The federal materials handling series, coded 6907, covers work receiving goods, storing them, and gathering them so they can be issued, shipped, or distributed. The work does not include supervising other people. The items handled vary widely and include supplies kept in bins, bulk supplies, materials, equipment, and other commodities.
The job calls for general knowledge of how goods are processed, handled, and stored as they move through a supply facility. Workers log what comes in, where it is kept, and what goes out. They use manual, mechanized, and automated moving equipment and systems to shift items, stack them, place them in bins, and set them in position.
Stock in storage areas is organized, arranged, and cleared out following the procedures in place, so items are not damaged, do not deteriorate, and are not lost. Most positions in the series also involve using fork lifts and motor vehicles, either occasionally or regularly.