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 located with U.S. Army Sustainment Command, 407th Army Field Support Brigade, Logistics Readiness Center at Fort Cavazos, TX. This is a Planned Management Action open to Current Civilian Employees of the Organization. Consideration will also be given to current Army employees with competitive status.

Duties

Operate forklifts and container handling equipment capable of lifting 2,000 to 55,000 pounds, respectively, to move, load or unload, transfer and transport, and stack or unstack palletized goods, boxes, crates, merchandise, materials and supplies. Maneuver material handling equipment over uneven terrain, over improved or unimproved roads, and through congested areas, exercising caution when backing to load or unload at docks, ramps, and similar locations. Ensure outgoing items are properly marked, labeled, tagged, and/or in properly marked containers. Perform a full variety of warehousing tasks to include shipping, receiving, inventory, storage, retrieval and issue. Complete required warehousing documentation and record keeping. Assemble and pack supplies and equipment for issue or shipment.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is covered by the Drug Free Workplace Program. It is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion or due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• This position requires incumbent 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.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain forklift certification and license.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical.
• A National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Background Investigation is required.

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. - This is a Planned Management Action open to Current Civilian Employees of the Organization. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization is defined as current career or career conditional employees of the Army Sustainment Command, 407th Army Field Support Brigade, Logistics Readiness Center, Fort Cavazos, TX within the local commuting area. Consideration will also be given to current Army employees with competitive status. Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian Employees 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. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an MATERIAL HANDLER (MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR/ FORKLIFT OPERATOR) without more than normal supervision. Stock, rotate, and mark stock items. Utilize computer terminal equipment to determine stock locations and make selections by quantity and stock numbers. Operate a forklift to maintain and arrange storage areas in accordance safety procedures - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc.Dexterity and SafetyKnowledge of MaterialsTechnical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order) Physical Efforts: Work requires standing on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, bending, stooping, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. May lift and carry items that weigh up to 100 pounds. Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from others.Light physical effort is required in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls of motor vehicles. Moderate physical effort is exerted in operating, turning, backing and controlling heavier vehicles.Forklift operating requires moderate physical effort in operating hand and foot controls while driving, turning, starting, and stopping the forklift truck and raising, lowering, and tilting the loads being moved. Strain is caused by the vibration of the forklift truck. Working Conditions: Performs assignments indoors in both comfortable and uncomfortable areas, and outdoors in all weather conditions. Work areas maybe hot, dirty, dusty, drafty, inadequately lighted and ventilated, etc. Is subject to cuts, abrasions, injuries from equipment, or the possibility of serious injury resulting from accidents while driving and/or loading and unloading materials.Drives in all types of traffic and weather on public roads and is exposed to the danger of serious accidents. Drives in heavy traffic and at highway speeds.The forklift operator normally works outside in all kinds of weather and at times works inside in areas that are cold, damp, and drafty. Cuts, bruises, and broken bones may result from shifting loads, toppling stacks, forklift trucks overturning, falling objects, or accidents with other moving equipment. 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-W6YRAA US ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND-407TH AFSB DO NOT MAIL Fort Cavazos, TX 76548 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk