Summary You will serve as a MATERIALS HANDLER in the ORDNANCE OPERATIONS DIVISION (272) of NMCLANT DET EARLE NJ. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Responsibilities You will perform ordnance materials handling functions such as receiving, issuing, storing, segregating, selecting, handling, prepping, and processing and shipping inventory. You will use information systems and maintain an accurate inventory of assets. You will receive/off load ordnance materials from trucks, rail cars, vessels, MILVAN's and other conveyances. You will perform receipt inspection per governing directives, providing assurance of quantity of item received and that material is correctly identified and further identifying visual damages, overages, shortages, or other discrepancies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify for the position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your knowledge, skills and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the job elements and screen out listed below. This job has a screen-out element which will be used to determine minimum eligibility for this job. Applicants who do not receive a minimum of two points on the screen-out element(s) will be found ineligible. The Screen-out Element for this position is: THE ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF A MATERIALS HANDLER, WG-6907-07, WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION such as: Experience performing work involving ordnance materials and operations as related to the receipt, issuing, storage, handling, segregation, preservation, and accurately maintaining inventories. Experience screening, identifying and determining the serviceability status of returned, unidentified or improperly marked explosive ordnance items through segregation. Experience conducting inventories per established schedules and regulatory guidance. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Federal Wage System Job Grading Standard for Materials Handling, 6907 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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 Additional Information Must successfully complete explosives safety courses as required by NAVSEA OP 5 Volume 1 and LANTORDCOM Instruction 8023.2 current series, including Basics of Naval Explosives Hazard Control, Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) Operator Training, Explosives Hazardous Materials Driver training, and refresher courses as required. Work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, wet, cold, humid, windy, or poorly lighted and in all kinds of weather. Regularly exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls, and injury based on the nature of routine work tasks and/or work locations. May be exposed to dust, dirt, grease, and solvents and to high noise levels in mechanized work areas. May be subject to exposure from explosive hazards, radiation, toxins, or chemical fumes. Work may require wearing hearing protection, protective eyeglasses and protective clothing such as hardhats, steel-toed shoes, respirators, masks, rubber or leather-palmed gloves, and rubber aprons. Must be able to operate motor vehicles and powered forklift trucks, climb into trucks and rail cars, climb ladders, walk inclines, continuously lift and carry items that weigh up to 40 pounds, and work under pressure. Must have normal hearing and vision (correction permitted) including ability to distinguish basic colors. Incumbent is responsible for performing and accomplishing assigned work tasks in a manner that will assure personal safety and the safety of others per the Navy Occupational Safety and Health (NA VOSH) program policies, regulations, and standards. Required to attend NA VOSH training sessions end/or meetings as directed. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under the specific hiring authority addressed in the Summary section of this announcement. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.
