, shipping and preparing originating hazardous, explosive, ammunition and other shipments requiring special handling for onward movement). 2) Inspects hazardous materials, explosives, ammunition, special cargo documentation and packaging in accordance with applicable DOD, AF, AMC and civilian directives. 3) Performs comprehensive inventories ensuring the protection of resources and executes a broad range of specific storage assignments as directed by Navy, AF, and Civilian directives. 4) Performs tasks involved in receiving and shipping items. 5) Drives one or more types of vehicles/equipment, such as pickups, vans, forklifts, flatbed trucks, and aircraft cargo loaders, which typically have a gross vehicle weight up to 126,000 pounds. Applicants must meet the requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Job Qualification Handbook for Trades and Labor Occupations. Additional qualification information can be found at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=List-of-Approved-Job-Elements 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL AIR TERMINAL Navy Operated AMC Air Terminal Norfolk, VA 23511-4497 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]