MATERIALS HANDLER

Full Job Description

This position is for a MATERIALS HANDLER, PD# D0903000, part of the Nevada Army National Guard.

This position is located in a maintenance facility, warehouse, training site, supply or support type facility.

Its purpose is to oversee one or more product lines, a segment of a large warehouse, or serve as the senior employee in a smaller warehouse or supply facility.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.

Education requirement is based upon the qualification standards for the specific position and is stated under the heading "EDUCATION".

Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position.

Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific in describing your experience.

EACH APPLICANT MUST FULLY SUBSTANTIATE (IN THEIR OWN WORDS) THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE LISTED BELOW; OTHERWISE, THE APPLICANT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNQUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION.

DO NOT COPY FROM THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE POSITION DESCRIPTION OR YOU MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.

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; and to follow oral and written instructions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience or training in receiving, packaging, and preparation for shipment; experience in compiling reports, overall warehouse planning, documentation requirements, and accepted warehousing methods, procedures, and techniques; experience in setting up and rotating storage locations considering factors such as life expectancy, available space, product turnover, etc..

Major Duties:

Performs a full range of warehousing activities to include receiving, storing, selecting and shipping bulk and bin materials and equipment.

Assists in the development of plans for storage and arrangement of stock to determine warehouse configuration, setup, movement, rearrangement and traffic flow.

In larger warehouse facilities, the incumbent may participate in developing storage and space utilization plans in accordance with materials storage areas.

The assignment may include insuring the safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous items such as ammunition, explosives, chemicals, or radioactive materials in accordance with facility and regulatory requirements.

In smaller warehouses, the incumbent serves as the senior non­ supervisory worker of the facility, laying out storage space, establishing item locations, determining organization and arrangement of stock, identifying high and low usage items.

Serves as the senior member of a warehouse project team comprised of material handlers involved in a special project such as relocating a major commodity or equipment group, or setting up a new commodity group area.

Prepares items for processing, utilizing appropriate Standard Anny Management Information System (STAMIS) such as computer terminal and bar code reader to read, store, track and prepare material documentation.

Performs classification inspections for material within range of authority. Ensures formal accountability when receiving, storing or issuing.

Insures that special documentation remains with materials throughout the storage/issue process, i.e.

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) certificate, and applicable annexes, Departments of Army Form 581, Ammunition residue certificate.

Performs quality assurance inspections of materials in storage. Prepares a variety of supply documents and reports.

Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials within docking area.

Schedules personnel to facilitate movement in accordance with priorities, scheduling requirements and space allocations.

Operates large warehouse perimeter vehicles such as cargo tractors, stake trucks, mobile cranes, and forklifts ranging in size up to 10,000 lbs.

Prepares inventory and production reports, screens and identifies shipping and receiving documents for discrepancies, and directs shipments to shipping or storage areas.

May be required to store hazardous materials.

This requires knowledge or specialized handling, storing, and safety procedures that can only be gained through formal course of study and on-the-job training to insure adherence to governing regulatory procedures and policies.

Operates numerous hand and stationary power tools.

Identifies, examines, classifies, accepts and disposes of a wide variety of materials and property including electronic equipment, aircraft and automotive components and assemblies.

Determines physical condition and serviceability of material and property. Checks stocknumbers and part numbers in supply catalogs to adequately identify property.

Advises supervisor about inconsistent shipment information, defective material or property, and damagefrom shipping. Recommends action to be taken.

Prepares statements of facts pertaining to loss, damage or destruction of property.

Routes items to maintenance activity for technical inspections when defects, excessive wear, corrosion, missing pm1s or damage is discovered. Performs other related duties as required.