Warehouse Specialist – Naval Station

Job Description

Our Client is actively seeking a Warehouse Specialist to assist logistics and supply support services for Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, Norfolk VA.

Shall be highly skilled in the receiving, stowing, maintaining manual and automated documents files, pickup and delivery of material, inventory and excess material removal from shore and shipboard storage locations, preparing reports and listings, packaging material for protection in transshipment, issue of stock material, and certification and proper licensing for the operation of equipment such as forklift and is also required and skilled in the operation of Material Handling Equipment.

Assignments require

• a good working knowledge of the governing supply systems, programs, policies, nomenclature, work methods, manuals, or other established guidelines;
• an understanding of the needs of the organization serviced; and
• analytical ability to define or recognize the dimension of the problems involved, to collect the necessary data, to establish the facts, and to take or recommend action based upon application or interpretation of established guidelines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inventory management: Responsible for inventory management of decentralized and decontrolled items, including supplies, and equipment. Items managed typically are of low unit or annual demand value, involve short procurement lead time (less than 9 months), are obtained from standard or other readily available sources of supply, and reflect relatively stable patterns of demand. Items usually are of a general, common-use type, non-repairable and seldom require intensive investigation of atypical variations in their supply and demand patterns. Positions are located in local, regional, or headquarters offices for which the military supply management organization has overall inventory management responsibility. The work includes requirements determination and forecasting, distribution or redistribution of material, procurement authorization, limited funds management, or other related work.

Material coordination: Performs material coordination duties for special programs, maintenance, or production shops. Duties are performed on the basis of practical experience in processing and expediting supply transactions related to the particular organizations serviced.

Cataloging: Writes item descriptions for a range of new items entering the supply channels of a particular agency or field establishment. Applies requirements selecting the appropriate description pattern and answering the requirements contained in the pattern. Reviews existing stock catalogs, manufacturers’ catalogs, drawings, or other resource materials, for the purpose of matching characteristics or part numbers to identify duplicate items already catalogued or otherwise recorded in the supply system.

Level of Responsibility:

Works within a framework of established supply regulations, policies, and procedures, or other governing supply management guidelines.

Deals with a variety of operating officials regarding limited aspects of program needs of the organization serviced. Contacts may relate to inventory requirements in a stable or standardized organization and to the adequate description or identification of less complex items which are new to the system. May contact representatives of commercial firms to obtain information regarding new items of supply, item characteristics, or procurement lead time; or representatives of government agencies (Federal, State or local) regarding the utilization of property.

Security Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship required
• Secret Clearance

Additional Qualifying Factors:

• As a condition of employment, candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screening
• Current secret security clearance