Materials Handler Leader

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. 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 operator performs work on dirt, wooden, asphalt and concrete floors and is required to walk, stand, stoop, bend and work in uncomfortable and tiring positions.

Must be able to lift and carry supplies and material that weigh up to 40 pounds. Heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.

Required to open and close boxes, cartons, bags and other containers to inspect and count contents.

Moderate physical effort is required in operating forklift truck and rising, lowering, and tilting loads being moved.

Working Conditions: Material handling work is done inside and outside (wood frame, Quonset, and concrete warehouses).

The incumbent may work inside in areas that are hot, cold, damp, rainy weather, drafty or poorly lighted and may be dirty, dusty and greasy.

Incumbent may work in bad weather in outside areas such as open docks and storage yards.

The material handler is frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises and broken bones; falls from ladders; or injury from forklift trucks overturning or other equipment.

Work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats, steel toed shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons. Major Duties:

• Serves as working leader over three or more employees in accomplishing trades and labor work.
• Works along with the employees and sets the pace, performing the same kind and level as that done by the employees led.
• Ensure all workers have enough work and are fully utilized.
• Checks completed work for compliance with supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods and deadlines.
• Answers workers' questions regarding procedures, policies, written instructions and other directions.
• Provides information to supervisors on status and progress of work, causes of delays, overall work operations and problems and additional on-the-job training required by the individual employees.
• Conducts training on standard operating procedures, quality control measures, and accepted policies and practices.