Materials Handler

Summary

This position is located within a National Forest.

The position involves work in a wide range of warehousing activities that includes receiving, storing, and shipping a variety of supplies, equipment, and materials. Duties also include packing and repacking a variety of stock items.

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Duties

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• Loads and unloads supplies and equipment using manual and/or automated stock moving equipment such as forklifts, manual and mechanized pallet jacks in warehouses and outdoor environments.
• Utilizes an automated inventory database with handheld information technology device compatibility to locate and identify inventory.
• Checks, assembles, and processes documents, and routes materials and equipment to the correct locations or storage areas.
• Verifies or prepares documents either manually or by using automated equipment to read, store, track, and prepare materials documentation.
• Validates and ensures correctness for shipping, receiving and incident returns on quantities, identification criteria, and labeling. Identifies and reports discrepancies.
• Ensures that inventory records are accurate and current. Prepares reports on inventory status. Uses automated equipment to load computerized inventory data, access inventory information, fill item requisitions and process returns.
• Completes appropriate documentation, segregates supplies and identifies accounts by verifying electronically customer and incident/project support information.
• Performs the off-loading of returns. Inspects inventory and identifies supplies and equipment to be repaired, refurbished, disposed, restocked, or routed to external parties.
• Performs kit assembly, packaging, and refurbishment.
• Provides assistance in developing plans, laying out storage space, establishing item locations, determining organization and arrangement of stock, and identifying high and low usage items according to agency regulations and procedures.
• Works independently to consolidate materials and provide maximum space utilization and protection of supplies and equipment.
• Packs and/or repacks for shipment and/or storage, a variety of tools, parts, equipment, supplies, printed materials, or other items.
• Considers special requirements such as size, weight or mode of transportation and blocks or braces sensitive materials and equipment. May wrap, strap, tape, staple, seal, weigh, and label containers.
• Completes and provides appropriate documentation for transportation ensuring compliance with all applicable rules and regulations for identification/labeling, handling, and security.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Incumbent is required to operate Government vehicles some of which MAY require the operator to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
• If a CDL is required, the incumbent is subject to random drug testing and will be placed in the drug testing pool. Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment are conditional on negative results for illegal drug use. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.

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 Management's Federal Wage System Qualifications Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than length of experience. Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be ranked and rated based on their knowledge of the job elements identified in this announcement.

• Ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean, and in order)
• Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic)
• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (other than blueprints)
• Knowledge of Materials
• Dexterity and Safety

There is no substitution of education for this position.

Selective Placement Factors

• Incumbent is required to operate Government vehicles some of which MAY require the operator to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
• If a CDL is required, the incumbent is subject to random drug testing and will be placed in the drug testing pool. Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment are conditional on negative results for illegal drug use. This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy is being used to fill positions for FY2027 Temporary Employment Hiring season. The expected start date for this position will be between April 18, 2027 to June 13, 2027.

By selecting the "Location Negotiable" option during the application process, implies your willingness to be considered for any official duty location listed on this announcement and/or those duty locations not listed for this Regional announcement. Pay rates vary depending on location. The salary shown is for the Rest of the U.S. See OPM.gov for additional information on pay rates.

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date and will be filled for up to 6 months or as a not to exceed (NTE) 1 year, however an extension of the appointment may be possible without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other groups within the Region who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in any of the geographic location(s) listed on the announcement. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

The duty station for this position will be at one of the duty locations listed in this announcement. Please visit the Office of Personnel Management's website for additional information on pay rates in your duty location State.

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

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

This position is not eligible for telework.

Availability of government housing and federal day care facilities will vary by location.

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

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.

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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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.