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Position Title
Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator/Fork Lift Operator)
Agency
U.S. Army Sustainment Command
Announcement Number
NEBN173005396925 Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, September 11, 2017 to Monday, September 18, 2017
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans

Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:

• retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more OR
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility, as follows:

• DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," showing dates of service, as well as character of discharge; member 4 copy of the DD Form 214 is preferable (Note: If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service.); AND
• A copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs, dated 1991 or later, certifying an OVERALL Service Connected Disability of 30% or more; OR
• DD Form 214, which reflects the character of service of "Retirement-Disability"; OR
• Certification document* which reflects your OVERALL service connected disability of 30% or more.
• The Standard Form-15 (SF-15), an Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference is optional at the time of application.

*The "certification" is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted for consideration in the hiring process AND has a compensable service-connected disability. The certification MUST show the characterization of your discharge (Honorable, General, etc.) and OVERALL compensable service-connected disability percentage. Prior to appointment, the service member's character of service and qualifying discharge or release must be verified through a DD form 214 or equivalent documentation.

Useful Links

You may request copies of your military personnel records online.
You can obtain a copy of your DD-214 from the National Archives.
Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Veterans Employment
U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Preference Advisor

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

 
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3. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY: Department of the Army regulations include several employment categories in the definition of "current Army civilian employee".  Do you meet one of the categories below?

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Army employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz.

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA). (JOBS AT THE GS-11 LEVEL OR BELOW ONLY). If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"2.").

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS). This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army DCIPS employment, and (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

• CIVILIAN ARMY EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS) APPLYING TO A DCIPS POSITION. This category applies to those who are current DCIPS employees with the Department of Army that are eligible for reappointment as a result of personal competitive status earned with prior employment; or those who are currently serving on an Army DCIPS appointment without time limitation. If you are eligible for this category, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "2") and an SF-50 which reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis.

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A TEMPORARY OR TERM APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status, earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s:: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army employment, and (2) an SF-50 showing career/career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").
Note: The "current Army employee" category does not include permanent Army National Guard employees in the competitive service.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.

Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you a current Army civilian employee?
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4. Current Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)

Do you meet the following?

Current Permanent Federal Civilian if you currently work on a permanent competitive service civilian appointment in any of the following Department of Defense (DOD) Agencies:

• U.S. Navy

• U.S. Marine Corps

• Department of the Air Force

•Other Department of Defense Agency (e.g., WHS, DLA, DFAS, DISA, DODDS, Defense Commissary, etc.)

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

Notes:
*Current Permanent Federal Civilians: You can check your competitive service status by viewing your latest Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, Block 34, Position Occupied. If eligible, you will see 1-Competitive Service in this block.

*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or you are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service in any of the above agencies, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.

*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category

*DOD employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz
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5. Executive Order (E.O.) 12721

This category includes those who meet the following conditions:

• you worked in an overseas area as an Appropriated Fund Federal employee

• you are/were a family member of an appropriate sponsor (a Federal civilian employee, a Federal NAF employee, or a member of a uniformed service) during the overseas employment

• you completed 52 weeks of creditable service, AND

• you are applying within 3 years of returning to the U.S. from the overseas tour of duty

Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you eligible under E.O. 12721?
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6. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan

Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?  If yes, confirm:

• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy

• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and

• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position.

*Note: Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans' preference.

Supporting documentation: Federal employees seeking ICTAP eligibility must submit proof that they meet the requirements of 5 CFR 330.704, by submitting a copy of the following documents with your completed application:A copy of your agency notice; AND,

A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal; AND,

A copy of their most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location.Additional information regarding ICTAP eligibility can be found in the OPM Employee’s Guide to Career Transition.  For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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7. Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473

Do you meet one of the following?

