Warehouse/Test Logistician III

Overview

SMS is hiring a Traveling Logistician at our Huntsville, AL location.  This is an exciting opportunity for a professional Logistician who enjoys travel and is capable of traveling up to 50% of the time, include longer treips up to 4-6 weeks.

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

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Responsibilities

• Purchases, receives, and inventories hardware and equipment required to accomplish non-standard equipment prototypes, fabrications, modifications, and repairs to IFRCO equipment and meet Product Directorate (PD) IFRCO mission requirements.
• Performs logistics services and warehouse management operations that include receiving, shipping, packaging for transportation, inventorying, disposal, hazardous material certification and handling at Government Leased or Owned Facilities in CONUS and OCONUS PD IFRCO locations.
• Will provide logistics support for testing efforts/events at various Government Test Sites
  • Coordinate equipment/parts accounting, materials processing, storage, and repair/return activities
  • Extended TDY (up to 2-3 week duration CONUS, up to 4-5 week duration OCONUS) may be required
  • TDY may be up to 45% of time (+/-40% CONUS, +/-5% OCONUS [PACOM])
  • TDY time often includes extended work hours
• Will provide warehouse/logistics support to the Integrated Fires Office/Distribution Center (as required) and at Test Sites, including but not limited to the following:
  • Plan, organize, and support day-to-day operations
  • Coordinate equipment/parts accounting, materials processing, storage, and repair/return activities
  • Schedule, coordinate, and monitor shipments of equipment to/from CONUS and OCONUS locations
  • Operate supply accountability systems, upload inventory information to IUID registers, and utilize RFID technologies
  • Perform planning for and assist in the loading and offloading of equipment onto various modes of transport
• Work will be performed in places such as warehouse facilities, airfields, test sites, equipment storage yards, and office facilities.  At times work may be performed in inclement weather conditions.
• Use hand and power tools to open/remove crate materials, and to build or assemble crates, skids, or other packaging.
• Operate forklifts, telehandlers, and trucks of various capacities

Qualifications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Preferred) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Valid Driver’s License
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a warehouse setting
• Dept. of Defense SECRET security clearance
• Ability to work and perform tasks as part of a team, including two person lifts and carries of materials
• Physical ability to perform activities such as climbing up/down ladders and stairs, walking on uneven or obstacle filled terrain, standing, bending, and lifting/carrying equipment (up to 50 lbs.) for the duration of a typical workday
• Knowledge of shipping and warehouse management practices

Desired Abilities

• Able to manage multiple assignments simultaneously and prioritize task to maintain schedules.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Tools
• Proficiency in using automated property systems
• Proficiency with Catalog Ordering Logistics Tracking System (COLTS) Program Management Suite and Enterprise Logistics Management System (ELMS)
• Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services (DLADS) experience
• Strong leadership, partnership, collaboration and teambuilding skills.
• Strong self-starter, motivated, enthusiastic, innovative, customer service-oriented with a record of success.
• Able to work without direct supervision, particularly while TDY
• Ability to thrive with the rapid pace and constant change associated with the industry and Federal Government. 
• Experience with packaging and transport systems used by Department of Defense
• Experience with or exposure to the use of heavy machinery such as forklifts

SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. 

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.