Storage Specialist

This position is a Term appointment not-to-exceed 3 years. Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Promotion will be filled as a Temporary Promotion not-to-exceed 3 years and may be extended up to a total of five years or converted to a permanent promotion without further competition. Current permanent DLA employees eligible as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade will be filled as a Reassignment/Change-to-Lower Grade with the intent to be limited to the specified time period and may be reassigned at management's discretion or made permanent at any time. For all others, if selected, this would be a Term/Time-Limited Appointment not-to-exceed 3 years, and not more than six years.

Responsibilities

• Reviews item characteristics such as special storage requirements, popularity, security requirements, historic data, and hazardous compatibility in order to plan preferred storage location.
• Recommends the allocation of items and classes of items to particular depot facilities.
• Provides support and advice on proper layout and utilization of allocated space to depot functional organizations.
• Conducts training of personnel involved in the implementation of new or revised methods for storage of material as new techniques and concepts are developed.
• Reviews regulations and circulars ensuring conformance with other directives or higher echelon regulations and policy.
• Prepares operating procedures in established format for approval by supervisor and instructs or furnishes assistance to operating personnel in new procedures.
• Develops and conducts studies and makes recommendations to effect more efficient space utilization for overall depot mission considering all depot facilities.
• Performs location changes, storage balance changes, and rewarehousing as needed to keep records correct and in balance as material condition changes are effected.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule.
• 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): Non-Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status: No.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• This is an obligated position and occupancy is subject to the return of former incumbent. If former incumbent fails to return to the position, occupancy may become permanent.
• This announcement may be used to fill future vacancies for various shifts located at DLA Distribution Susquehanna in New Cumberland, PA.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Storage Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support one of the following:

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 this position. To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Preparing operating procedures in established format for approval by supervisor and instructing or furnishing assistance to operating personnel in new procedures.
• Developing and conducting studies and making recommendations to effect more efficient space utilization for overall depot mission considering all depot facilities.
• Performing location changes, storage balance changes, and rewarehousing as needed to keep records correct and in balance as material condition changes are effected.

Education Substitution

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. If using education to meet basic qualifications, you must submit a transcript as supplemental documentation.

• A master's or equivalent graduate degree, or
• 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or
• LL.B. or J.D., if related.

Combination

Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-09. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-09.

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.

Education

If you are using your education to qualify, you must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated, unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application.

Graduate Education: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

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 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. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Additional Information

• 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. 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.
• As required by 5 C.F.R. 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities.
• Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.
• Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/.
• As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.