Materials Examiner and Identifier

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: Performs moderate to heavy lifting (up to 60 pounds; with assistance requested on items that exceed 60 pounds) when moving materiel by hand or hand truck.

Heavier materiel is moved by materials handling equipment, or with the assistance of co­workers. Work requires standing and/or walking for lengthy periods of time and often requires bending, stooping, pushing, and/or pulling materiel.

01Working Conditions

Work is performed in a warehouse environment or at outside work areas on a. year­ round basis. Incumbent may be subject to cuts, bruises, abrasions, and scrapes In moving or handling equipment, and are subject to hazards involved in working in close proximity to moving equipment such as conveyors, tow-line systems, and materials handling equipment. When handling hazardous materials uses the proper protective clothing.

Safety And Health Requirements: Employee is required to wear safety clothing and equipment appropriate for the job and work area where assigned, as directed by the supervisor. Types of required protective clothing and equipment include, but are not limited to the following: eye, respiratory, and foot protection, protective clothing, (gloves, apron, coveralls, etc.) Other types may be required as deemed necessary by authorized management officials.

Employee will be required to wear approved hearing protective devices and an audiometric test will be conducted, as necessary, when working near or around noise hazardous areas, machinery, or equipment.

Examines and identifies the most complex and difficult items received by the site.,Serves as a Materials Examiner and Identifier handling techniques and procedures required for the processing of hazardous and toxic materials, and other sensitive, critical and controlled type commodities.,Serves as an authoritative source and possesses seasoned knowledge and experience with ability to detect defects in conspicuous places.,Resolves problems with damaged shipments and determines whether to accept/ reject, suspend item, or forward to property disposal.,Incumbent is delegated the authority to make final determinations on the acceptance of material.,Is delegated independent responsibility, or assigning condition classification, shelf -life codes, and the determination whether to repair or dispose of the material.,Operates materials handling equipment to move, load and unload, stack or unstack palletized materials, supplies and equipment.