Materials Handler

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Chelmsford (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Northeast Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy in Chelmsford, MA, seeks a Materials Handler to receive, store, move, and maintain stock using manual, mechanized, and automated systems to support pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities include operating forklifts and automated storage devices, conducting cycle counts, ensuring accurate inventory, and preparing shipping and inventory documents.

Qualifications

• Standing, bending, and lifting up to 40 lb, with PPE as required.
• Work may be indoors or outdoors in varied conditions.
• Experience with inventory systems and warehouse equipment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Logs the receipt and storage of stock.
• Loads and unloads shipments from trucks and rail cars.
• Verifies bills of lading and reports discrepancies in shipments.
• Operates forklifts, pallet jacks, side loaders, and automated equipment to move materials.
• Performs cycle counts and updates inventory records.

Job description

Summary This position is located at the Northeast Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in Chelmsford - Massachusetts. The Materials Handler receives - stores - moves - and maintains stock and supplies using manual - mechanized - and automated equipment and inventory systems to support pharmacy operations.

Summary This position is located at the Northeast Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) in Chelmsford - Massachusetts. The Materials Handler receives - stores - moves - and maintains stock and supplies using manual - mechanized - and automated equipment and inventory systems to support pharmacy operations. Qualifications PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Often required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time - and to bend - stoop - and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries items that weigh up to 8 kilograms (40 pounds). The heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Work is done inside or outside in areas that may be hot - damp - cold - drafty - or poorly lighted! Regular exposure to the possibility of cuts - scrapes - bruises - abrasions - falls - and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. When working in hazardous materials areas - may be subject to exposure from radiation - toxins - explosive hazards - or chemical fumes. Work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats - steel-toed shoes - rubber gloves - masks - and rubber aprons. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position - the job element method is used to match what you - the applicant - can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge - skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge - skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required - your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions - Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Without more than normal supervision Work Practices IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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; religious; 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.

Duties

• Major duties include - but are not limited to - the following: Logs the receipt and storage of stock
• Independently loads and unloads shipments from trucks - rail cars - and other material conveyances using knowledge of warehouse plans
• Verifies bills of lading and identifies and reports discrepancies in received shipments
• Operates forklifts - manual and mechanized pallet jacks - side loaders - stacker cranes - and automated guided vehicles to move materials
• Operates automated storage vehicles and uses remote terminals to receive and transmit locator data
• Handles hazardous or sensitive materials and prepares shipping and inventory documents required for manual or automated inventory systems
• Ensures the accuracy of quantities - identification criteria - and labeling
• updates inventory records and prepares reports on inventory status
• Organizes - arranges - assembles - and delivers stock in storage areas and uses optical readers - scanners - and computer keyboards to load computerized inventory data - access inventory information - and fill item requisitions
• Conducts cycle counts on a regular basis using optical scanners to maintain inventory accuracy
• Stacks - moves - and arranges items on pallets while considering height - weight - and special handling requirements
• uses pallet measuring gauges and automated devices to ensure load and storage requirements are met and damage is prevented
• operates mechanized and electromechanical warehouse vehicles and performs routine operator maintenance
• Performs duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Full-Time
• Monday through Friday
• 1st Shift- 5:15am to 3:00pm
• 2nd shift- 2:30pm - 11:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
• Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.