Materials Handler (Seasonal)

The Pacific West Region is recruiting for TEMPORARY seasonal positions not to exceed 1039 hours work in a service year. Dates of employment will vary between sites depending on funding weather conditions and visitation. Within regulatory limitations the length of initial appointment may be shortened or extended depending on work availability and funding.

Duty Location is:
Yosemite National Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Major duties are processing grocery orders and purchases groceries for multiple crews weekly. Stocks the food commissary to complete grocery and sundry orders sent by crews for specific delivery dates and times. Transports food orders to staging areas. Communicates via park radio system satellite phone and normal phone network with crews to get orders and needs to be received in weekly resupplies. Purchases groceries and supplies using government furnished credit card. Responsible for the stocking handling storage and transport of a full food supply operation for a range of 10-50 personnel during the months of April through October. Loads and unloads boxes of groceries with consideration given to safety security and protection of all items involved. Labels all outgoing supplies with label identifier.

Operates motor vehicles up to 26000 GVWR in steep wet icy slippery dry hot and cold conditions throughout parks and in the nearby cities. On occasion will operate pickup truck pulling an 8000 Lb. GVW or less trailer to deliver material and or supplies to all areas of the parks. Other duties include sharpening and re-handling hand tools used in trail maintenance.

Minor tool maintenance and preventive maintenance of equipment (i.e. oil change to portable generators). Filling and mixing fuels for equipment used by work crews. Fills and stores liquid propane for crews weekly supply orders. Deliver hay and grain products to staging locations. Pick-up parts and supplies for other work units when shopping for groceries for crews. May intermittently feed and perform welfare checks of park livestock during time the animal care takers are not available.

Physical Requirements: Incumbent works indoors/outdoors primarily during daylight hours. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Exposed to a variety of seasonal weather conditions while working outdoors (temperatures 100 degrees). Indoor building temperatures range from 70-90 degrees. The work environment is dirty dusty and greasy and soiling of clothes is inevitable. The work may involve sitting bending kneeling twisting awkward positions standing walking on uneven surfaces and regular lifting of objects of up to 50 weight.

Working Conditions: Operates motor vehicles on a daily basis in all types of traffic and weather on public roads and various terrains in the performance of duties including on curving narrow mountainous roads and occasionally off-road terrain and is exposed to the danger of serious accidents. Must possess a valid State drivers license. May be required to travel overnight and work weekend shifts. Incumbents are often required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time and to bend stoop and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions.

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males

• Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
• You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid drivers license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operators License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities) and at your own expense all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid drivers licenses whether current or past possessed by you.
• Travel transportation & relocation expenses will not be paid. Relocation expenses will be the employees responsibility.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You may be required to work on-call evenings weekends holidays overtime and shift work.
• Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

Applicants must be physically fit and as required in the Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Handbook X-118C must possess the knowledge skills and abilities of the job elements listed below to perform the duties of the position at the level for which they are applying. A specific length of time and experience is not required. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience not necessarily the length of time. You must meet the 2-point level on the screen out factor/element and an average of level 2 on all factors/elements listed.

To qualify for this position you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1. Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
2. Ability To Interpret Instructions Specification etc. (includes blueprints reading)
3. Dexterity and Safety
4. Knowledge of materials
5. Technical Practices (theoretical precise artistic)
6. Work Practices (including keeping things neat clean and in order)