Clarification from the agency

IRS Career/Career Conditional Employees

WHAT DOES A LABORER DO? Performs a variety of manual labor and warehouse tasks in support of forms distribution within the Distribution Center. The work consists of a wide range of manual tasks supporting fulfillment of customer requests for IRS published products. The purpose of the work is to maintain inventory accuracy for complete and timely processing of customer orders.

As a Laborer you will:

• Receive shipments of diverse types of mail and other items delivered to the IRS office and moves to a designated supply area.
• Load and unload trucks, carts, other conveyances or pallets loaded with forms, supplies and other products. Moves, packs, unpacks sorts, segregates, arranges, stacks, piles or relocates a large variety of packages and other items. Cartons loaded, unloaded, or moved weigh up to 50 pounds.
• Follow appropriate procedures for receipt, inspection, acceptance, handling, storage, fulfillment, shipping and disposal of security, serially numbered, and Official Use Only published products.
• Take inventories of quantities of specific forms by counting boxes or pallets as requested. Verifies physical inventory accuracy against inventory records and reconciles differences in Inventory and Distribution System.
• Fill orders from a computerized picking ticket, a paper label or list, or an electronic device or screen; selecting and assembling appropriate containers from among different boxes, tubes, mailers, and envelopes.
• Select the correct requested products in accurate quantities and selecting the correct revision products; adding related products as directed; placing products in the container correctly; adding appropriate dunnage material; transporting completed orders for packing; packing completed orders as assigned. Select the correctly coded product for Distribution Program orders; orders may contain state products which use bar code readers to scan bar codes on picking bins, stock locations, pick bins, picking lists, and other documents or locations. May also cluster pick several orders simultaneously following established procedures.
• Operate equipment for sealing containers including case sealers, shrink-wrap machines, heat tunnels, and other specialty packaging equipment.
• Prepare orders for shipping and sorts by carrier. Operates outbound mail equipment such as scales, mail meters, and scanners.
• Cleans office and light industrial space, shelving, conveyors, equipment, machinery and floors as directed.
• May use weight-handling powered equipment including fork-lifts and pallet jacks and moves forms, supplies, equipment and finished mail to and from a warehouse or staging area.

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Conditions of employment

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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National
• IRS Employees with Career or Career Conditional Appointments
• IRS Employees on Excepted Appointments (Attorneys) [IF APPLICABLE]

In addition to the above, you must meet the Special Requirements described below:
Ability to do the work of a Laborer without more than normal supervision. Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order); Ability to handle weights and loads (prolong standing, sitting, etc…); Dexterity and safety; Ability to interpret instructions and specifications (other than blueprints); and Ability to use and maintain tools and equipment.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  
To qualify, no specific length of experience or training is required, however you must be able to demonstrate through information provided in your resume that you possess sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position without more than normal supervision. Demonstrated work experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualification requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement. Ability to do the work of the position under normal supervision. Must be able to stand for long periods of time; or recurring activities such as bending, crouching, stooping, stretching and reaching. Work requires standing, stooping, bending, climbing, crawling, and kneeling for extended periods in uncomfortable positions. Worker may lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds and, occasionally heavier items with assistance. Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Assignments require interest, motivation, and readiness to complete simple tasks.
  

WG-03 LEVEL: To qualify for the Wage Grade 03 level, a specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. To be qualifying your experience should demonstrate the following: Able to perform very heavy manual labor including lifting and moving very heavy equipment and supplies through confined spaces. Use weight-handling equipment to move forms, supplies, property, and equipment to and from the warehouse. Possess knowledge and skill in the operation and control of heavy power equipment and know how to work safely with heavy tools. Operation of weight-handling devices such as electric hand trucks, pallet jacks and dollies to move very heavy loads. Prior job experience or on-the-job training is normally required to gain this level of manual skill. Able to stand for prolonged periods of time and able to bend, stretch, and lift up to 50 pounds. Lifting often may be from floor level to eye level.

- The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable:

You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated on the CJEs of the position to be filled per the National Agreement Article 13.

Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. IRS employees may obtain most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/

Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring polices). We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Treasury employee eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of 80 or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.