Laborer (Seasonal 8-10 months) AMENDED

Internal Revenue Service • Bloomington, IL

13h • Onsite

About The Position

This seasonal Laborer position supports the IRS Taxpayer Services, Customer Assistance, Relationships and Education, Correspondence Production Services area. The role provides labor and material-handling services that help agency business units produce and distribute information to the public and other business units. Timely shipping and processing of materials and time-sensitive information are important to the work.

The position involves moving forms, supplies, equipment, and finished mail between warehouses, staging areas, and work areas using weight-handling equipment. The laborer safely handles and stacks boxes, trays, and pallets; operates packaging equipment; prepares packages and pallets for shipment; loads stock; and assembles mail trays onto pallets according to established procedures.

This is seasonal work, with a season running from March to December and a season length of 8–10 months. Employees may be placed in non-pay status or recalled to duty based on workload or budget and the seasonal employment agreement. Work is generally indoors in an office, warehouse, or loading dock, though outdoor work may expose the employee to all weather conditions. The role requires very heavy physical effort, including lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds and operating heavy equipment. Employees may be on their feet for up to eight hours per day in an environmentally controlled space and must use required safety clothing and equipment.

The position may require work on holidays and weekends depending on workload. All tours of duty have no lunch period and include two 20-minute breaks. Staggered work hours or an alternative work schedule may be available. Employees must obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Requirements

• Meet the screen-out element: ability to do the work of the position without more than normal supervision.
• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of training or experience is required.
• Be able to perform very heavy manual labor, including lifting and moving very heavy equipment and supplies through confined spaces.
• Be able to use weight-handling equipment to move forms, supplies, property, and equipment to and from a warehouse.
• Have knowledge and skill in operating and controlling heavy power equipment and working safely with heavy tools.
• Be able to operate weight-handling devices such as electric hand trucks, pallet jacks, and dollies to move very heavy loads.
• Meet the minimum age requirement: generally 18 years old, or at least 16 years old with one of the specified education or vocational-training qualifications.
• Be able to exert very heavy physical effort, including lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds and operating heavy equipment.
• Be able to stand for extended periods, up to eight hours a day, and lift, push, pull, and carry 50 pounds.
• Be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements.
• Provide two forms of identification for Personal Identity Verification.
• Meet IRS suitability requirements, including applicable prior-employment screening and tax-record review, and undergo personnel vetting, a background investigation, and Continuous Vetting enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Use forklifts and/or pallet jacks to move forms, supplies, equipment, and finished mail to and from warehouses or staging areas.
• Deliver, position, and safely stack boxes, trays, and pallets of materials in storage and work areas.
• Operate packaging equipment, including banding and shrink-wrap machines, and use straps and wraps to prepare packages, mail trays, and pallets for shipment.
• Load stock in staging areas and insert equipment according to established procedures.
• Assemble mail trays onto pallets for shipment according to established procedures.
• Handle very heavy loads using weight-handling devices such as electric hand trucks, pallet jacks, and dollies.
• Use required safety clothing and equipment to minimize or avoid injuries.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed