TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANT (FREIGHT)

Position Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies through the DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities/Major Range & Test Facilities in DoD. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• You will manage shipment solutions effecting off-station shipping of general freight, hazardous materials, Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives, classified, high dollar value, fragile, security-risk aviation and ship materials.
• You will ship materials using all modes of transportation.
• You will make informed decisions based on cost analysis to be determined by material characteristics/classification, dimensions and weight, urgency of need, and customer mission requirements.
• You will serve as a freight/Small Package Express (SPE) shipping technical consultant and advisor, providing technical advice and administration of all customer shipments.
• You will perform as technical advisor on transportation policy matters, providing tracking formation, liaison between military transportation, commercial carriers, customers, and tenant commands.
• You will review shipping laws, regulations, and procedures, and exercise considerable independent judgment to identify priorities and interrelationships to execute customer's required delivery date.
• You will review shipping requests for accuracy, communicate with the customer when needed, make corrections, and forward shipping request to the Regional Transportation Office (RTO).
• You will analyze the material dimensions and weight to determine specific handling, packing, loading or type of carrier tracking or equipment required.

Pay Plan

GS

Telework Eligible

No