Summary You will serve as a TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (FREIGHT) in the Shipping Section, Warehousing Division, NAS Key West Detachment of NAVSUP FLT LOGISTICS CNTR JACKSONVILLE. Responsibilities You will make technically accurate decisions and provide solutions for shipments of explosives, hazardous material, classified material, high priority, high value, live animals and other shipments of a complicated nature. You will arrange with carriers to provide special terminal facilities and services such as, specialized carrier equipment, special highway permits, police escorts, accessorial services. You will advise procurement personnel on freight rates and shipping procedures to be included in requests for proposals, purchase orders, and local contract services. You will plan and coordinate volume movements of freight with the back office and all concerned to ensure that all equipment, i.e. trucks, cranes, forklifts, etc. and manpower are at the proper place at the planned time. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: applying a knowledge of transportation regulations and laws that relate to the movement of a wide range of specialized shipments such as oversized, heavy haul, extremely fragile, hazardous, security risk, live animals or other temperature sensitive materials, equipment, or instruments. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Assigning transportation priorities and selects appropriate modes of shipment based on the needs of the customers and evaluation of justification; 2) Coordinating work efforts with other parts of the activity to develop specialized packing, loading, handling methods, practices and procedures for shipments requiring special protection; 3) Providing advice concerning availability and capacity of carrier service, safety and protection of cargo, freight rates, methods, and procedures common to the procurement of transportation services. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ Additional Information COVID VACCINATION INFORMATION: To comply with the recent preliminary nationwide injunction on Executive Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees, the Department of the Navy is not taking any action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement. New hires will need to provide their vaccination status as well as comply with workplace safety protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
