Distribution Process Worker Leader

Defense Logistics Agency•Tinker AFB, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Distribution Process Worker Leader leads three or more workers performing trades and labor work. The leader passes on instructions, ensures tools and materials are available and workers have sufficient work, checks work for compliance, answers questions about procedures and instructions, and reports work status and progress to a supervisor. The position also performs distribution and warehouse duties, including stock selection and stowage, location surveys, physical inventories, material handling and examination, packing, and operation of material handling equipment. Duties include receiving and processing shipments; checking documents and labels; reporting overages, shortages, misdirected or damaged materials; selecting packing and preservation materials; preparing items for shipment; and ensuring shipments are correctly loaded. The worker counts and records inventory, investigates discrepancies, and operates material handling equipment such as forklifts, warehouse tractors, and general-purpose vehicles. Work is performed in a warehouse and may also take place outdoors. Conditions can include hot, damp, cold, drafty, poorly lit, dusty, dirty, or greasy areas. The job involves prolonged standing, bending, stooping, lifting and carrying items up to 40 pounds, and potential exposure to noise, falls, and other workplace injuries. A pre-employment physical is required. The employee must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain and maintain required driver and material handling equipment licenses or certifications.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must meet the applicable screen-out element and demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and ability or potential to perform the work; no specific length of experience is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license or certification to operate government vehicles.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license and other licenses or certifications required by installation, federal, state, and local laws.
Must complete a required pre-employment physical.
Must satisfy applicable suitability or fitness determination requirements.
Must comply with Selective Service requirements if applicable.
Must comply with DLA drug-testing requirements if selected for a testing-designated position.
Must be able to stand for extended periods, bend, stoop, work in tiring positions, and lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds; heavier items require equipment or assistance.

Responsibilities

Lead three or more workers performing trades and labor work, pass on instructions, and ensure tools, materials, and adequate work are available.
Check work in progress and completed work for compliance, answer workers’ questions about procedures and instructions, and provide progress information to a supervisor.
Perform stock selection, stowage, location surveys, physical inventories, material handling, material examination and identification, and packing.
Receive, unload, and process incoming shipments; compare documentation with container or packing labels and report overages, shortages, misdirected items, or damage according to established procedures.
Pack and preserve items by determining appropriate materials, containers, devices, and preservatives.
Assemble items for shipment, inspect shipping containers, and ensure shipments are correctly loaded onto the appropriate conveyances.
Count inventory items and maintain tally listings; recount or search other storage locations to investigate overages, shortages, or misplaced items.
Operate material handling equipment, including forklifts with lifting capacity up to 15,000 pounds, warehouse tractors, or general-purpose vehicles.