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Distribution Process Worker (Hazardous Materials) (12 Month Register)
Defense Logistics Agency · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii · Closes in 97 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

This job is open to the public. The announcement says applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S., and the conditions of employment say U.S. citizenship is required.

Experience: No set number of years is required. You must show through paid or unpaid experience and training that you can do the work of a Distribution Process Worker without more than normal supervision, including identifying the correct condition code, classification, and whether items can or cannot be repaired.

Licenses and certifications:

Ability to obtain and keep a valid Material Handling Equipment (MHE) license
Ability to obtain and keep licenses or certifications required by the installation, federal, state, and local laws
Ability to obtain and keep required hazardous materials handling certifications

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than two pages, saved as PDF (other accepted file types are listed in the announcement) Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed Supporting documents for your eligibility, as listed on the Supporting Documents link Accredited school records only if you rely on education to qualify

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 97 days (February 1, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

This is an open-continuous announcement. Applications received by 11:59 PM EST on 02/09/2026 are considered first, and later applications are considered only if more vacancies are added after that date.

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your application is first checked for basic eligibility and the screen-out element. Applicants who meet the basic requirements are sent to the selecting official, and the rule of three and veterans' preference do not apply. Interviews may use Behavior Based Interviewing, and errors or missing documents may lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or less, because going over the limit removes you from consideration.
Show your work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties on your resume.
Submit your complete application by 11:59 PM EST on 02/09/2026 to be considered for the first round of vacancies.

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