Lead Supply Technician

Defense Logistics Agency•Bremerton, WA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Supply Technician serves as a working leader over other employees while also performing the same duties. The position researches and resolves inventory discrepancies, including stock, record, and material discrepancies that affect inventory balances. The technician receives and responds to communications about discrepancies involving material inspections, issues, shipments, receipts, storage, and inventory adjustments, whether generated externally or through local processing. The position performs physical inventory counts, material inspections, and location surveys; updates records based on cyclic inspections; and researches receipt discrepancies for record adjustments. The technician investigates material discrepancies and responds to defective-material messages in support of the COSIS program. The role also assists with quality control plans and process-improvement initiatives to improve inventory accuracy and accountability, and assists with cyclic inspections and ad hoc discrepancy processing. The technician may operate material-handling equipment, such as forklifts and stock selectors, to move material. The position is located at DLA Distribution Puget Sound in Bremerton, Washington. Work is performed in both office and warehouse environments. Physical work includes walking distribution-center warehouses, with occasional ladder climbing, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 70 pounds with assistance. Safety shoes and back support may be required. A pre-employment physical is required. The selectee must be able to obtain and maintain required installation, federal, state, and local licenses or certifications, including a valid material-handling-equipment license and a state driver's license or certification to operate government vehicles. The position requires U.S. citizenship and a favorable suitability or fitness determination; the security requirement is Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access. The tour of duty is a set schedule, and the position is non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or equivalent, including experience conducting physical inventories and location surveys, investigating inventory-impacting discrepancies, and preparing reports on investigation results.
Meet applicable eligibility requirements, including time-in-grade for General Schedule positions and time-after-competitive appointment requirements.
Obtain and maintain licenses and certifications required by the installation and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Obtain and maintain a valid material-handling-equipment license.
Obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license or certification to operate government vehicles.
Pass a required pre-employment physical.
Meet the suitability or fitness determination requirement; the security requirement is Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
Provide transcripts or other documentation when relying on education claims; foreign education used to qualify must be appropriately evaluated or credited by an accredited U.S. institution.
Comply with DLA drug-free workplace requirements, including drug testing when applicable.

Responsibilities

Serve as a working leader over other employees while concurrently performing the same duties.
Research and resolve inventory discrepancies.
Investigate stock, record, and material discrepancies that affect inventory balances.
Receive and address communications concerning discrepancies in material inspections, issues, shipments, receipts, storage, and inventory adjustments.
Perform physical inventory counts, material inspections, and location survey checks.
Update records based on cyclic inspections and research receipt discrepancies for record adjustments.
Investigate material discrepancies and respond to defective-material messages in support of the COSIS program.
Assist in developing quality control plans and process-improvement initiatives to enhance inventory accuracy and accountability.
Assist with cyclic inspections and ad hoc discrepancy processing.
May operate material-handling equipment, such as forklifts and stock selectors, to move material.
Prepare reports concerning results of investigations performed.