Property Disposal Specialist (Training)

About the Role

Instructs entry, mid-level, and advanced courses on policy, procedures, and systems utilized by Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services (DLA DS) for receipt procedures, warehouse management, downgrading property, and scrap management.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains course materials related to DOD Disposal and DOD DEMIL policy.
• Analyzes policy, regulation, and/or guidance changes from the Department of Defense (DOD) ensuring that course materials are updated to reflect the changes.
• Provides input to Standard Operating Procedures and guidance documents.
• Researches the fields of receiving property, safety, and disposal of demilitarization/mutilation to improve quality of instruction and to ensure training needs are met.
• Works with management officials to resolve problems, analyzing the effects these developments may have on DOD or DLA policies and procedures.
• Serves as an expert resource and internal consultant to DLA in the areas of receipt procedures, warehouse management, downgrading property, and scrap management.
• Conducts visits to field sites to validate adherence to published policy and procedure.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: Flexible.
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Property Disposal Specialist (Training), your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to the position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Researching, interpreting, and/or applying Property Disposal regulations regarding receipt procedures, warehouse management, downgrading property, and scrap management.
• Performing tasks related to development and implementation of training programs in the field of Property Disposal.
• Working in and troubleshooting issues in databases or other systems utilized to dispose of property.

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).

To be found well-qualified as an ICTAP applicant, individuals need to demonstrate the ability to perform the common tasks of the job to be filled as well as more complex duties such as:

• Performing tasks related to development and implementation of training programs in the field of Property Disposal.
• Improving operations and resolving problems associated with the disposal functions and operations.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

• As required by 5 C.F.R. 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities.
• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA 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. Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated 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.

Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass or refusal to conduct the test may result in the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process or subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment.

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.

Advisory: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law, and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.