USAJOBS Hiring for Transportation Assistant (Inspection) at Fort Meade, MD Full Time

• Perform pre-award survey for pack and crate contractor warehouse and equipment, in accordance with current regulations or directives.
• Ensure inventory is complete and report on damage and missing items is accurate.
• Review segregated item storage practices for articles such as rugs, sofas, and pianos
• Inspect to ensure that van and packing material are clean and correct sizes of containers are used for each type of item.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Driver’s License: The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver’s License.
• Term Trial Period: Term employment is subject to a one-year trial period. Employees serving a trial period can be removed with limited appeal rights.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .

GS-05: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: utilizing office automation database to create, retrieve, and analyze information of documents, spreadsheets, memoranda and reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04).

OR

Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.

GS-06: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: providing reports of work status and any issues to the transportation office; applying transportation guidance, procedures, and operations during transportation process. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: assists with interpreting regulations to pack and containerize personal property shipments; assists with identifying or inspecting deficiencies in packing methods and requirements to determine extent and severity of any potential problem areas; performs safety inspections in order to qualify carriers for sponsorship of personal property shipments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06)

NOTE: At the GS-6 and GS-7, you must meet the specialized experience listed above. There is no education substitution at these grades.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Technical Competence

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Additional Information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Logistics Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• This position is a TERM Not to Exceed 13 months position. It is time-limited and may be extended up to a maximum of eight years.
• To be eligible for conversion, employee must complete at least 2 years of current continuous service under a term appointment in the competitive service AND employee must have a current performance rating under such term appointment of at least fully successful or equivalent.
• Position is being filled at the GS-05/06 target GS-07 level. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-07 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.
• Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management.