Distribution Process Worker

About the Role

This position involves a variety of material handling and inventory duties within a warehouse environment. The role is essential to the continuation of operations, including during emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Perform stock selection, stow, research, location survey, and physical inventory.
• Handle, examine, and identify materials, including packing and operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE).
• Receive, unload, and process incoming shipments; verify accompanying documentation against container or packing labels.
• Report overages, shortages, misdirected, or damaged materials following established procedures.
• Pack and preserve a variety of items, determining appropriate materials, containers, devices, and preservatives.
• Assemble items for shipment according to shipping requests; check the condition of shipping containers prior to loading.
• Ensure shipments are properly loaded onto the correct conveyances.
• Count types and quantities of items during inventories; maintain tally listings and assist in resolving discrepancies.
• Operate material handling equipment 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; unfavorable background checks may result in removal.
• Non-Critical Sensitive position with Secret Access.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) status: Non-Exempt.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Must 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.
• Subject to a pre-employment physical.
• May be subject to an Overseas Rotation Agreement with a 36-month tour length.
• Position may require working during emergencies to ensure continuation of essential functions, including at designated duty locations, telework sites, or alternate facilities.
• Must comply with REAL ID requirements for accessing federal facilities.
• This position is designated as Mission Essential.

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. Emphasis is placed on the quality of experience rather than the duration. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element will be eliminated from further consideration.

Experience includes paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer experience through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, community, student, or social).

Physical Effort and Working Conditions

• Stands on hard surfaces for extended periods; involves bending, stooping, and working in tiring or uncomfortable positions.
• Lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 pounds; uses weight handling equipment or receives assistance for heavier items.
• Works in environments that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, poorly lit, or outdoors.
• Exposed to potential hazards such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, muscle strain, noise, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock.
• Required to wear protective clothing, including steel-toed shoes, respirators, safety glasses, and earplugs.
• Mechanized roller conveyors are a normal part of material routing and distribution.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) maintains a drug-free workplace. All employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. Pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing are conducted. Applicants tentatively selected for testing-designated positions will undergo urinalysis for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to test or a positive result may result in withdrawal of the job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA.

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 test for marijuana.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees and their families. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).