Skip to main content
U.S. flag
Back to results

Hazardous Waste Disposer

Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency
This job announcement has closed

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Overview

Help
Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
05/30/2025 to 06/08/2025
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Salary
$26.99 to - $31.48 per hour
Pay scale & grade
WG 7
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
7
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Confidential
Drug test
No
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
Yes
Announcement number
DLALndMartm-25-12734556-DHA
Control number
837848900

This job is open to

Help

Clarification from the agency

This is a Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Direct Hire Authority (DHA) notice open to the Public.

Videos

Duties

Help
  • As a Hazardous Waste Disposer, you will be responsible for the following duties:
  • Identify, store, label and issue all hazardous/flammable materials that are in the custody of the Supply Operations Division and all hazardous/flammable materials arriving at the DLA Maritime Portsmouth NSY.
  • Assist all shops, codes, and projects with receiving, staging, moving, and issuing of material.
  • Responsible for the proper disposal of all used/expired hazardous material received.
  • Store and issue material out of CHRIMP satellite issue point (SIP) and central issue point (CIP) storage areas.
  • Will be required to store hazardous material under the Accommodation Storage Program.
  • Incumbent will perform a daily inventory reconciliation required by the State of Maine.

Requirements

Help

Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: 1st Shift (Various Schedules)
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Confidential Access
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized/Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
  • Pre-Employment Physical: Required
  • Licenses/Certifications Required: Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license and must be able to obtain a forklift operator license.
  • You will be a Mission Essential employee. This requires you to work during an emergency to ensure continuation of essential functions. You may be required to work at the designated duty location, a telework site, or an alternate location/facility.

Qualifications

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standard for Trades and Labor Occupations. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties at the level for which you are applying. Emphasis is placed on how you gained the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time, and the required ability or potential to perform the job. Applicants who do not meet the screen-out element (SOE) will be eliminated from further competition.

The SOE and minimum qualifications for this position is:

Applicants must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license and any installation and/or DOD licensures required for the operation of a forklift.

The assessments for this job will measure the following Job Elements/Competencies:

  • Ability to do the work of a Hazardous Waste Disposer without more than normal supervision (SOE).
  • Work Practices (includes keeping things neat, clean and in order).
  • Ability to interpret instructions, specifications, etc. (other than blueprints).
  • Dexterity and Safety.
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 work requires heavy lifting of objects up to approximately seventy pounds. This work requires standing, kneeling, crouching, and stooping, and at times, up and down ladders aboard submarines. Most work is performed in warehouses, but some outside work is required in all types of weather conditions.

The incumbent work assignment involve potential exposure to harmful physical and chemical agents and may involve risk associated with potentially dangerous situations. These agents/situations arise in the inspection, handling, sampling, packaging, transportation, storage, spill clean up, of a wide range of hazardous chemicals (i.e. acids, alkali, oxidizers, reactives, flammables, etc.) These agents may include, but not limited to: fumes, dust, noise, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, chemicals, over pressurized containers, etc. To ensure employee safety and health, the shipyard maintains personal protection programs consistent with applicable laws and regulations. These programs may include engineering controls, training, work procedures, use of personal protective equipment and medical surveillance programs. As part of the surveillance programs, the incumbent may be required to take a medical examination to assess his/her qualification for duty involving work within these agents.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

How you will be evaluated

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

Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Department of Defense Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Your session is about to expire!

Your USAJOBS session will expire due to inactivity in 8 minutes. Any unsaved data will be lost if you allow the session to expire. Click the button below to continue your session.