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Federal Emergency Management Agency • Aiea, HI5d
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Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator)
Federal Emergency Management Agency•Aiea, HI
About The Position
The Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator) works on FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, Logistics Management Directorate, Distribution Management Division team. The position independently performs warehouse duties, including receiving, unloading, storing, shipping, and maintaining equipment and supplies. It involves driving trucks up to 26,000 pounds regularly and tractor-trailers up to 32,000 pounds on a limited basis, and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). The employee also operates forklifts, uses a computer terminal to record data, verifies received items, and arranges materials according to agency procedures and regulations. This is a full-time CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee) appointment supporting FEMA’s disaster response and recovery efforts. CORE appointments are nonpermanent and in the excepted service under the Robert T. Stafford Act. Employees have recurring emergency-management responsibilities and may be recalled at any time, work irregular hours or away from their official duty station, and deploy for extended periods with little advance notice. Deployment travel may involve physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. The position requires attendance at a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses. Work takes place indoors and outdoors, including areas that may be hot, dusty, drafty, damp, poorly lit, or inadequately ventilated, and in varying weather and traffic conditions. The work involves extended standing, bending, stooping, operating vehicles and forklifts, and potentially lifting and carrying items weighing up to 100 pounds. Heavier items are moved using equipment or with assistance.
Requirements
- Ability to perform the work of a Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator) without more than normal supervision.
- Ability to perform material-handling methods and techniques in a warehouse.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), including for infrequent tractor-trailer operation.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust—Moderate Risk background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
- Must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
- Selective Service registration is required.
- Must attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.
- Must be able to meet the physical demands of the work, including standing for extended periods, bending and stooping, operating vehicles and forklifts, and lifting and carrying items up to 100 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Receive, unload, store, ship, and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Drive trucks up to 26,000 pounds on a regular basis and trucks up to 32,000 pounds (tractor-trailers) on a limited basis.
- Operate forklifts to move materials and equipment.
- Assist with efficient storage and arrangement of materials in accordance with agency procedures and regulations.
- Use a computer terminal to record commodity data.
- Verify the quantity and quality of received items.
- Prepare shipping and inventory documents with required data for automated inventory systems.
- Load and unload truck shipments using forklifts and manual and/or mechanized pallet jacks.
- Organize incoming shipments to maximize space utilization and protect safety and materials from damage.
- Deploy in support of emergency operations when required.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance
- Retirement plan and Thrift Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employee Assistance Program
- Personal leave days and paid federal holidays
- Potential flexible work schedules
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transportation subsidies
- Uniform allowance
- Health and wellness programs and fitness centers
- Employee training and developmental opportunities
- FEMA-covered travel expenses for the required training course
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