Materials Examiner And Identifier

Army National Guard Units • Helena, MT

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About The Position

This is a National Guard Title 32 excepted service position with the Montana Army National Guard, G4 MTMA. The Materials Examiner and Identifier inspects, receives, sorts, counts, and classifies hazardous materials and waste, including explosives, toxic chemicals, flammables, gas cylinders, radioactive materials, and other regulated property. The role examines shipments and turn-ins, verifies identification and contaminants, evaluates packaging and container safety, determines hazards and storage compatibility, and rejects or helps correct property that does not meet requirements.

The position prepares hazardous property for shipment, storage, and disposition; maintains inventory visibility and storage organization; and ensures transportation and processing comply with Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency requirements. It coordinates with generating activities, shipping agencies, National Guard environmental personnel, the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office, and contractors. The employee maintains environmental records and reports, responds to spills within the National Guard’s capabilities, and may serve as a hazardous materials specialist or a contracting officer’s representative. The position may involve damaged or unidentified shipments, emergency disposal actions, contractor oversight, and advising lower-graded workers on specialized procedures.

Requirements

• Must be a member of the employing state’s National Guard and wear the military uniform.
• Military grade must be enlisted E1–E7 or warrant officer WO1–CW3.
• Must meet general experience requirements through experience or training demonstrating the ability to distinguish similar items, follow procedures, sort materials by type, and use hand tools.
• Must have experience or training identifying and sorting a variety of complex materials and equipment; receiving, recording, and storing items; and preparing items for shipment using agency instructions.
• Must have expert knowledge of specialized hazardous-material handling, storage, disposal, and safety procedures and applicable regulatory guidance, policies, and procedures.
• Must have experience with mathematical equations and interpreting and using Federal Supply Catalogs, military and manufacturing catalogs, and technical and agency manuals.
• Must have experience using and operating forklifts and motor vehicles.
• Must describe relevant general and specialized experience in detail on the resume.
• Must meet federal employment suitability requirements based on a background investigation and obtain and maintain the position’s appropriate security clearance.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service if required.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• May be required to complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• External applicants must be able to start within six months of selection.
• A person convicted of a qualifying domestic-violence crime may not perform the duties of this position under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Irregular or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required, including hours outside the normal duty day.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, receive, sort, count, and classify hazardous materials and waste.
• Examine property before receipt when required; verify turn-in and shipping arrangements, containers, placards, markings, identification, and contaminants.
• Schedule receipt of property and reject items that do not meet turn-in requirements, assisting activities with corrections.
• Assess hazards and determine whether containers are DOT-approved, safe to handle, nonleaking, suitable for routine handling, and safe for required storage periods.
• Ensure storage compatibility and determine special handling or storage needs for materials such as asbestos, PCBs, batteries, and pesticides.
• Search shipping and storage records, specifications, contracts, and computerized or microfiche data to identify materials; advise lower-graded workers on specialized procedures.
• Handle damaged or unidentified shipments as required, including repair, repackaging, or return to suppliers.
• Prepare materials for shipment, storage, and disposition by packing, cushioning, applying preservatives, protecting property, and preparing tags and labels.
• Identify and mark storage locations; arrange stock for space utilization, accessibility, segregation, and rotation.
• Select property for transfer and check its condition, status, and quantity.
• Determine processing requirements using established criteria and ensure shipping complies with DOT and EPA requirements for packaging, placarding, transportation, and manifests.
• Initiate corrective action to resolve manifest discrepancies and maintain visibility of hazardous-property inventory using Available Balance File outputs and other methods.
• Request and justify accelerated disposal when normal timeframes could cause container deterioration, storage-capacity impacts, unsafe conditions, or other emergencies; intensify inventory controls as needed.
• Coordinate environmental requirements with generating activities, shipping agencies, and National Guard environmental personnel; participate as a hazardous-materials specialist in meetings and liaison visits as required.
• Initiate and maintain required environmental reports, plans, and records.
• Ensure spill-response actions are taken, train lower-graded workers to respond in the employee’s absence, contain and clean up spills within National Guard capabilities, replenish and decontaminate spill equipment, and prepare incident reports.
• Coordinate turn-in activities with the Defense Reutilization Marketing Office or contractors.
• Serve as a contracting officer’s representative when assigned; accompany contractors removing materials, verify manifests and shipping requirements, report performance discrepancies, stop work for safety violations when appropriate, and recommend contract changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

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