Summary See below for important information regarding this job. Position may be filled at any of the below locations: Scotia, NY: GS-12: $91,430 - $118,864 Hammond, IN: GS-12: $99,069 - $128,795 Vienna, OH: GS-12: $92,535 -$120,301 Hawthorne, NV GS-12: $88,621 - $115,213 Responsibilities Serves as expert and advisor on the packaging, handling, and selection, conducting studies and analyses for consideration in sales solicitations. Prepares cost estimates and recommendations, such as cost of physical space, security requirements, maintenance and rehabilitation of storage facilities and repackaging projects, to determine long and short-range financial planning. Develops national policies and procedural changes for specific groups or strategic and critical commodities from the results of program evaluations and studies. Develops storage and transportation requirements to be utilized in acquisition and sales contracts, in addition to developing recommendations for overall storage and space requirements for the newly acquired commodities. Develops and administers property operations, maintenance, physical security, and accountability processes, property disposal requirements, and processes. Determines operating and maintenance requirements, forecasts resource requirements, accomplishes programs, and evaluates program effectiveness through inspections and management improvement studies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications To qualify for a Commodity Logistics Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. 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-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. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: - The ability to conduct studies and analyses of assigned materials an advisor on the packaging, storage, handling, and selection for inclusion in sales solicitations for commodities. - Conduct estimates related to the cost of physical space, security requirements, maintenance and rehabilitation of storage facilities and repackaging projects. - Monitors, reviews and evaluates material inspection, testing and analysis reports covering the acceptance or rejection of materials.- Participate in the preparation of a variety of briefing materials for presentations to DLA, DoD, Congressional staffs, other Federal agencies, and representatives of private industry firms, both foreign and domestic. 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. Physical Demands: The work is mostly sedentary, however, periodic trips to the depots will require walking, bending, standing and climbing to inspect buildings or construction work. Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomfort which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as conference rooms or offices, commercials vehicles, e.g. use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoiding of trips or falls, observance of fire regulations, traffic signals, safe driving practices and similar practices. Occasional travel to depots is required. The incumbent may be exposed to toxic or carcinogenic commodities stored at depots and is required to comply with OSHA and DLA safety practices, using safety equipment such as a respirator and personal protective clothing when necessary. The use of a respirator imposes particular physical demands on the wearer and requires a medical determination to determine any such problems as well as requiring an annual medical review. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF 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. 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 a Schedule I drug and is illegal.
