Supply Technician (Deployable)

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Supply Technician, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Assists specialists in performing analysis related to automated systems applications.

Researches discrepancies relevant to receipt, shipment, and storage transaction, and conducts subsequent analysis Conducts reviews of storage and transportation functions to coordinate requirements and recommendations to resolve issues and facilitate procedure change B.

As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

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 Demands: The work requires the incumbent to physically walk the depot warehouses to conduct physical searches and to sit comfortably in an office environment when investigating inventory data.

Situations may require standing, walking, recurring bending, climbing ladders, stooping, crouching, carrying of items, and lifting up to 40 pounds.

Must obtain a valid license to operate Materials Handling Equipment (MHE).

Work Environment: Work is usually performed in an office setting however; extensive research could require visits to warehouse, secured areas, or outdoor locations.

Work may be performed in hazardous areas where chemicals, poisons and low radioactive material (such as luminous dials and gauges) are stored; also in refrigerated areas with 42-45 degree temperatures and small freezers where normal temperature is 4 degrees below 0.

Major Duties:

• Performs in-depth research and analysis of major discrepancies determined as a result of inventories, denials, letter of investigations, inventory balance and location discrepancies relevant to receipt, shipment, and storage transactions.
• Responsible for corrective actions to be taken in balancing records and expediting supply items requested by the customer that contribute to the improvement of DDXX stock control effectiveness.
• Assists in evaluating and analyzing trends of imbalance items by isolating contributing inconsistencies and verifies with historical data in DLA Distribution.
• Provides input to specialists required for developing solutions for correcting the imbalances and determines cause and remedial actions to preclude future occurrence.
• Initiates new ideas and recommends to supervisor approaches to streamline the inventory process.
• Documents all investigative procedures and follows up with affected areas to prevent future discrepancies.
• Processes and insures all transactions are incorporated into the custodial balances of material in storage for the Distribution Center.