Transportation Assistant (Personal Property/Office Automation) at Chelmsford

JOB SUMMARY:

Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

About the Position:
This position is located at Army Sustainment Command in Chelmsford, MA

This position will be filled on a permanent basis.

 

Who May Apply:

• Current Army Civilian Employee
• DoD Transfer (Excluding Army)
• All Federal employees serving on a career or career-conditional appointment
• Reinstatement Eligibles
• Appointment of Certain Military Spouses, E.O. 13473
• 30% Disabled Veteran
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
• Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF)
• Executive Order 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)
• OPM Interchange Agreement Eligible

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Moving expenses will not be authorized
• Business travel may be up to 10% of the time

DUTIES:Back to top

As a Transportation Assistant Personal Property/Office Automation (OA), you will be responsible for the following:

• Advise on entitlement or procedures related to temporary storage of goods, weight allowances, prohibited items and shipment of unaccompanied baggage, privately owned vehicles and household goods.
• Prepare cost estimates maintain records of lot storage, weight allowances to assist customer in determining the best method of movement.
• Determine carriers and arrange for the pickup, delivery and storage of personal property.
• Review shipping documents to determine arrangement and disposition.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.  Specialized experience is defined as: Understanding of transportation operations to include regulations and procedures governing the shipment/storage of personal property. Reading, interpreting and applying transportation and traffic management relations, policies, directives and orders.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Typing at least 40 WPM (need to qualify for position): This position requires you to be a qualified typist, typing at least 40 words per minute (WPM) with three (3) or fewer errors based on a five (5) minute sample.

 

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:

• Knowledge of transportation regulations.
• Knowledge of Government Bill of Lading.
• Knowledge of modes and types of transportation.
• Knowledge of shipment of personal property.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-05 grade (or equivalent).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
• Personnel security investigation required. Position is non-sensitive and requires a personnel security investigation on a post-apppointment basis only.

 

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

 

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.  If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:  1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. Well-qualified is defined as meeting all of the minimum qualification standards and eligibility requirements as well as possessing skills that clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Under competitive delegated examining, an ICTAP eligible will be considered well-qualified if they attain an eligibility rating of 90 or higher, not including points for veterans preference. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority.  Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.  Information about ICTAP eligibility is on OPMs Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Country: USA, State: Massachusetts, City: Chelmsford, Company: U.S. Army Sustainment Command.