MATERIALS HANDLER

Duties

• You will perform materials handling functions of receiving, issuing, storing, blocking, and shipping of ordnance materials to include ammunition, explosives, chemical munitions, associated components and other hazardous or inert materials.
• You will prepare documentation and tags with corrected information such as stock number, lot/serial numbers, load date, and material condition code.
• You will determine the detail locations with storage facilities, including temperature-controlled facilities, as well as proper stowage of cargo within vessels in accordance with the load plan.
• You will process final receipt and issue documentation that includes downloading, uploading, printing scanner data, and updating automated information systems.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position requires evening and weekend work.
• This position requires rotating shift work.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or pass the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a commercial driver's license (CDL) endorsement for hazardous materials for off base or over public highway movement/shipment.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• Employee must successfully complete safety courses as required by NAVSEA OP 5 Volume I and LANTORCOM Instruction 8023.2 current series.
• This position requires conventional ordnance/explosives handling qualification, certification, and recertification.
• Employee must successfully complete Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) Operator Training, Explosives Hazardous Material Driver Training, and refresher courses as required.

Qualifications

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: ABILITY TO DO THE WORK OF THE POSITION WITHOUT MORE THAN NORMAL SUPERVISION:

• Performing materials handling functions of receiving, issuing, storing, segregating, selecting, handling, prepping and shipping ordnance materials including ammunition, explosives, chemical munitions, fuels, missiles, and associated components and various other hazardous or inert materials.
• Screening, identifying, and determining the serviceability status of returned, unidentified, or improperly marked explosive ordnance items through segregation.
• Conducting inventories per established schedules and regulatory guidance.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: and 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.

Additional information

This position routinely handles conventional ammunition, ammunition components, explosives and related hazardous materials and as such requires certification in accordance with Naval Sea Systems Command Instructions (NAVSEAINST) 8020.9 (Series 6907) "Ammunition and Explosives Qualification Certification Program."
Employees must successfully complete explosives safety courses as required by NAVSEA OP 5 Volume 1 and LANTPRDCOM 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.
This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.
Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
This position may require call back and emergency overtime.
This position requires shift work.
This position requires shipboard work.
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

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: .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. 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.

This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.