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USAJOBS · 1 month ago

Materials Examiner & Identifier (Fork Lift Operator)

Fort Meade, Maryland, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$28.73/hr - $33.48/hr

USAJOBS is seeking a Materials Examiner & Identifier (Fork Lift Operator) to join the Department of Defense. The role involves receiving, verifying, and classifying surplus property, ensuring proper documentation and handling of hazardous materials, and operating forklifts for material handling.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Receives, verifies, sorts and classifies, warehouses, and issues a variety of excess surplus property

Conducts extensive review, research, verification and receipt of a variety of routine and complex property

Employs Federal Cataloging Procedures to properly validate or change data elements

Certifies that items are eligible for sale

Reviews disposal turn-in document (DTID) accompanying material

Compares data against property to assure correct information including proper documentation (e.g., stock number, nomenclature, quantity, unit of issue, disposal authority code, DEMIL and condition code)

Visually inspects usable property for obvious signs of condition and determines acceptability

Determines condition and reportability and special handling requirements (e.g., hazardous material, precious metals, security, DEMIL, Special focus items, etc.) and assigns appropriate classification instructions for warehousing

Verifies accuracy of demilitarization codes, takes action to challenge questionable items/codes, and maintains segregated storage of property requiring DEMIL

Ensures proper certification is attached to turn-in document when demilitarized by host or generating activity

Performs daily inspection and maintenance and completes appropriate forms

Responsible for the pre-receipt/inspection/receipt/storage/safeguarding/handling of hazardous property

Performs pre-receipt examination of property on site at the generation point

Operates forklifts and related materials handling equipment to move, load and unload, stack or un-stack palletized materials, supplies, and equipment

Qualification

Forklift OperationMaterials HandlingHazardous Material HandlingFederal Cataloging ProceduresPhysical StaminaAttention to Detail

Required

Must be a U.S. citizen

Tour of Duty: 1st Shift

Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive

Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt

Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service

Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Bargaining Unit Status: Yes

Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities

Pre-Employment Physical: Required

Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws

Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision: I perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision, such as receive general guidance on assignments, such as: loading and handling material and how items are to be received and identified

Physical Effort: Climb stacks of property during inspection, pre-receiving and receiving and verification operations, necessitating considerable kneeling, crawling, bending, walking and stooping. Physical handling of property will be routine. Incumbent must be able to lift property weighing up to 50 pounds and shift/relocate other heavy materials using appropriate material handling equipment

Working Conditions: Work is done inside and outside for long duration (through breaks, etc. as necessary) to complete immediate tasks. Inside work is performed in warehouses which may be drafty or unheated. Outside work is subject to inclement weather. Discomfort is experienced while wearing protective clothing, respirators, goggles or face masks. Worker may be exposed to hazardous vapors, liquids, powders and solids and the possibility of cuts and bruises. May be subject to hazards of working close to moving equipment, for example, forklifts, trucks and conveyor lines

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.