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Duties
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Conditions of Employment
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.
The SOE And Minimum Qualifications For This Position Is
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Position requires working on hard surfaces indoors and outdoors. Requires prolonged standing, stooping, bending and working tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries parts, equipment and packed containers that weigh up to fifty pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work inside is accomplished in areas well lighted, heated and ventilated. Work outside is accomplished in areas that are drafty and poorly lighted. Exposure to wind, excessive heat, cold temperatures, and noise. Possible injuries from cut, abrasions and splinters from lumber, spiking, nailing and other work. Exposure to hazardous materials with potential injuries from acid burns or harmful fumes. To aid in preventing such injuries, steel-toed shoes, earplugs, safety glasses and goggles are required while performing specific functions. Dust respirators, coveralls and gloves are available upon request or requirement.
Additional information
For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.
Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.
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Duties
- Plans, constructs, and repairs a variety of supply, shipping, and storage containers and similar items
- Based on complex construction plans and rough sketches, builds and constructs odd shaped items used for shipping, storage, supply, bracing, etc.
- Selects containers, protective devices, cushioning materials, methods, and techniques needed for packing a variety of tools, parts, equipment, and other items
- Custom packs various items that cannot be made to fit into containers of standard size
- Operates a variety of power tools
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Pre-Employment Physical: Required
- This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Portsmouth, VA
- Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.
- Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
- Licenses/Certifications: Must be able to obtain and maintain required hazardous materials handling certifications.
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.
The SOE And Minimum Qualifications For This Position Is
- Ability to do the work of a Wood Worker without more than normal supervision (SOE): Perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision, such as follow basic blueprints to construct and assemble various types of shipping and storage containers and protective bracing and framing supports; select proper fasteners for routine work requirements such as the correct size and type of nails, bolts, and metal braces; perform repetitive and routine work sequences involving preparing, constructing, and assembling standard containers, material handling devices, and assemblies requiring limited measuring, cutting, and joining; requires assistance to do more than routine tasks.
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Position requires working on hard surfaces indoors and outdoors. Requires prolonged standing, stooping, bending and working tiring and uncomfortable positions. Frequently lifts and carries parts, equipment and packed containers that weigh up to fifty pounds.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work inside is accomplished in areas well lighted, heated and ventilated. Work outside is accomplished in areas that are drafty and poorly lighted. Exposure to wind, excessive heat, cold temperatures, and noise. Possible injuries from cut, abrasions and splinters from lumber, spiking, nailing and other work. Exposure to hazardous materials with potential injuries from acid burns or harmful fumes. To aid in preventing such injuries, steel-toed shoes, earplugs, safety glasses and goggles are required while performing specific functions. Dust respirators, coveralls and gloves are available upon request or requirement.
Additional information
For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf
Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.
Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.
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