General Supply Specialist (Ammunition)

Duties
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• Oversee the adequacy of ammunition supply point operations.
• Ensure munitions facilities and/or operations are conducted in accordance with regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Utilize a variety of supply system automated reports/data to resolve problems and make improvements in warehouse procedures.
• Promote improvements in ammunition procedures in multiple commodity areas for logistics.
• Monitor the disposal of suspended munitions.
• Coordinate with personnel on unserviceable ammunition to determine site of destruction.
• Resolve questions concerning the usage of ammunition.
• Coordinate with ammunition personnel on munitions training requirements or availability of stocks.
• Approve and/or disapprove the issuance of ammunition.
• Interpret regulations pertinent to the accountability and/or control of ammunition stockage.
• Monitor ammunition personnel to ensure operational loads are properly requisitioned, received, stored, issued, or retrograded.
• Ensure munitions stocks are properly accounted for or maintained during requisitioning, receiving, issuing, or storage.
• Analyze workload data to develop long-range schedules and/or work requirements.
• Determine resource requirements necessary to accomplish long-range work schedules.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and/or efficiency of an organization's ammunition supply operations.
• Ensure organizational compliance with physical security requirements while operating an ammunition supply point.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret (Tier 3) security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Position requires pre-employment physical based on physical restrictions.
• Subject to on-call and irregular work hours.
• This is a Drug Testing-Designated Position (TDP) under the Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R and must pass a pre-employment drug test and subsequent periodic drug screenings thereafter.
• This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban (Lautenberg Amendment). This act bans individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence and certain others from possession or access to firearms or ammunition.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

Specialized Experience: One year specialized experience which includes: (1) Managing an organization's ammunition supply operations; (2) Receiving, storing, issuing, and/or shipping ammunition, explosives, or related chemical agents; (3) Conducting and/or maintaining inventory accountability; and (4) Utilizing automated supply systems and/or databases to accomplish assignments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal service (GS-11).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional information

• Position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 13 Months by a current permanent Army employee. Time-limited promotions may be extended up to a maximum of five years. Time-limited reassignments and changes to lower grade may exceed five (5) years, however, return rights may be impacted. Position may be made permanent without further competition.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• This is a Logistics Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government's interest.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive is not authorized.
• This position is not eligible for regular and recurring telework. This position is eligible for situational telework only. Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests : If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport.usastaffing.gov/hc/en-us/sections/28980686389652-Reasonable-Accommodation-Information