Mission Support Specialist (Logistics)

Job Opportunity With U.S. Customs and Border Protection

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Baltimore Field Office, Mission Support Division, located in Baltimore, Maryland. In this position, you will strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland by becoming a valuable member of a team of administrative professionals. Your job may include managing property management program; conducting inventories and records management; reviewing and processing lost, stolen, destroyed or missing property; researching suppliers and working with requesters to procure goods and services; executing purchases, conducting reconciliation, and maintaining necessary documents; overseeing the ordering, receiving, inventorying, transferring, excessing and managing fleet vehicles; and producing various fleet reports and responsible for fleet maintenance. This position starts at a salary of $84,601.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $131,826.00 (GS-12, Step 10).

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position. Males born after 12 / 31 / 1959 must be registered with Selective Service. Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) is required. All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English. You may be required to pass a background investigation. CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures. As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link.

Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the requirements for this position, otherwise you will be found ineligible. You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as reviewing monthly property reports to prevent overcharging and misuse, and ensuring required documents are in compliance with rules, regulations, agency directives and procedures. Assisting in researching suppliers to procure goods / services, creating requisitions, and identifying inventory deficiencies. Assisting in various fleet management responsibilities to include performing audits, compiling reports, and inventorying, and managing fleet vehicles and records. Recording facility repair requests in the management system to ensure efficient coordination of facility repairs, and assisting in processing environmental, security, and safety inspections, and tracking findings. You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as utilizing databases to conduct management requested analyses of data. Conducting inventory and records management in accordance with local and higher headquarters directives and prepares various property reports using SAP or other similar programs. Performing basic supplies research and performs basic tasks associated with creating requisitions and forwards for approval. Executing purchases, conducts reconciliation and maintains documentation as directed by the Purchase Card Manual.

You are required to submit proof of your claim if you are substituting education for experience. Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the GS-11 grade level, and may be computed by first determining your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify for grade GS-11.

There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions : Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his / her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles : If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.