You will serve as a MATERIAL HANDLER (FORKLIFT OPERATOR) in the WAREHOUSE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION BRANCH, SUPPLY DIVISION, COMMAND SERVICES DEPARTMENT, NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE, STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS.

Duties

You will receive, store, and ship bin and bulk supplies, materials, and equipment by verifying quantities, nomenclature and unit of issue against receiving documents, identify discrepancies and report findings to supervisor or leader. You will prepare shipping and inventory documents with required data for manual or automated inventory systems. You will match, check, and compare data on re-warehouse and consolidation instruments with materials to be moved and consolidated against material already in stored locations also stacks and unstacks pallets. You will independently operate weight handling equipment, including forklifts, pallet jacks, dollies, and electric lifts, to position and/or transport materials prior to and after packing. You will support a wide range of warehouse and inventory management responsibilities to include cleaning of warehouse; emptying metal and trash dumpsters.

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 www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• 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.
• 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.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• 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.
• You must possess and maintain (or the ability to obtain one within 90 days) a forklift operators license and meet all required medical/physical requirements.
• Failure to successfully obtain and/or maintain the forklift operators license will result in removal from this position.
• 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 pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Incumbent must be able to work outside environment, exposed to heat, dust, inclement weather, primarily standing on hard surface for 8 to 10 hours.
• Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds, kneeling, crouching, stooping and walking required.

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: Ability to examine shipments to qualify them for shipment. Knowledge of Federal, State and International packing and shipping regulations. Ability to prepare inventory and production reports, screen and identify shipping and receiving documents for discrepancies and direct shipment to final destination. Ability to do inventory counts, re-counts and identify material locations. Ability verify material and compare appropriate documentation for processing. 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=Overview 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]