Army National Guard Units (MATERIALS HANDLER (TITLE 32)) Jobs September 2026

Job Description

The IL USPFO in Springfield, Illinois is hiring a Materials Handler (Title 32) to supervise offering lines, oversee warehouse segments, or cater to as the experienced employee in a smaller supply facility.

Function in this role includes checking stock numbers, identifying and classifying property, operating sizable vehicles like forklifts up to 10,000 lbs, and getting ready inventory reports using STAMIS systems. You’ll also manage hazardous materials and confirm right storage and disposal.

This role is ideal for present or aspiring Illinois National Guard participants with warehouse know-how who want a federal profession with structured settle grades and gains.

Salary & Compensation

Salary: $20.20 - $27.11 per hour.

Qualification

This Title 32 Excepted Offering role calls for membership in the Illinois National Guard in the military grade of Enlisted – NTE E5.

Specialized expertise varies by grade level: WG-06 needs background in receiving, packaging, shipment preparation, warehouse planning, and storage rotation. WG-05 demands ability to store and organize supplies; WG-04 calls for core warehouse expertise and instrument employ. No education substitution is permitted.

• AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: First – excepted permanent/indefinite temporary ILNG technicians. Second – existing Federal Employees; Third – Federal re-employment eligible; Fourth – candidates willing to turn into T32 Dual Status Technicians and acquire ILNG membership; Fifth – U.S. Citizens.
• Military Grades: Enlisted – NTE E5.
• WG-06 Level: Specialized know-how in receiving, packaging, and preparation for shipment. Compiling reports; overall warehouse planning; documentation needs; accepted warehousing ways; setting up and rotating storage locations considering life expectancy, space, and solution turnover.
• WG-05 Level: Expertise demonstrating aptitude to store, organize, and rotate bin and bulk supplies. Familiarity with fundamental warehouse procedures; determining quantities of inventory items; following oral and written instructions.
• WG-04 Level: Background demonstrating capacity to compare piece identification against receiving reports and problem request forms. Expertise in using hand trucks, dollies, and other equipment; aptitude to apply hand utilities; following oral and written instructions.
• Know-how contains paid and unpaid perform, such as volunteer solution through National Offering programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps).
• Resume must be in your own words; verbatim copying of post descriptions won’t be considered.
• No substitution of education for experience is permitted for this series and grade.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspect stock numbers and section numbers in supply catalogs to adequately spot property.
• Pinpoint, examine, classify, take on, and dispose of many materials and property including electronic equipment, aircraft and automotive components and assemblies.
• Run substantial warehouse perimeter vehicles such as cargo tractors, stake trucks, mobile cranes, and forklifts ranging in scale up to 10,000 lbs.
• Decide physical condition and serviceability of material and property.
• Arrange items for processing using Usual Army Management Information System (STAMIS) such as computer terminal and bar code reader to review, store, track and get ready material documentation.
• Arrange inventory and production reports, screen and spot shipping and receiving documents for discrepancies, and straight shipments to shipping or storage areas.
• Store hazardous materials requiring understanding of specialized handling, storing, and safety procedures.

Conditions & Requirements

• Must be a participant of the Illinois National Guard in the military grade listed (Enlisted – NTE E5) before reliable date of placement.
• Selectee must wear the military uniform.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Solution.
• Federal employment suitability determined by a background investigation.
• May require to successfully wrap up a trial period.
• This role is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968; conviction of a qualifying crime of domestic violence disqualifies.
• Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may demand to back operational conditions or contingencies.
• Participation in frank deposit is mandatory.
• This is an excepted offering role; acceptance constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.

Benefits

• Finalize federal benefits package including health insurance, retirement, and paid exit.
• Eligibility for advantages depends on type of post (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
• Contact the hiring agency for more data on specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

1. Your resume and supporting documentation will be reviewed to determine if you gather the qualifications listed.
2. If minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire.
3. If you rate yourself higher than supported by your submission, your responses may be adjusted or you may be excluded.
4. If spotted among the top qualified applicants, you’ll be referred to the selecting formal for employment consideration.
5. Qualifications will be evaluated on competencies: Attention to Point, Decision Making, Expertise of Materials.

Required Documents

• Resume that plainly demonstrates expertise meeting the needs; must contain your label, address, phone total, work schedule, hours per week, dates (Month and Year), and tasks performed.
• If currently an onboard ILNG technician, cover your most recent SF-50.
• NGIL Form 73 – Illinois National Guard Technician Plan Supplement to Submission for Dual Status (DS), to reflect military qualifications. Applicants with no military qualifications must hand in form stating 'not relevant' and signature on page 2.
• Other supporting documents as applicable: Certifications, DD-214, Authorized Transcript.
• Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of position descriptions, training certificates, performance ratings, awards, and letters of appreciation.
• If relying on education to encounter qualifications (not suitable here), education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

How to Apply

1. To register, you must finish the online submission/Occupational Questionnaire and send in the called for documents through the formal submission portal.
2. Log into your the authorized submission portal account (or create one if you don’t have an account).
3. Click 'Put in' to access the online submission and track the prompts to choose your resume and supporting documents.
4. Upload additional documents as needed; remark that uploaded documents may obtain several hours to clear virus scan.
5. Wrap up the online application, verify the needed documentation is included, and hand in the submission by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date (2027-07-13).

Additional Information

• This is an unseal continuous announcement; first tug will be 11 August 2026. Recruitment will carry on until the role is filled.
• Agency contact: Lauralee Smith, Phone (217) 761-3544, Email [email protected].
• Address: IL USPFO, 1301 N MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, 6 62702 US.
• If you aren’t confident you’re eligible for military membership, contact a National Guard recruiter before putting in.
• The Reasonable Opportunity Act prohibits requesting criminal history info at initial submission; if an OF 306 is sent in before conditional present, background questions may not be asked.
• Federal resumes hints: the formal submission portal Assist Center – What should I involve in my federal resume.
• You should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal public sector and upholding the Constitution.

About Company

The Illinois Army National Guard (ILNG) is a reserve component of the U.S. Army, providing trained units and people for federal and state missions. The IL USPFO (United States Property and Fiscal Office) handles supply, logistics, and financial operations for the Illinois National Guard.

This Materials 4 role backs the IL USPFO's warehouse and supply functions, securing readiness and efficient handling of equipment and materials. IL USPFO is named as the hiring organization for the MATERIALS HANDLER (TITLE 32) post.