• Are a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who has permanent change of station (PCS) orders (not for training).  
   - Limited to a maximum of 2 years from the date of the orders for the PCS. 
   - Limited to the geographic area as specified in the PCS orders. This includes the surrounding area which people reasonably can be expected to travel daily to and from work.
   - Must relocate with the service member to be eligible.; OR

• Are a spouse of a 100 percent disabled service member injured while on active duty; OR

• Are the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while performing active duty

OPM eliminated the 2-Year eligibility limitation to provide spouses of certain deceased or 100 percent disabled veterans with unlimited eligibility for noncompetitive appointment effective September 30, 2011.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your eligibility for E.O. 13473 which may include:

• the service member's permanent change of station orders, including a statement authorizing the spouse to accompany the member to the permanent duty station, the specific location to which the member is assigned, reassigned, or transferred to permanent change of station orders, and the effective date of the permanent change of station;

• verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage);

• verification of the member's 100 percent disability; and/or

• verification of the member's death while on active duty.

Additionally, you may need to submit a Standard Form-15 (SF-15), an Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference, and applicable supporting documents as noted on the form.

To obtain a copy of SF-15, go to http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.

For more information please see OPM's Questions and Answers for Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/qaspouse/index.aspx.
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8. Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)

This category includes individuals:

• who have been continuously serving in a NAF or Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) position without time limitation for at least one year OR
• who have been involuntarily separated from such an appointment without personal cause within the preceding year.

Supporting documentation: You must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility by submitting copy(ies) of applicable personnel actions verifying the above criteria with your application.  Additional information about the NAFI Interchange Agreement may be found here.

Are you eligible under a NAFI Interchange Agreement?
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9. Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

This category includes competitive service, career or career-conditional employees of federal agencies other than the Department of Defense (e.g., Dept of Labor, VA). 

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility, by submitting a copy of your last or most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, (block 24 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

*If you are currently working on a temporary or term appointment, or are serving on active duty in the U.S. military service, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.
*If you are currently working for a private sector company performing work related to a contract with a federal agency, you are NOT eligible for this hiring category.

Are you applying to transfer from a federal agency other than the DoD?
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10. People with Disabilities, Schedule A

This category includes persons with severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability eligible for Schedule A Disability appointments.

If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your conditions and restrictions.  Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you eligible under a Schedule A, Persons with Disability appointment?
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11. Priority Placement Program (PPP), Program S (Military Spouse) registrant

This category includes:

• military spouses registered in the Priority Placement Program, Program S, for this local commuting area; AND

• for the series and grade of this position.

IMPORTANT: Program S registrants are only eligible for consideration for this category if they matched through the PPP. Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you registered in Program S of the PPP?
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12. Reinstatement

This category includes:

• former federal service employees who attained career status on a permanent, competitive status appointment

• former federal service employees who attained career-conditional status on a permanent, competitive status appointment and are within three years of the date of separation.

Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you eligible for Reinstatement?
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13. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

This category includes veterans whose discharge was under honorable conditions AND:

• who served 3 or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet this eligibility); or

• who have preference eligibility; or

• who have derived preference

Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you applying for consideration under the VEOA?
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14. Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

This category includes veterans whose discharge was under honorable conditions AND who is:

• a disabled veteran; or

• a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war declared by Congress; or

• a veteran who served in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or

• a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a military operation for which the Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded; or

• a veteran who separated from active duty within the past 3 years

Additional information, to include specific required documents that must be submitted at the time of your application, may be found here.

