Materials Expediter Leader

Summary

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Duties

• Leads wage grade employees performing Distribution Process Worker Expediter duties; monitors workflow, ensures continuous productivity, and adjusts work to meet deadlines.
• Receives materials, parts, components, and assemblies undergoing test, repair, rework, or manufacture within the maintenance production complex.
• Fills requisitions, work orders, and other requests for materials, tools, and related items.
• Expedites the routing and movement of critical parts and materials that most affect production.
• Unloads and moves parts/materials for turn in to supply and verifies all required documentation is provided to receiving personnel.
• Operates and performs routine maintenance on various material handling equipment.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition. 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. Physical Effort: The employee stands on hard surfaces for extended periods of time. The work requires bending, stooping, and working in tiring and uncomfortable positions, many times all at the same time. Lifts and carries items weighing up to 60 pounds. Uses weight handling equipment or receives assistance from other workers for items heavier than 60 pounds. The work requires light to moderate physical effort in reaching, bending, turning, or moving hands, arms, feet, and legs to operate hand and foot controls while driving, raising, lowering, and tilting materials handling equipment. Working Conditions: The DPWE Leader is regularly exposed to possible injury associated with handling equipment. Due to the nature of the work, the employee is subject to cuts, scrapes, bruises, muscle strain, noise, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock and must wear protective clothing such as steel-toed shoes, respirators, safety glasses and earplugs. Works both inside and outside in areas that are hot, damp, cold, drafty, and may be poorly lighted. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain all appropriate state and government licenses.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13050634.