Job opening: Transportation Assistant
Salary: $49 025 - 63 733 per year
Published at: Aug 23 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: Serves as a member of the Installation Arrival Departure Airfield Control Group (A/DACG), Deployment Operations, with the responsibility to support assigned and supported units in the preparation, maintenance, and execution of air movement plans, unit movement data, and related documentation.
Duties
Operate and participate in all aspects of the Fort Cavazos Power Projection Platform at Robert Gray Army Airfield (RGAAF) to include the Marshaling Area; the Alert Holding Area; the Call Forward Area; and the Loading Ramp Area.
Establish communication with units and coordinates airfield actions with other supporting elements, Contingency Response Element (CRE), RGAAF base operations, Transportation Motor Pool [TMP], and customs/agriculture.
Use automated systems such as the Global Decision Support System (GDSS), Integrated Computerized Deployment System (ICODES), Transportation Coordinators - Automated Information for Movements System (TC-AIMS II) to prepare air movement plans.
Compute and mark center of balance of deploying loads.
Requirements
- Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Employee must successfully pass a urinalysis screening for illegal drug use prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.
- A pre-employment physical is required.
- Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds (e. g. duffel bag).
- This position is covered by the 1996 Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence are not eligible for the position.
- Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license and any installation and/or DoD license required for the type of vehicle being driven.
- Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain forklift training certification and license.
- Position is designated key: employee occupying this position may not vacate during war or national emergency without seriously impairing the mission; employee possesses unique or scarce managerial or technical skills required by the wartime mission.
- Works in support of other deployment operation missions as required: rail and unit movement planning and execution.
- Irregular work hours required after normal duty hours (weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights).
- When necessary, required to work in shifts to cover 24-hour operations.
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 Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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; 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 which includes planning and executing movement operations and utilizing automated transportation systems to track and/or plan shipments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
ConscientiousnessCustomer ServiceTechnical CompetenceTransportation
Time in Grade Requirement: 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
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address GK-W6YRAA US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND-407TH AFSB
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Cavazos, TX 76548
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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