Defense Logistics Agency
Storage Specialist
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Summary
To qualify for a Storage Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: -Studying depot operations and recommending improvements within the operations involving the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. -Utilizing a broad knowledge of DLA infrastructure and storage management and warehousing policies, regulations and procedures. -Analyzing available space, facility types, maintenance costs, material properties and volumes, drawdown consideration and other environmental impacts. -Conducting studies, analyzing findings and making recommendations all utilizing knowledge of storage facilities layout, design, and optimization of space utilization for material flow, types and uses of storage aids and material handling equipment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Demands: Work is primarily of a sedentary nature. Occasional periods of walking, standing, bending, and carrying of light items, such as paper or small parts may be required. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions. Work is performed in an office type setting where the work area provides adequate light, heat, and ventilation. When performing duties at DLA Distribution depots work requires visits to storage or other industrial areas and involves moderate risk or climatic discomforts. Protective clothing and gear and observance of safety precautions are required.
Major Duties
Serves as the technical expert and senior specialist in the DLA Distribution Storage Program Management Office (PMO), Infrastructure Management Division within the Compliant, Financial Audit, and Infrastructure Management Directorate.
Assists with the evaluation of emerging technologies and concepts for both effective and efficient warehousing design for storage and operational flow to generate efficiency, improve services to customers and/or reduce operating costs.
Communicates, instructs, and advises tactical and operational personnel at distribution centers regarding the administration and execution of policies and procedures related to Infrastructure Management and Storage.
Administers the DLA Distribution Space management Plan, incorporating mission objectives and technologies and potential consolidation in movement, to improve storage program execution and improve utilization of space at network and site level.
Interprets and clarifies infrastructure management and storage program policies, procedures, performance standards, and monitoring techniques to all levels of management.
Required Documents
To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include: Your Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13091115.