Job opening: Transportation Assistant (Inspection/Office Automation)
Salary: $44 808 - 64 732 per year
Published at: Aug 01 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.
About the Position: This position is with the U.S Army Sustainment Command, 407th Army Field Support Brigade, Logistics Readiness Center, Transportation Division, located in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
This position will be filled as a term appointment NTE 13 months.
Duties
Perform onsite inspections to monitor shipping contractor's performance during packing of household goods.
Process inbound/outbound inspection data utilizing automated systems such as Transportation Operations Property System (TOPS) and Defense Personal Property System (DPS).
Utilize automated systems to produce correspondence such as inspections reports, deficiency reports, etc.
Recommend corrective actions when contractor deficiencies such as improper packing and/or loading are encountered.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a Tier 1 (NACI) background investigation.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 20% of the time.
- The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
- Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent may be required to work overtime on short notice.
- This position may require shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, or holidays.
- Term employment is subject to a one year trial period.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
Note: Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a term appointment will be appointed/converted into a term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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.
Specialized Experience (GS-06): One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Monitoring, observing and/ or evaluating operations; and 2) Detecting unsatisfactory conditions and/ or procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
Specialized Experience (GS-07): One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Monitoring, observing and/or evaluating operations; 2) Detecting unsatisfactory conditions and/or procedures; and 3) Recommending corrective actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
Proficiency Required: This position requires a qualified typist. A qualified typist can type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsQuality ManagementTechnology Application
Time in Grade Requirement (GS-06): Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05).
Time in Grade Requirement (GS-07): Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
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 GK-W6X3AA US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND-407TH AFSB
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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