Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator)

In this position, you will receive, unload, and process incoming shipments of equipment and supplies stored at FEMA Distribution Centers in support of federal disaster operations. This position is located in the Logistics Directorate, Distribution Division in the Office of Response and Recovery.

Qualifications:

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

To qualify for this Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator) position at the WG-06 level, you must possess the following specialized experience, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the Federal or Private Sector and must demonstrate all of the following:

• Operating a computer terminal and scan gun to record commodity data; and
• Operating sit down and/or stand up forklifts.
• Obtaining/maintaining a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

.Working Conditions:
Performs assignments indoors in both comfortable and uncomfortable areas, and outdoors in all but most extreme inclement weather. Work areas may be hot, dusty, drafty, inadequately lighted and ventilated, etc. Is subject to cuts, abrasions, injuries from equipment, or the possibility of serious injury resulting from accidents while driving and/or loading and unloading materials. Drives in all types of traffic and weather on public roads, and is exposed to the danger of serious accidents. Drives in heavy traffic and at highway speeds. Commercial Drivers' License (CDL) required. TDP - This position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, public-health, and/or public safety sensitivity, therefore you are subject to random drug testing under FEMA's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP). Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. The fork lift operator works inside areas that are sometimes damp and drafty. Occasionally works outside in all kinds of weather.


Physical Effort: Work requires standing on hard surfaces for extended periods of time; bending, stooping, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions. May lift and carry items that weigh up to 100 pounds. Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from others. Light physical effort is required in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls to motor vehicles. Moderate physical effort is exerted in operating, turning, backing and controlling heavier vehicles. Fork lift operating requires moderate physical effort in operating hand and foot controls while driving, turning, starting, and stopping the fork lift and raising, lowering, and tilting the loads being moved. Strain is caused by the vibration of the fork lift truck. Must meet the physical requirements to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver's License.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

• Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
• Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

• Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level.
• Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
• Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."
• 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards

Responsibilities:

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator) position, you will operate a computer terminal and scan gun to record commodity data. as well as independently perform a full range of warehouse duties. Typical assignments include:

• • • Driving trucks up to 26,000 lbs. on a regular basis.
    • Driving trucks up to 32,000 lbs. (tractor-trailer) on a limited basis.
    • Performing a full range of warehouse duties, and receives, unloads, stores, ships, and maintains equipment and supplies.
    • Assisting in the efficient storage and arrangement of materials, following Agency procedures and regulations.
    • Operating a fork-lift to move material and equipment.
    • Operating a computer terminal to record data.
    • Verifying the quantity and quality of items received.
    • Receiving, unloading, storing, and maintaining equipment and supplies.

What else do I need to know?

This position is located in 5 different locations with 1 position each in Aiea, HI, Bayamon, PR, Greencastle, PA and 2 positions in Fort Worth, TX.
Salaries are as follows:
Aiea, HI-$ 28.72 PH -$ 33.50 PH
Bayamon, PR-$ 21.47 PH-$ 25.02
Fort Worth, TX-$24.88 PH- $29.01 PH
Greencastle, PA -$ 26.74 PH to 31.19 PH

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

Salary : $21 - $34