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Air National Guard Units is Hiring a MATERIALS HANDLER (TITLE 32) Near Springfield, IL

Qualifications:

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence:

• The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.
• The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees.
• The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible.
• The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership.
• The FIFTH area of consideration will U.S. Citizens.

Military Grades: Enlisted Only. May not exceed rank of MSgt.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training which demonstrates the ability to compare item identification against receiving reports and issue request forms; skill in using hand trucks, dollies, and other equipment to move stock; ability to use hammers, pliers, and other hand tools; ability to follow oral and written instructions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: WG-06 Level- Must possess specialized experience which includes at least 9 months experience or training in receiving, packaging, and preparation for shipment; experience compiling reports, overall warehouse planning, documentation requirements, and accepted warehousing methods, procedures and techniques; experience setting up and rotating storage locations considering factors such as life expectancy, available space, product turnover, etc. WG-05 Level- which includes at least 6 months experience or training which demonstrates the ability to store, organize and/or rotate a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities; familiar with basic warehouse procedures; experience in determining quantities of inventory items; experience following oral and written instructions.

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.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Responsibilities:

As a MATERIALS HANDLER (TITLE 32), WG-6907-5/6, you will perform warehouse inspection, storage, and inventory of a wide variety of supply and equipment items, classified and sensitive items, War Consumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) items; select items to be issued, shipped, or transferred; conduct warehouse validations and inventories; maintain central locator functions; perform warehouse inspection functions (i.e., shelf life, functional checks); and manage the staging area for delivery of items.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:

• Examine materiel for shortages, overages and obvious damage and coordinate any discrepancies with the Cargo Movement Element.
• Inspect all classes of property for which the USPFO Accountable Officer has responsibility and/or accountability, including small arms, aircraft parts and components, motor vehicle parts, building and construction materials, special equipment, gasses, chemicals, wood products, packaged petroleum products, machines and communication equipment.
• Inspect for deterioration and corrosion of all stocked items and initiate/recommend necessary action.
• Monitor petroleum/chemical materiel by regularly checking and inspecting all petroleum and chemical products stored to ensure test dates are within prescribed time frames.
• Determine within the general warehousing plan how to arrange stock within the storage area.
• Schedule and maintain an aggressive surveillance inspection program for items in central storage to assure that all assets are ready for issue.
• Responsible for the inventory and proper accounting of all in-warehouse assets. Monitor demilitarization, required documentation, and transfer of items to disposal.
• Assure incoming materiel matches the accompanying documentation.
• Provide proper storage and handling of Electrostatic Discharge Items (ESD) in accordance with applicable technical orders and publications.
• Assure required tags, labels, and markings are affixed to property to reflect identity, status, and condition.
• Assign applicable condition code, affix tag and initiate requests for component items to restore to serviceable condition. Make sure that technical data is retained when retagging items.
• Monitor functional check program by coordinating inputs and routing items to the maintenance/supply liaison to ensure all functional check assets are ready for issue.
• Ensure procedures are written that direct a resource protection survey be accomplished on designated controlled areas within prescribed time frames
• Prepare reports for damaged or deficient condition.
• Coordinate with responsible agency by telephone, message, or correspondence to determine the serviceability of assets.
• Assist in formulating policies and procedures to ensure proper management, security, and control of all supplies and equipment in storage.
• Train supply personnel requiring an inspector's stamp or those performing inspector duties, by signature.
• Assist in providing bench stock support to customer organizations.

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