Materials Handler

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at Federal Wage Systems Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A MATERIALS HANDLER WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SU PERVISION. Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position. This measures knowledge, ability and personal characteristics directly associated with this job: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Inspect Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading) Dexterity and Safety Knowledge of Materials Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order) Physical effort: Works on hard surfaces and in work areas that require standing, stooping, bending, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries weights up to 40 pounds. Dexterity and strength are also required occasionally when the employee pushes a cart weighing up to 200 pounds. May handle heavier items with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Assists in loading and unloading trucks. Working Conditions: Work is done inside and outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. Employee is regularly exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, falls from ladders, falling material, or injury from equipment. May be exposed to dust, dirt, grease, solvents, and high noise areas while working in a mechanized work area, or radiation, toxins, explosives hazards, or chemical fumes while working in a hazardous materials area. May be required to wear protective clothing, such as hard hats, steel toed shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons. Drives motor vehicles in all types of traffic and weather conditions. This position requires you to operate a Forklift. You must obtain and maintain a forklift certification and a government issued driver’s license. 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Are you looking to work for an agency that commits to and supports a collaborative working environment with peers and supervisors? Are you able to make decisions, stay organized and maintains compliance with standards to support overall productivity and speed in a warehouse environment? This job is for you where you can put your skills to work in our Office of Administrative Services, Employee and Office Services Division.