Packer (Fire Support)

Summary

This position is located within a National Interagency Support Cache (NISC).

This position is responsible for packaging kit building movement of supplies and equipment as well as repairing and refurbishing supplies and equipment under supervision within the Kit and/or Returns area of an NISC warehouse.

For additional information about the duties of this position please see the Additional Information section for the regional point of contact.

Duties

• Responsible for packaging kit building loading/unloading of supplies and equipment as well as repairing and refurbishing supplies and equipment.
• Collates assembles inventories and build kits from individual components according to National Fire Equipment System (NFES) standards.
• Packs and labels material following agency federal and international packing and shipping requirements for hazardous and non-hazardous materials and items.
• Arranges seals and tags items and equipment that requiring specialized handling.
• Uses and maintains various types of equipment for the purpose of packaging such as heat sealers hand powered and mechanical shrink wrap banding and stapling machines.
• Disassembles and reassembles supplies to replace parts apply oils rust inhibitors and other preservation materials to ensure proper working condition.
• Stacks moves and arranges items on pallets considering height weight and special handling requirements. Screens shipping and receiving documents to identify discrepancies.
• Complies with all safety and regulatory requirements related to warehousing and packing.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit E-Verify.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Must be a certified forklift operator in accordance with OSHA standards and be able to pass an operators test read traffic signs and complete trip tickets within one year of initial employment.

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

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.

Note on Experience: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience; the beginning day month and year the work assignment started and ended; the hours worked per week; position title and series and grade if applicable; and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience.

Eligibility will be determined by relevance scope and quality of overall experience and training regardless of where or how acquired. Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below:

Screen-out Job Element: Applicants must show the Ability to do the Work of the Position Without More than Normal Supervision . Applicants who do not meet the screen-out job elements will not be further evaluated.

In addition to the above requirements applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified below:

• Work Practices (includes keeping things neat clean and in order)
• Technical Practices (theoretical precise artistic)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions Specification etc. (other than blueprints)
• Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
• Knowledge of Materials
• Dexterity and Safety

To receive consideration for this position you must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Final determination of the duty station will be made by the selecting official at the time of the job offer.

Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the locality pay area of El Paso TX (RUS). See for additional information on pay rates.

For additional information about the duties and location(s) of these positions please contact:

• Region 2: Humberto Ontiveros at
• Region 5: Mark Garland at
• Region 6: Chad Long at or Cheryl Campbell at or David Reilly at

The USDA Forest Service has legislative authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional) Temporary and Term Appointments under the USDA Demonstration Project. Under this authority any U.S. citizen may apply.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): To exercise selection priority for this vacancy CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the agencys definition for a quality candidate as provided in the How You Will Be Evaluated section of this announcement to be considered.

Physical Effort: You may be required to push lift and carry up to 40 pounds.

Work Environment: May be exposed to material handling equipment noise fumes dust and other hazards associated with warehouse operations.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Employees may be required to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing. while performing duties associated with their field of work.

Work Schedule: This announcement may be used to fill positions with a seasonal work schedule where full-time work is guaranteed for 13 or 18 pay periods and when not working you will be placed in non-pay/non-duty status.

The work may require long hours on short notice callback in evenings or on weekends work shifts of 12 hours for extended periods holiday shifts and/or receiving telephone calls after regular hours. The employee may be subject to fire or detail assignments in logistic support roles.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Positions filled from this announcement may be a bargaining or a non-bargaining unit position represented by either NFFE AFGE or NAGE.

Government housing and federal day care facilities may be available.

Availability as it relates to this be position may not be determined until time of selection.

We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.