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Internal Revenue Service Laborer (Seasonal) in Bloomington, Illinois
Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at www.jobs.irs.gov Responsibilities WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: TAXPAYER SERVICES CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, RELATIONSHIP ASSISTANCE Distribution - Correspondence Production Services - Operations - Bloomington The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. The incumbent performs very heavy manual labor including lifting and moving very heavy furniture, equipment, supplies and outgoing mail through confined spaces at a Correspondence Production Services site. Duties are as follows: - Uses weight-handling equipment including fork-lifts and pallet jacks and moves forms, supplies, equipment and finished mail to and from a warehouse or staging area. Delivers positions and stacks boxes, trays, and pallets of materials safely and effectively in storage and work areas. Operates packaging equipment such as banding, shrink wrap machines, straps, and wraps packages, mail trays, and pallets for shipment. Loads stock in staging areas and inserts equipment according to established procedures. Assembles mail trays onto pallets for shipment according to established procedures. Cleans office and light industrial space, equipment, machinery and floors as directed. Takes inventories of quantities of specific forms and materials by counting boxes or pallets as requested. Verifies physical inventory accuracy against inventory records and identifies differences. Follows appropriate procedures when moving stock and materials to maintain accountability of these items. Pulls items using appropriate equipment and delivers them to specified locations. Performs minor maintenance and repairs on office furniture and equipment using common hand and power tools. Operates office equipment such as a table-top folder and inserter, mail meter or photocopier. Disposes of materials and used items through shredding, recycling, or waste disposal according to established procedures. Unpacks cartons by hand or using simple hand tools. Loads and unloads mail/supplies on trucks. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD97069 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Qualifications Federal experience is not required. 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-time work 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. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: Physical Requirement: Must be able to frequently lift and carry light and medium weight objects such as cartons that weigh up to approximately 30 pounds. Able to frequently walk, bend, stoop and reach. Physical Requirement: 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. WG-03 To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must meet the requirements below: 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. Physical Requirement: Able to exert very heavy physical effort in performing such tasks as lifting and moving objects weighing over 50 pounds and operating heavy equipment. . For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards. Education A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled. The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages. This is a bargaining unit position. Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Swing Shift - Start and stop times between 2:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. In the event that a building is closed due to rent management, new hires may be placed in a local commuting location. Relocation expenses - no. May be required to work holidays and weekends depending on the workload. This is a physical job requiring you to be on your feet for extended periods, up to 8 hours a day, in an environmentally controlled space. You must be able to lift, push, pull and carry 50 lbs. For more information regarding Union Representation click here National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU