Material Handler (Suitland)

Miami Nation Enterprises • Suitland, MD

12d • $19 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler works in a warehouse and records-storage environment, sorting, retrieving, and filing records for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This full-time position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The pay rate is $19.81 per hour, with an additional $5.09 per hour in Health and Welfare funds to apply toward the cost of benefits.

The role involves locating, handling, relocating, and preparing records for disposal review or scanning; processing reference requests; maintaining logs and documentation; and entering and verifying project data. Work is primarily performed in a warehouse environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities may be altered as needed to meet changing needs.

Requirements

• Ability to perform in a labor-intensive environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to regularly lift boxes weighing 30 to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders to reach shelving up to 15 feet high.
• Ability to pass a drug screen and background check.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Locate containers or folders on shelving using location information on pull lists or other reports, including retrieving items from shelving up to 15 feet high using a pulpit ladder.
• Remove containers from shelving, check for missing or charged-out containers, verify pull lists, mark lists, report discrepancies, initial and deliver documentation to the point of contact.
• Place containers or folders on streamliners in order, facing the same direction, with identifying numbers visible.
• Move records to the Designated Disposal Review Area.
• Label, stack, and shrink-wrap containers of records designated for disposal.
• Confirm space requirements, load and transport records to assigned locations, validate manifests, shelve relocated non-disposable records, and notify Quality when the records are ready for inspection.
• Retrieve batched requests, sign batches out in the appropriate logbook, record pertinent batch information, and record start times.
• Locate requested files or folders, determine whether requests are for single- or multi-volume files, pull files, add pulled-file markers, and report items as not in file or charged out when appropriate.
• Audit folders and unfulfilled reference requests upon batch completion, identify and stage files or folders for auditing, and sign completed batches into the appropriate logbook with completion times.
• Retrieve documents from containers and prepare them for scanning by removing fasteners and verifying document order.
• Verify hardware settings and resolution, convert paper documents to digital images, visually inspect image clarity, rescan problem images, return documents to containers, and report issues to the point of contact.
• Use a handheld mobile device for basic spreadsheet data entry, assist with box-list creation and data verification, and record daily project totals.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Short-term disability coverage
• Additional $5.09 per hour in Health and Welfare funds to apply toward the cost of benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED