Material Handler

This vacancy is for aWG-6907-6, Material Handler located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, SFLC INVENTORY CTL POINT OPS SEC -SFLC-ALD-SUPPLY-ICP OPS in BALTIMORE, Maryland.

Major duties

You will serve as a Material Handler and be responsible for performing the full range of warehouse operations - ordering, receiving, stocking, inventorying, treating, and issuing materials and equipment. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Receiving, storing, handling, and issuing supplies, materials, and equipment. Sorting and segregating material and making note of overages, shortages and damages and making verbal and written reports to the supervisor. Repacking various items that are received and do not comply with packaging and repacking to comply with warehouse standards. Performing consolidation, integration and staging of material(s) and keeping logs (manual and/or computerized) of the process. Ensuring safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous and toxic materials and substances in accordance with safety regulations. Operating large warehouse equipment such as forklift, hand and electric "pallet jacks", wire guided lifts, vertical and horizontal "carousels/mini-retrieve" and other automated storage equipment Operating facility vehicles for local deliveries and pickups.

Qualifications

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the 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 rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (Screen-out Element). Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order). Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic). Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specification, etc. (other than blueprints). Knowledge of Materials. Dexterity and Safety. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below). FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. To receive this credit, you must submit evidence of equivalency as provided by a credentialling evaluation service. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Requirements

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume: -Social Security Number (SSN) -Date of Birth (DOB) -Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) -Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Key Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov A one-year probationary period may be required. Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation. Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam.