Materials Handler Job in Misawa AFB, Japan

Vacancy No. 25-9TFSRL818508 Department Pacific Air Forces
Salary $20.11 to $23.46 Grade 5 to 5
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 5/1/2025 Close Date 5/15/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Misawa AFB, Japan


Summary

About the position: The primary purpose of this position is to receive, check, store, and issue supplies and equipment at the FSS Central Warehouse of the 35th Force Support Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan.

This is a Regular Full-Time employment category position with guaranteed 40 hours per week.

Military Spouse Preference IS lost if selected for this position.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualifications section.

Duties

  • Receives, store, and issue a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, and equipment.
  • Receives incoming shipments from off-loading areas and checks receiving vouchers to ensure quality and quantity of items received
  • Assembles items into groups based on information shown on receiving vouchers, segregate materials as necessary and routes along appropriate processing lines.
  • Holds materials for inspection according to established procedures, and routes items not requiring inspection to proper storage.
  • Reports overages, shortages, or damaged conditions to supervisor.
  • Based on knowledge of warehousing plan, selects storage locations and stores, stacks, and palletizes items considering their use, size, shape, quantity, and possibility of contamination to or from other items.
  • Select items for shipment or issue.
  • Check the condition of shipping containers and ensure that items are properly loaded or packed.
  • Obtains authorized signature on issue documents and keeps necessary copy of requisition to account for issues.
  • Assists in end-of-month inventories of stock by counting items in storage areas.
  • Ensures that supplies and equipment are always safeguarded and secure.
  • Prepares shipping and inventory documents with required data for manual or automated inventory systems.
  • Secures all storerooms as required.
  • Adheres to fire and safety regulations.
  • Operates a wide variety of hand and power tools.
  • Operates heavy duty vehicles including trucks up to 4 tons, gasoline and electric powered forklifts.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • Received general instructions from a supervisor.
  • Assignments are usually completed without guidance on methods, procedures, or technique and work is reviewed for compliance with general guidelines and results achieved.
  • Work independently using computer terminals, keyboards, and optical scanners to develop coding data or with traditional printed shipping and receiving documents, making written entries and verifying data in printed formats.
"This is a drug testing designated position. Position requires a pre-employment drug test, and the incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use."

If interested in this position please preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12732444

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
  • Must be able to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license (4EJ).
  • This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and is subject to random testing for drug use.
  • This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
  • This position require the incumbent to possess and maintain a valid regular or official passport.
  • US Legal Residents must have physically lived in the United States (US) for a minimum of 3 years.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 05/15/2025

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in and/or around Misawa AB, Japan. All applicants must possess a social security number and valid passport. All applicants MUST be eligible to meet local immigration requirements.

  • Business Based Action
  • Family Member Preference
  • Military Spouse Preference
  • Outside Applicant Veteran
  • Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
  • Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Qualifying Experience:
  • Must have experience in and knowledge of a wide variety of warehouse plans, methods, procedures, and techniques of material handling
  • Must be able to use mechanized equipment for storage and retrieval
  • Must be physically able to frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
  • Knowledge of supply inventory and accountability procedures and regulations.
Conditions of Employment:
  • Must satisfactorily complete a Tier 1 background check
  • Must possess or be able to obtain a valid operator's license
  • Must satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical and drug test

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify.

Additional information

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation.
  • All Federal NAF employees are required by PL 104-134 to have salary payments made by electronic funds transfer/direct deposit.
  • Probationary period may be required.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
  • Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 60/90 days after the closing date. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
  • LQA is not authorized.
  • Post Allowance is authorized for Regular Full Time employment category.
  • This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the eligibility you are claiming (i.e., applying as a Military Spouse Preference - MSP, applying as a veteran, applying as a current federal employee, etc.). The below documents are required and must be submitted with your application:

  • Resume


Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support identified the general or specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility may include:

  • Cover Letter
  • DD-214/ Statement of Service
  • Diploma/ GED
  • Disability Letter (VA)
  • License
  • Other (1)
  • Other (2)
  • PCS Orders
  • Professional Certification
  • Proof of Marriage Status
  • Resume
  • Separation Notice (RIF)
  • SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
  • Transcript


As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and supporting documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an in-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/15/2025 to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJobs account to apply. If you do not have a USAJobs account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.

You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJobs account or your application will be incomplete.

It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

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Agency contact information

Misawa NAF HR Office
Address
Misawa Resource Management Flight
35 FSS/FSCN
Uit 5019
APO AP, AP 96319-5019
US

Next steps

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.


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