Job opening: Packaging Specialist
Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: Dec 10 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
See below for important information regarding this job.
Duties
Develops and revises packaging standards, specifications, and associated data to resolve a variety of unusual packaging series.
Research and review data for items with complex chemical and physical characteristics resulting in extensive packaging requirements to resolve discrepancies.
Represents organization at meetings to assist industry representatives in the development and revision of packaging.
Develops, refines, interprets, and issues program guidance concerning cost and technical aspects of packaging requirements.
Reviews drafts of specifications prepared by other governments agencies for adequacy of preservation packaging, packing, and marking criteria.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, PA.
Qualifications
To qualify for a Packaging Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
Providing policy and technical expertise regarding packaging.
Interpreting and providing guidance on the development of appropriate packaging requirements for destinations.
Providing expertise on preservation packing, marking, palletization, package testing, and quantity unit pack/unit of issue requirement and protection of materials.
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.
Education
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.
Contacts
- Address DLA Distribution Headquarters
5430 Mifflin Avenue
Suite 5430
New Cumberland, PA 17070
US
- Name: KATRINA WELLBORN
- Phone: 445-737-0083
- Email: [email protected]
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