Materials Handler

Overview

Accepting applications Open & closing dates 10/20/2025 to 10/27/2025 This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Salary $23.11 to – $26.94 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 5

Location Richmond, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocation expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series)

• Receives, stores, and assembles for issue, shipment, and distribution, a wide variety of materials using mechanized, automated, and manual material moving equipment.
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments. Checks accompanying documentation against container or packing labels. Follows established procedures in reporting over, short, misdirected, or damaged materials.
• Assembles items for shipment in the loading area according to information provided on the shipping requests and checks the condition of shipping containers prior to loading. Ensures shipments are properly loaded onto the right conveyances.
• Counts types and quantities of items during inventories, and maintains tally listings during the count. Recounts or searches other storage locations to assist in determining the basis for over, short, or misplaced items.
• Operates one or more types of material handling equipment such as standard type forklift with a lifting capacity of up to 15,000 pounds, warehouse tractor, stock selector, or general-purpose vehicle.
• May pack and/or repack a variety of items utilizing a wide variety of standard packing materials, methods and techniques.

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty:
  Set Schedule
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  Yes
• Pre-Employment Physical:
  Required
• This position and any future selections from this announcement may be used to fill various shifts located within DLA Distribution Richmond, VA
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Must be able to obtain and maintain licenses and/or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license/certification to operate government vehicles.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Must be able to obtain and maintain required hazardous materials handling certifications.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying.

Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is:

• I perform the common tasks of the job to be filled but under close supervision, such as receiving general guidance on assignments, such as where and how identified items are to be received, stored, and maintained.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies,…