Are you eligible under a VRA?
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Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions. (limit characters)
1. Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. Are you willing to submit the proper documentation to have a background investigation completed? (limit characters)
2. This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health & ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. Are you willing to submit to a pre-employment physical and willing to maintain a level of physical fitness to obtain and maintain employment as required? (limit characters)
3. This position has a requirement to lift and carry up to 45 lbs. in the regular performance of duties. Are you willing and able to meet the lifting requirement? (limit characters)
4. Appointment to this position is subject to a two year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights. Are you willing to serve a two year probationary period?
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5. This position requires a valid government driver's license. Are you willing to obtain and maintain a valid government state driver’s license for the duration of your employment if selected for this position? (limit characters)
6. This position may require you to serve as a member of the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group (DAACG). Work may involve shift work, weekends, and/or holidays, to include mandatory overtime as mission requires. Are you willing to serve as a member of the team? (limit characters)
7. This position requires working in extreme weather conditions (i.e., snow, rain, cold, heat). Are you able and willing to work in these extreme weather conditions? (limit characters)
8. This position requires the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid state driver's license. Do you currently possess a valid state driver’s license and are you willing to maintain it for the duration of your employment if selected for this position? (NOTE: You MUST attach a copy of your valid state driver’s license to your application package.) (limit characters)
9. This position requires a DoD Forklift license or certificate with lifting capacity of less than 10,000 pounds. Do you possess, or are able to obtain and maintain a current or DoD Forklift License or certificate.
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator/Fork Lift Operator) position with the Department of the Army. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this assessment questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. From the descriptions below, select the appropriate response based on your level of experience, education, and/or training, that you fully possess and that demonstrates your ability to perform Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator/Fork Lift Operator) duties without more than normal supervision. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Perform warehouse duties with little or no direct supervision. (limit characters)
3. Transport materials from receiving areas to storage or from storage areas to appropriate office. (limit characters)
4. Ensure stock and/or materials are stored properly. (limit characters)
5. Operate a forklift for the movement of supply items in warehouses or open storage areas. (limit characters)
6. Operate a truck to pick up and deliver supply items. (limit characters)
7. Coordinate incoming and/or outgoing shipments to facilitate the movement of materials according to space allocations. (limit characters)
8. Set up proper storage areas for materials within general warehousing plan. (limit characters)
9. Develop plans for storage and/or space utilization of materials. (limit characters)
10. Check physical characteristics of items against stock catalog nomenclature. (limit characters)
11. Pack items using appropriate techniques procedures and/or equipment for shipping. (limit characters)
12. Prepare items for shipping according to information on receiving vouchers. (limit characters)
13. Assure stock levels are loaded by class in accordance with loading and/or storage charges per regulations. (limit characters)
14. Ensure the movement, to include the safe receipt and storage, of materials in accordance with facility and regulatory requirements. (limit characters)
15. Prepare various reports on inventory and/or production.
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16. Prepare a variety of property accountability and/or movement documents. (limit characters)
17. Direct materials to external support repair facilities or depots. (limit characters)
18. Ensure control documents are accurate before signing for receipt of materials. (limit characters)
19. Input receipt of material information into automated record system. (limit characters)
20. Research and/or prepare descriptions of all commercial or new items of supply.
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21. Assemble items for required inspections. (limit characters)
22. Post quality control information onto shipping documents to ensure proper storage and rotation of items. (limit characters)
23. Utilize knowledge of warehousing, material handling, and related activities to accomplish a complete warehouse operation. (limit characters)
24. Inspect all classes of material and/or equipment that is received, stored, or issued. (limit characters)
25. Maintain automated data base containing required information such as stock number, nomenclature, manufacturer, date of manufacture, lot number, data issued and/or to whom. (limit characters)
26. Determine appropriate hold locations for assembling shipping items. (limit characters)
27. Unload delivery vehicles using material handling equipment such as hand trucks, dollies, or forklift. (limit characters)
28. Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to in the use of equipment. (limit characters)
29. Ensure the safe receipt and/or storage of a variety materials. (limit characters)
30. Follow state and/or local safety rules and regulations when operating motor vehicles. (limit characters)
31. Adapt to changing road conditions due to weather and/or traffic conditions. (limit characters)
32. Judge vehicle clearances such as: height, width, length, overhead, and side. (limit characters)
33. Conduct routine operator inspections to ensure all maintenance problems are corrected prior to road use. (limit characters)
34. Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.
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