Materials Examiner and Identifier (Title 32) (Permanent)

As a Materials Examiner and Identifier WGyou will perform the below duties:

1. Identifies and handles hazardous materials in storage areas. Insures the safe receipt storage and movement of hazardous and toxic materials and substances such as ammunition explosives chemicals or radioactive materials i accordance with facility and regulatory requirements. Determines storage requirements arrangement of materials and space utilization. Ensures compliance with Federal State Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules or regulations.
2. Responsible to identify collect process and consolidate hazardous waste in preparation for disposal. The incumbent is required to identify safely process package and ship or dispose of a wide variety of hazardous chemicals products and materials. Responsible to ensure compliance with environmental rules regulations and practices relating to hazardous waste material treatment and disposal. Uses computer skill to retrieve data pertaining to storage and processing of hazardous wastes. Manages the facility hazardous materials spill prevention containment and clean-up program to control accidental spills overflows and other emergency hazardous waste and materials situations. The incumbent manages the material service data sheet (MSDS) library and ensures that all material information is complete current and accessible to employees.
3. Performs a full range of warehousing activities to include receiving inspecting for defects storing selecting and shipping general or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment. Develops or assists in the development of plans for storage and arrangement of stock. Determines warehouse configuration setup movement and space utilization plans in accordance with regulations for a specific commodity or equipment group.
4. Assists with the development of facility regulations and operating instructions that relate to hazardous materials management and HAZMAT safety procedures. Conducts HAZMAT training for facility personnel develops lesson plans course materials schedules and conducts training.
5. Assist with the accomplishment of normal supply transactions i.e. requestions receives stores issues and accounts for a wide variety of supplies and equipment. Performs a variety of supply inventories which require considerable knowledge of the supply system equipment and components.
6. Required to perform automated system administration functions such as working at a computer terminal to enter data update or exchange information files prepare and enter commands to execute established programs and perform nonroutine data searches.
7. Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership please contact a National Guard recruiter prior to applying for this position.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard required prior to the effective date of placement.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• This position is located at a bargaining unit and eligible for union representation through Chapter 139 of the Association of Civilian Technicians.
• All job seekers will be required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs).

Qualifications

NOTE:Qualifications are based on breadth/level of addition to describing duties performed applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

NOTE: All job seekers will be required to limit their resumes to 2 pages in length when applying for job opportunity announcements (JOAs).

WHO CAN APPLY:
GROUP I - All qualified Male/Female Enlisted Personnel (E1/PV1 - E7/SFC) currently employed (permanent) in the Virginia Army National Guard Military Technician Program.
GROUP II - All qualified Virginia Army National Guard Male/Female Enlisted Personnel (E1/PV1 - E7/SFC) regardless of employment status (Traditional Military Technician or AGR). To be considered as a Group II applicant proof of appointment/enlistment in the Virginia National Guard must be attached if the appointment/enlistment occurred within 60 days prior to or during the advertisement period.

Military Grades: Enlisted Member (E1/PV1 - E7/SFC)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience or training which demonstrates the ability to distinguish between closely related or similar items ability to follow procedures ability to sort materials by type and skill in the use of hand tools.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant must have at leave 12 months of specialized experience equivalent to at least the WG-06 level or equivalent pay band in other pay systems in the Federal government. This experience may also have been obtained in the private sector but must demonstrate that it is comparable to the WG grade indicated. This experience must include activities such as:

1. Experience or training identifying and sorting a variety of complex materials and equipment.
2. Experience receiving materials and equipment recording and placing items in proper storage areas.
3. Experience interpreting and using Federal Supply Catalogs military and manufacturing catalogs and technical and agency manuals.
4. Experience using and operating forklifts and motor vehicles.