Defense Logistics Agency

Materials Handler (6 Month Register

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, MaineDepartment of Defense

$60K – $69Kposted range

Range as posted by the employer.

Posted 1 month ago · listed on USAJOBS

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Open: 37 days; Open a while. Either hard to fill or the process is slow. A direct note to the recruiter helps here.
Open roles at this company: 17; A few open seats. Your application will get a real look.
Salary: Posted; The employer put pay in writing. Anchor on it in the first conversation.

Days open comes from the posting date. Fill time and reposting rate come from this company's recent public postings, last refreshed May 20.

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Summary

This is an open-continuous announcement with an established initial cut-off date of November 2, 2026. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for more information. See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

Loads and unloads freight on or from, trucks or other conveyances and pack and unpack boxes, carton and other containers.
Determines quantities of material on hand by counting, weighing or measuring.
Identifies freight by piece and item on Government Bills of Lading (GBL), DD1348’s, Material Movement Documents (MMD), Delivery Control List (DCL), requisitions, carrier arrival notices and other transportation documents.
Performs count and damage record discrepancies.
Processes material from receiving areas to storage areas.
Operates material handling equipment (MHE) such as forklifts, trucks (gas and electric), hand and electric pallet trucks, pallet jacks and stock picking carts.
May be required to shovel snow and sand walkways, loading areas, docks; and sweep floors, loading docks, ramps and outside areas to perform duties.
May be required to attend nuclear, radiological, sub-safe/level I, Controlled Industrial Material (CIM) and Scope of Certification (SOC) training to be qualified to handle all types of materials.

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