Materials Handler (Forklift Operator/Motor Vehicle Operator)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood,Texas. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Materials Handler (Forklift Operator/Motor Vehicle Operator) ~ without more than normal supervision.

I can of receive, store, and distribute supplies in a warehouse and I can operate warehouse machinery such as a forklift, stock picker, pallet jack, and/or trucks up to 5 tons.

- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Physical effort required includes continuous standing, bending, lifting, walking and performs work on hard surfaces.

Frequently lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs, and at times, may lift heavier items with assistance of weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbent typically works both inside and outside and may be subject to heat, cold, damp, drafty, or poorly lighted areas. Work may be dirty, dusty and greasy.

Frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions and falls.

May be subject to exposure when working with hazardous materials and requires the use of protective clothing such as safety shoes, hardhats, gloves, etc. Major Duties:

• Validate items received by purchase order number, catalog number, quantity, and unit of purchase.
• Conduct warehouse inventories, performing physical counts individually or with a team.
• Operate a motor vehicle in the performance of warehousing tasks in order to deliver supplies.
• Utilize automated based software to track and ascertain status of commercial shipments.
• Prepare shipping and inventory documents with required data for manual or automated inventory systems.
• Operate material handling equipment as required and maintains storage area in a neat and clean condition.
• Assist in determining the reasons for overages, shortages or misplaced items.
• Ensure that controlled substances, refrigerated, freezer, flammable, radioactive or hazardous materials are stored correctly upon receipt.
• Serves as an alternate point of contact for receipt and processing of all medical gases received by the activity, both cylinder and bulk.