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Packer (Fire Support)
Forest Service · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Full-time Redding, CA $21.5 – $25/hr Apply by Sep 21, 2026 Packing ESFPESTPISTJISTP Transportation
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This position is located within a National Interagency Support Cache (NISC). This position is responsible for packaging, kit building, movement of supplies and equipment, as well as repairing and refurbishing supplies and equipment under supervision within the Kit and/or Returns area of an NISC warehouse. For additional information about the duties of this position, please see the Additional Information section for the regional point of contact.
What You'll Do
- →Responsible for packaging, kit building, loading/unloading of supplies and equipment as well as repairing and refurbishing supplies and equipment.
- →Collates, assembles, inventories, and build kits from individual components according to National Fire Equipment System (NFES) standards.
- →Packs and labels material following agency, federal and international packing and shipping requirements for hazardous and non-hazardous materials and items.
- →Arranges, seals, and tags items and equipment that requiring specialized handling.
- →Uses and maintains various types of equipment for the purpose of packaging such as heat sealers, hand powered and mechanical shrink wrap, banding, and stapling machines.
- →Disassembles and reassembles supplies to replace parts, apply oils, rust inhibitors, and other preservation materials to ensure proper working condition.
- →Stacks, moves, and arranges items on pallets considering height, weight, and special handling requirements.
- →Screens shipping and receiving documents to identify discrepancies.
- →Complies with all safety and regulatory requirements related to warehousing and packing.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Must be a certified forklift operator in accordance with OSHA standards and be able to pass an operators test, read traffic signs, and complete trip tickets, within one year of initial employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8d43a49e-0ab0-4c6e-927b-32bec2d391ca
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