Materials Handler-MVO-Leader

In this position you will work as a member of the Office of Response and Recovery, Logistics Management Directorate, Distribution Management Division team. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing assigned staff and performing a full range of warehouse duties to include operating sit down and/or stand-up forklifts, computer terminal and scan gun, receiving, unloading, storing, shipping, and maintaining equipment and supplies.

What will I do in this position if hired? In this Materials Handler-MVO-Leader position, you will manage assigned staff performing tasks related to receiving, storing and inventorying equipment and supplies. Typical assignments include: Overseeing material storage and handling efforts of assigned staff and delegating assignments received from the supervisor.

Monitoring progress of work and reporting status to the supervisor. Training assigned staff on materials handler duties and proper safety procedures. Verifying the quantity and quality of items received and operating a computer terminal to record data. Operating forklifts and driving fork trucks up to 26,000 lbs. on a regular basis.

Driving trucks up to 32,000 lbs. (tractor-trailer) on a limited basis. Must be able to obtain/maintain a Commercial Driver's License. What else do I need to know? 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.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Ability to lead or supervise: Ability to lead coworkers in completing materials handling tasks by providing instructions, demonstrating proper work methods and safety procedures, and checking work in progress. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standard .

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, 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 of the position at the level for which you are applying.

Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. Working Conditions: Work is usually accomplished primarily in a warehouse environment. However, the work may be performed indoors or outdoors under different climatic conditions including hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted areas.

The incumbent may be exposed to dust, dirt, grease, high noise levels, and the possibility of injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises and falls. The incumbent must be prepared to travel, as an individual or part of a team, to emergency sites, when required. Travel can be anywhere in the United States, its territories, or possessions.

The incumbent must also be prepared to travel to various Distribution Center (DC) sites, Federal disaster facilities (such as a Mobilization Center) or other designated locations to support logistics operations and refurbish, repackage, and retrograde transport deployed DC equipment. Physical Effort: Due to the nature of the work, heavy lifting and physical exertion may be required during normal day-to-day and emergency operations.

As a result, the incumbent must be required to lift to 50 lbs. on a recurring basis and may be required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time. The incumbent must be willing to work overtime hours as required to meet emergency needs, such as 24-hour surge operational requirements other establisehd suspense deadlines.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) 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. NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time.

As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here .

Current or former FEMA Reservists/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE): To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.