You will serve as a TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (FREIGHT) in the Shipping Section, Warehousing Division, NAS Key West Detachment of NAVSUP FLT LOGISTICS CNTR JACKSONVILLE.

Duties

You will 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 arrange with carriers to provide special terminal facilities and services such as, specialized carrier equipment, special highway permits, police escorts, accessorial services. You will advise procurement personnel on freight rates and shipping procedures to be included in requests for proposals, purchase orders, and local contract services. You will plan and coordinate volume movements of freight with the back office and all concerned to ensure that all equipment, i.e. trucks, cranes, forklifts, etc. and manpower are at the proper place at the planned time.

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.
• 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.

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 a knowledge of transportation regulations and laws that relate to the movement of a wide range of specialized shipments such as oversized, heavy haul, extremely fragile, hazardous, security risk, live animals or other temperature sensitive materials, equipment, or instruments. Examples of specialized experience may demonstrate the following: 1) Assigning transportation priorities and selects appropriate modes of shipment based on the needs of the customers and evaluation of justification; 2) Coordinating work efforts with other parts of the activity to develop specialized packing, loading, handling methods, practices and procedures for shipments requiring special protection; 3) Providing advice concerning availability and capacity of carrier service, safety and protection of cargo, freight rates, methods, and procedures common to the procurement of transportation services. 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

EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION:

I have successfully completed one full year of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/

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]