Lead Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Lead Supply Technician in the Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System.

This role ensures efficient distribution of sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment to wards, clinics, operating rooms, and storage locations across the facility. Qualified candidates will have at least one year of specialized experience at GS-5 level, including stock management, distribution, and staff training.

Qualifications

• One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service.
• Distributing supplies and materials, including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment, to all areas of the facility.
• Scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distribution of supplies and materials.
• Assists in training new employees.
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions on procedures, policies, etc.
• Maintains stock by pulling stock, replenishing stock, and maintaining records on stock levels.
• Monitors expiration dates and rotates stock.
• Cleans assigned areas in accordance with aseptic principles.
• Receives supplies and material into the facility.

Skills

Technical Competence

Reasoning

Customer Service

Leadership

Technology Application

Job description

This position serves as the Lead Supply Technician in the 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.

To qualify for this position

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/20/2026. NOTE: You MUST include qualifying specialized experience employment periods in mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy format on your resume and indicate Full-Time or Part-Time (if Part-time, must include # of hours worked per week). AND, if you have held a Government position, that position's grade level MUST be listed on your resume; Failure to include all requirements in your resume will result in disqualification. Please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ for additional information on resume requirements.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Specialized Experience

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the following: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Lead Supply Technician position.

Specialized experience includes:

• Distributing supplies and materials, including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment, to all areas of the facility;
• Scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distribution of supplies and materials;
• Assists in training new employees;
• Maintains current knowledge and answers questions on procedures, policies, etc.;
• Maintains stock by pulling stock, replenishing stock, and maintaining records on stock levels;
• Monitors expiration dates and rotates stock;
• Cleans assigned areas in accordance with aseptic principles;
• Receives supplies and material into the facility.

You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles or relationships that explain facts, data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Customer Service: Works and communicates with clients and customers (e.g. any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit provides, including individuals who work in your agency or in other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to satisfy their expectations. Committed to quality services.
• Leadership: Interacts with others to influence, motivate and challenge them.
• Technology Application: Uses machines, tools, or equipment effectively; uses computers and computer applications/systems to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time.