MATERIALS HANDLER (Title 32)

MATERIALS HANDLER (Title 32)

Department: Department of the Air Force

Location(s): Peoria, Illinois

Salary Range: $25.11 - $30.61 Per Hour

Job Summary: THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a MATERIALS HANDLER (Title 32), Position Description Number D1950000 and is part of the IL 182 AW, National Guard.

Major Duties:

• As a MATERIALS HANDLER (Title 32), WG-6907-5/6, you will perform warehouse inspection, storage, and inventory of a wide variety of supply and equipment items, classified and sensitive items, War Comsumables Distribution Objective (WCDO) items; selecting items to be issued, shipped, or transferred; conducting warehouse validations and inventories; maintaining central locator functions; performing warehouse inspection functions (i.e., shelf life, functional checks); and managing the staging area for delivery of items. Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Receive and process notice to stock parts and equipment, verify incoming materiel matches documentation, and coordinate discrepancies. Store in-warehouse supply and equipment items to ensure convenience of handling, ease of movement, and protection from damage, deterioration, or pilferage. Schedule and maintain a surveillance inspection program to ensure assets in central storage remain ready for issue. Conduct periodic inventory validation, perform special inventories, and maintain proper accounting of all in-warehouse assets. Manage unserviceable holding areas, ensure timely disposition, and monitor MDR/QDR items pending instructions. Determine stock arrangement within the general warehousing plan and assign or delete warehouse locations on item records. Inspect all classes of property, including small arms, aircraft parts, motor vehicle parts, construction materials, chemicals, and wood products, to verify condition, identity, security, and classification. Use measuring devices, conversion charts, technical orders, catalogs, stock lists, and FEDLOG to identify materials, determine moisture factors, and validate classification markings. Prepare reports for damaged or deficient conditions and prepare written replies to higher headquarters taskings. Monitor material suspect program, petroleum/chemical materiel, shelf-life items, and functional check items to ensure serviceability and readiness. Interpret technical orders, contract specifications, manufacturers' catalogs, and other references to properly identify, classify, and evaluate materiel. Coordinate with responsible agencies, QA, and Bioenvironmental Health to determine serviceability, ensure hazard identification, and meet TCTO requirements. Assign appropriate condition codes to incomplete items, affix tags, and initiate requests for components needed to restore serviceable condition. Interpret demilitarization guidance, assign demilitarization codes, prepare documentation, and coordinate turn-ins or disposal actions. Assist in formulating written policies and procedures to ensure proper management, security, and control of all supplies and equipment in storage. Handle, store, and safeguard classified, sensitive, hazardous, ESD, petroleum, chemical, and shelf-life items in accordance with applicable technical orders and safety publications. Ensure required tags, labels, markings, and technical data remain properly affixed during storage, retagging, and inspection activities. Identify and control hazardous items and ensure they are properly documented on item records in coordination with Bioenvironmental Health. Manage Precious Metals Recovery Program (PRMP) items in accordance with regulatory requirements and accountability standards. Perform safe issue and transfer of items, including classified property, ensuring receipt by authorized individuals and compliance with handling requirements.

Qualifications: AREA OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 32 Excepted Service (32 U.S. Code § 709), will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. The SECOND area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The THIRD area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. The FOURTH area of consideration will be applicants willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians and gain ILNG membership. The FIFTH area of consideration will be U.S. Citizens. Military Grades: Enlisted Only - May not exceed the rank of TSgt. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: WG-06 Level - MUST possess specialized experience which includes experience or training in receiving, packaging, and preparation for shipment. Experience in compiling reports, overall warehouse planning, documentation requirements, and accepted warehousing methods, procedures, and techniques. Experience in setting up and rotating storage locations considering factors such as life expectancy, available space, product turnover, etc. WG-05 Level - MUST possess specialized experience which includes experience or training demonstrating the ability to store, organize and/or rotate a variety of bin and bulk supplies, materials, equipment, and commodities. Familiar with basic warehouse procedures. Experience in determining quantities of inventory items. Experience in following oral and written instructions. 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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, i.e. the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

How to Apply: To apply for this position, you must complete the online application/Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupational Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12840461 A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement 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. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Application Deadline: 2026-11-25