Job opening: Materials Handler
Salary: $20 - 21 per hour
Published at: Oct 24 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located within a National Forest. The primary purpose of this position is to perform work in receiving, storing, and shipping a variety of supplies, equipment and materials.
Duties
Receives, marks, and stores a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, equipment and commodities.
Inspects incoming shipments for quantity, and quality; sorts and segregates material for storage.
Loads, unloads, stacks, bins, rotates, and marks stock in accordance with standardized operating instructions.
Completes forms relating to stock description, quantity, unit of issue, and labeling requirements for incoming and outgoing materials, equipment, and commodities.
Checks shipping documents to verify incoming and outgoing shipments.
Identifies obvious damage to equipment and materials through visual inspection. Reports discrepancies and damage to the supervisor or higher grade employee.
Uses hardcopy or automated material identification equipment such as bar code wands, computer terminals, and laser scanners to select storage location. Stocks, moves, rotates, and arranges warehouse items.
Reviews approved requisition documents. Determines stock locations and makes selections for shipment or distribution by quantity and stock number. Prepares materials for orders and packs for delivery. Obtains signatures to acknowledge delivery.
Uses common hand tools including hammers, screwdrivers and/or pliers, as well as strapping tools, and stapling and banding machines.
Operates hand trucks, hand lifts, pallet jacks, dollies, and/or electric jack lifts.
May use warehouse tractors, tugs and/or forklifts, and general purpose vehicles under close supervision or in developmental capacity.
Adheres to all safety regulations, security of the materials in storage, and safeguarding the keys to storage areas.
May use computerized equipment to compile, input and reconcile information.
Requirements
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-Verify.
- Must be 18 years of age.
Qualifications
You must possess the Basic Requirements identified below to be considered eligible for this position. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the appropriate experience requirements.
Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.
Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement.
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision
Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
Knowledge of Materials
Dexterity and Safety
There is no substitution of education for this position.
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To receive consideration for this position, you must meet all qualification requirements on the closing date of this announcement.
Contacts
- Address USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US
- Name: HRM Contact Center
- Phone: 1-877-372-7248 X2
- Email: [email protected]