Lead Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Cincinnati VA Medical Center is seeking a Lead Supply Technician to supervise the distribution of supplies and materials to wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other hospital areas.

This on-site role requires leadership and hands-on coordination of the supply chain. You will lead the distribution team, manage workload, maintain stock levels, and ensure compliance with inventory systems and infection control guidelines while working with clinical staff

Qualifications

• No educational substitution at this grade level.
• Experience leading a team in supply distribution preferred.
• Ability to use barcode scanning and inventory systems.

Responsibilities

• Distributes and balances workload among employees according to workflow priorities.
• Maintains stock at primary and secondary locations and replenishes as needed.
• Operates barcode inventory tools and ensures data integrity of the inventory system.
• Coordinates with clinical staff and vendors to meet supply requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Inventory management

Workflow planning

Education

No educational substitution at this grade level

Tools

Bar code equipment

Inventory management system

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Lead Supply Technician position is to ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Supply Management for the Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center. Will lead employees in the distribution area to provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and materials.

Key Responsibilities

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, OH and Fort Thomas, KY serving 15 counties in Southwest OH, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH.

The CVAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division. Major Duties: This position serves as the Lead Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System.

As a Lead Supply Technician, you will ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics to provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment.

Major duties and responsibilities include: Distributes and balances workload among employees in accordance with established workflow or job specialization and assures timely accomplishment of assigned workload; Monitors status and progress of work and makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities; Maintains current knowledge and answers questions of other employees on procedures, policies, directives, or other guidelines as necessary and obtains needed information or decisions from supervisor on problems; Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services, including pulling stock inventory and material from inventory for delivery, replenishing stock inventory, interacting with customers to resolve issues, maintaining records on stock levels, etc.; Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock; Ensures areas are cleaned in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled; Receives supplies and materials into the catchment area including unpacking/uncrating supplies from shipping cartons; storing supplies and materials; and ensuring sterility and integrity of the supplies and material as well as the data integrity of the inventory management system; and Works with clinical and administrative customers as well as outside vendors with tact and diplomacy to coordinate work activities and resolve operating issues pertaining to supply management requirements.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Lead Supply Technician/PD99833S Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). With proper assistance, moves heavier items weighing over 40 pounds.

Requirements & Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $47298 – $61487/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-03.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-29 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov