Materials Examiner and Identifier (Fork Lift Operator).

U.S. citizenship required. Tour of duty is a set schedule. Position is non-critical sensitive and requires a favorable suitability or fitness determination. Non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. A pre-employment physical is required.

Responsibilities

• Receives, examines, and determines the condition and disposition of a wide variety of materials.
• Reviews disposal turn-in documents accompanying material and compares data against property to ensure correct information and proper documentation (e.g., stock number, nomenclature, quantity, unit of issue, disposal authority code, DEMIL, condition code).
• Visually inspects usable property for obvious signs of condition and determines acceptability.
• Determines condition, reportability, and special handling requirements (e.g., hazardous material, precious metals, security, DEMIL, Special focus items) and assigns appropriate classification instructions for warehousing.
• Verifies accuracy of demilitarization codes, challenges questionable items/codes, and maintains segregated storage of property requiring DEMIL.
• Ensures proper certification is attached to turn-in documents when demilitarized by host or generating activity.
• Performs special and periodic inventory of property; re-palletizes and re-locates property as necessary.
• Operates forklifts and related materials handling equipment to move, load, unload, stack, or un-stack palletized materials, supplies, and equipment.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed and demonstrate through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.

The screen-out element and minimum qualifications for this position are the ability to do the work of a Materials Examiner and Identifier without more than normal supervision, including:

• Performing common tasks such as moving, storing, and picking a variety of materials under close supervision.
• Loading and handling material and determining how items are to be received and identified.
• Comparing data against accompanying documents and noting discrepancies.
• Inspecting and determining the condition of usable property.
• Verifying accuracy of demilitarization codes.
• Assigning classification instructions for warehousing and identifying/segregating property according to classification.
• Re-warehousing 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.

Physical Effort

• Performs moderate to heavy lifting when moving material by hand or hand-truck, including items weighing up to 50 lb (heavier items moved with weight handling equipment or assistance).
• Performs work on hard surfaces, over rough terrain, and on forklifts.
• Assignments require prolonged standing, walking, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling material in tiring and uncomfortable positions.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed inside warehouses that may be hot, cold, damp, and drafty, as well as in outside areas such as dock areas, scrap yards, or other locations exposed to varying weather conditions.
• Exposed to physical hazards associated with scrap yard, open storage, and warehouse operations, including material handling equipment and hand/power tools.
• Wears safety equipment as required and must exercise precautions to avoid injury from carelessness of others operating forklifts and other equipment.
• Must adhere to all safety standards, rules, regulations, and procedures, and use personal protective equipment and devices as required.
• Must report all occupational mishaps, illnesses, and injuries to a supervisor immediately and correct unsafe conditions where possible.
• May be required to participate in a medical surveillance program as determined by the DLA Disposition Services/DRMR Safety and Occupational Health Manager.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing for positions designated as testing positions. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in such positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids. Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law, under which marijuana is illegal.