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Materials Handler
U.S. Coast Guard · Posted today
On-site Cape May, NJ $26.2 – $30.5/hr Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Materials Handler ESFPESTPISTJISTP Transportation
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This vacancy is for a WG-6907-5, Materials Handler located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, CG UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION CENTER -UDC.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as a Materials Handler and be responsible for performing the full range of warehouse operations - ordering, receiving, stocking, inventorying, treating, and issuing materials and equipment.
- →Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.
- →Typical work assignments include: Receiving, storing, handling, and issuing supplies, materials, and equipment.
- →Sorting and segregating material and making note of overages, shortages and damages and making verbal and written reports to the supervisor.
- →Repacking various items that are received and do not comply with packaging and repacking to comply with warehouse standards.
- →Performing consolidation, integration and staging of material(s) and keeping logs (manual and/or computerized) of the process.
- →Ensuring safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous and toxic materials and substances in accordance with safety regulations.
- →Operating large warehouse equipment such as forklift, hand and electric "pallet jacks", wire guided lifts, vertical and horizontal "carousels/mini-retrieve" and other automated storage equipment Operating facility vehicles for local deliveries and pickups.
Requirements
- ✓All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
- ✓Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume: -Social Security Number (SSN) -Date of Birth (DOB) -Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) -Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc.
- ✓Key Requirements: -Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen. -Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service.
- ✓See www.sss.gov -A one-year probationary period may be required. -Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. - To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy.
- ✓To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation.
- ✓This position requires a security clearance. -This is not a Bargaining Unit position. -Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam. -All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. - his position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.
- ✓The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
- ✓If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
- ✓This position does not have a positive education requirement.
- ✓If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓See Required Documents section for detail.
- ✓Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9a39c3e8-e98a-4725-a18e-b4ab44d7f51d
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