Materials Handler

Veterans Health Administration; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL, is seeking a warehouse technician to manage receiving, storage, and distribution of supplies and equipment.

The role involves scanning items, stocking shelves, and preparing shipments in a busy medical facility. Responsibilities include verifying shipments, recording discrepancies, moving and shelving inventory, handling mail deliveries, and operating powered industrial vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Receives incoming shipments and checks items against electronic purchase orders and related docs.
• Records, annotates, and forwards information; notes shortages and damages.
• Maintains warehouse flow by moving, shelving, and inventorying materials.
• Works with Warehouse supervisor and Inventory Specialists to ensure proper disposition of equipment.
• Places items on shelving; uses pallets to ensure safety and access.
• Prepares authorized materials for shipment (small packages and bulk).
• Sorts and delivers incoming mail; supports off-campus deliveries.
• Operates powered equipment including forklifts and hand trucks; may handle items over 40 pounds.
• May exert greater physical effort moving large quantities over extended periods; works outdoors in various weather.
• Hazardous materials may be encountered; may require valid state or CDL if operating vehicle.
• Schedule: Monday–Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm; potential for promotion to full performance level.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The position is located at Jesse Brown V A Medical Center, Chicago IL In the medical facility performing warehouse work. That involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment. The primary purpose of this position is to provide warehousing, distribution and receiving of supplies goods and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Major Duties and Responsibilities Receives incoming shipments and checks the items against the electronic purchase orders and other related documentation to verify correctness. Records, annotates and forwards all appropriate information in accordance with current procedures and notes discrepancies such as shortages and damages. Maintains the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment per appropriate procedure.

Works with the Warehouse supervisor and Equipment Inventory Management Specialists to ensure the appropriate disposition of equipment. Places items appropriately on shelving, pallets on bins to ensure adequate safeguards and access. Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk. Sorts and delivers incoming mail, picking up intra-office and processing outgoing mail, supporting the mail center with off campus deliveries.

Operates and maintains a variety of powered industrial vehicles, including powered hand trucks, fork lifts, and other vehicles. Will frequently handle equipment, furniture, and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds. These items are typically handled using specialized equipment and/or assistance of coworkers.

As required, operates a vehicle, truck, or van not exceeding 26000 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), with electrical or hydraulic lift.-While operating vehicles, may be required to exert a greater level of physical exertion while backing and turning trucks, operating forklifts, or hand trucks on uneven terrains and uncertain conditions.

Electronically receiving items into inventory, scanning floor stock, picking and filling orders, putting and stocking shelves in primary and secondary inventory points in a clean/sterile environment. Work involves considerable walking, pushing, and pulling a variety of carts and material handling equipment. Works offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off-shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds.

Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of product over an extended period of time including, but not limited to, turn-ins, large shipments and deliveries. Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted. Will be required to work outdoors, on docks, making deliveries in ally types of weather conditions during all seasons.

Hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities. Must possess a valid, state drivers license or commercial drivers (CDL), as applicable, if required to operate a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: 99805S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

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 $26.37 – $30.72/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-08.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.