MATERIALS EXPEDITER (FORK LIFT OPERATOR)

MATERIALS EXPEDITER (FORK LIFT OPERATOR)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Yuma, Arizona

Salary Range: $25.22 - $29.46 Per Hour

Job Summary: This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the 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.

Major Duties:

• You will coordinate the movement, storage, and distribution of parts, tools, and supplies while ensuring maintenance personnel receive materials needed to complete repairs, inspections, and facility support operations on schedule.
• You will maintain inventory records, monitor stock usage, verify incoming shipments, and adjust ordering priorities to ensure critical repair parts, materials, and equipment remain available without disrupting maintenance activities.
• You will inspect received shipments for accuracy, damage, and quantity discrepancies while organizing materials in designated storage locations to support safe handling, efficient distribution, and proper accountability procedures.
• You will plan and organize storage areas by evaluating available space, material characteristics, and handling requirements to improve accessibility, efficiency, and protection of equipment, supplies, and maintenance materials.
• You will prepare materials for transport, conduct physical inventory counts, maintain stocking levels, and provide updates to supervisors regarding the status, movement, and availability of repair parts and support equipment.
• You will operate forklifts and material handling equipment to load, unload, transport, and position supplies, pallets, and equipment while following established safety procedures and supporting maintenance shop operations efficiently.
• You will research supply discrepancies, identify replacement parts, process requisitions, and coordinate with maintenance personnel to ensure urgent repair materials are obtained quickly to support uninterrupted operational readiness.
• This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card to make official government purchases for goods and services.
• The incumbent may be recalled to duty.

Qualifications: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the WG-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Routing and expediting the movement of parts, end items, supplies, and material within a facility; performing various tasks in connection with the requisitioning, receipt, storage, issue and inventory of tools, repair parts and repair/utility type material; and determining parts/supplies and quantities required to maintain the needs of a facility. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-federal-wage-system-positions/standards/6900/fws6910.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/federal-wage-system-qualifications/#url=WG-6900 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: james.pharmes@usmc.mil Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-14