Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator)

Summary

About the Position: This position is located within the Department of Logistics, Supply Chain, Warehouse at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Receive, store, load, and unload a wide range of materials including, but not limited to, office supplies, medical supplies, and equipment.
• Process and prepare the distribution and shipment of Hazardous Materials.
• Unpack boxes, cartons, and other containers and disassembles and distributes unit loads received.
• Provide information on load data weights, sizes, and types of material.
• Prepare routing slips and marks cartons with identifying data.
• Locate, access, load, and move materials for distribution/shipment using forklifts, manual and mechanized pallet jacks, hand trucks, and motor vehicle weighing up to 26,000 pounds.
• Perform preventative maintenance on motor vehicles.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. 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 (Motor Vehicle Operator) ~ without more than normal supervision. Ability to perform common tasks in distribution and storage control, to include using forklifts, pallet jacks, etc. Prepare, identify and received items and direct shipments to shipping or storage location. Work under close supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed. - Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: The worker is required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. They frequently lift or carry items weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. The heavier items (up to 70 pounds) are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Working Conditions: The work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. The worker is exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. The worker may be subject to exposure from toxins, explosive hazards, or chemical fumes when working in hazardous materials areas. The work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats, steel toes shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons.