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U.S. Coast Guard Supply Technician, GS-2005-07 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, First Coast Guard District, Air Station Cape Cod, MA. Responsibilities The role of this position is to provide administrative support to facilitate the purchase, budget, inventory processes, technical supply support work for the installation and to issue and maintain aircraft parts. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: * Performing record functions in inventory, storage, cataloging and receipt and control processes. * Receiving material shipments into inventory. * Assisting with the maintenance Hazmat Authorize Use List with current Material Safety Data Sheets. * Preparing and shipping materials. * Preparing, controlling and coordinating procurement documents, assembling information and managing technical support issues. * Providing information to staff and vendors relative to the procurement, budget and inventory or aviation materials. * Providing a variety of office clerical work using a combination of office automation hardware and software programs. * Serving as a financial assistant and bookkeeper and keeping a complete and accurate record of expenditures for the unit. * Assisting with the shipping, receiving and storage of all Hazardous Material for the Department via both commercial carriers and unit aircraft. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. The position requires a valid state driver's license. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Qualifications for GS-07: Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Overseeing stock maintenance at or within prescribed levels and establish or adjust stock levels and reorder; conducting physical inventories and adjusting and/or maintaining inventory stock, plant, or property account records; contacting customers, supply organizations, and others to obtain material status information, follow up on urgently required items, and/or expedite delivery of material; and maintaining an accurate accounting and reporting system for non-expendable property and perform standardized property management control processes. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. 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. Education 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 571-607-2499. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation