Material Coordinator - DUS (NWS 00729)

Job Title: Material Coordinator – DUS (NWS 00729)

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy. NWS has an established history of contributing to the success of their customer’s mission. Available employment opportunities may range from administrative and logistical support to advanced technical positions.

Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS, a premier government contractor charged with employing highly motivated and well-qualified personnel who can advance the missions of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA. Though employed by NWS, the employee will take day-to-day direction from technical personnel employed directly by the research laboratories. Pay, benefits, Human Resource, and Employment Management functions are provided by NWS.

The Asset Management Department has an opening within the Property Management and Business Division for a Material Coordinator to perform difficult and complex material coordination duties. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing material coordination duties related to the receipt of property items, supplies, and equipment. The successful candidate will serve as a resource in the area of work assignment: Receiving, Frontline, IT Clearing & Destruction, Sales, and Second Time Around Store operations.

This position may require the employee to have the flexibility to work overtime, shift and/or weekends to accomplish goals. The successful candidate will be required to pass various on-site training modules to pursue work assignments.

Essential Duties
- Perform difficult and complex tasks in compliance with applicable Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) procedures and federal, state, and local environmental, safety and health regulations.
- Receive, separate, and distribute material requiring special handling in accordance with regulations, LLNL policies, and applicable LLNL/Asset Management Department policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local environmental, safety and health regulations.
- Analyze, interpret, and apply excess disposition practices to ensure they are consistent with Property Management Policy and procedures.
- Provide information in response to inquiries and solve diverse and multi-faceted problems of moderate scope and complexity, working within a framework of standard policies and procedures, laws, and regulations.
- Transmit records from bar code readers or other handheld devices into the property management system or the receiving systems to create property “receipt” and accountability records and create reports to ensure proper tracking and reconciliation.
- Use motor vehicles, small hand and power tools and operate material handling equipment, such as forklifts, skids, pallet handlers, and hand trucks.
- Identify and resolve shipment discrepancies with internal and external buyers, requesters, customers, and Property Management to ensure accurate receiving records are kept and maintained.
- Use motor vehicles and operate material handling equipment, such as hand trucks.
- Identify and resolve shipment discrepancies with internal and external buyers, requesters, customers, and Property Management to ensure accurate disposition records are kept and maintained.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Minimum of 2 years of material handling experience.
- Comprehensive practical knowledge of material handling operations, techniques and methods and regulatory requirements and/or related DOE policies and procedures.
- Specialized knowledge of environment, safety and health standards, and policies and procedures to identify hazardous conditions and operations.
- Experience with high level problem solving and decision-making skills necessary to independently identify appropriate material handling procedural actions and solutions.
- Effective organizational skills, detail oriented, with experience prioritizing tasks with frequent interruptions and distractions, often with short deadlines.
- Proven ability to work independently as well as function as a teammate to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Department.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact considerately and effectively with a diverse group of personalities and disciplines at various