Distribution Process Worker.

Responsibilities

• Perform stock selection, storage, research, location survey, and physical inventory.
• Handle, examine, and identify materials; pack items for shipment or preservation.
• Receive, unload, and process incoming shipments; verify accompanying documentation against container or packing labels.
• Report overages, shortages, misdirected, or damaged materials following established procedures.
• Assemble items for shipment based on shipping requests; check condition of shipping containers prior to loading.
• Ensure shipments are properly loaded onto the correct conveyances.
• Count, type, and quantify items during inventories; maintain tally listings and recount or search other storage locations to resolve discrepancies.
• Operate material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts (up to 15,000 pounds capacity), warehouse tractors, or general-purpose vehicles.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Appointment is subject to a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks may result in removal.
• Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Selectees must present a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents for access to federal facilities.
• Pre-employment physical is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
• Must obtain and maintain any licenses or certifications required by installation, federal, state, or local laws.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated based on the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. While no specific length of experience is required, you must meet any screen-out elements and demonstrate through experience and training that you possess the necessary knowledge and skills to perform the duties. Emphasis is placed on the quality of experience rather than the duration. Volunteer experience (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) is also considered.

Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element will be eliminated from further consideration.

Physical Effort

• Stand on hard surfaces for extended periods.
• Frequent bending, stooping, and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions.
• Lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds; use weight handling equipment or receive assistance for heavier items.

Working Conditions

• Work in environments that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lit.
• Exposure to cuts, scrapes, bruises, muscle strain, noise, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock.
• Wear protective clothing such as steel-toed shoes, respirators, safety glasses, and earplugs.
• Mechanized roller conveyors may be present as part of material routing and distribution.

Benefits

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility depends on the type of position (full-time, part-time, or intermittent). Contact the hiring agency for more details.

Additional Information

• DLA is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. Pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug testing is conducted. Refusal to test or a positive result may result in withdrawal of a job offer or removal from federal service.
• The DLA drug testing panel includes marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, MDMA, MDA, and opioids.
• Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana.