Materials Handler

Veterans Health Administration; Fredericksburg (VA); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Veterans Health Administration in Fredericksburg, VA is seeking a Warehouse Worker to join the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics Service. This role involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and specialized materials and equipment.

Responsibilities include verifying shipments against purchase orders, maintaining inventory, using FIFO, handling hazardous items, and delivering within the warehouse and on-site. Working hours are Mon-Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm.

Responsabilidades

• Receiving shipments and verifying items against electronic purchase orders and related documentation.
• Maintaining the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment.
• Handling delivery and warehousing of hazardous, flammable, and temperature sensitive products.
• Using FIFO for stock rotation and maintaining temperature controls.
• Distributing and stocking primaries with inventories and documenting discrepancies as appropriate.
• Preparing materials for shipment and ensuring proper labeling and packaging.
• Operating and maintaining powered industrial vehicles in accordance with OSHA standards.
• Electronic receiving into inventory, scanning, picking and filling orders, and stocking shelves in a clean environment.
• Performing other duties as assigned; schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Descripción del empleo

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System performing work that involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and/or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Works in the Receiving/Distribution area of Logistics located in the warehouse - Receives incoming shipments and checks the items against the electronic purchase orders and other related documentation to verify correctness prior to completing the receiving process.

- Records, annotates and forwards all appropriate information in accordance with current procedures and notes discrepancies such as shortages and damages while ensuring all are resolved in a timely manner. - Maintains the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment per appropriate procedure. - Handles delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable, and temperature sensitive products.

- Places items appropriately on shelving, pallets on bins so as to ensure adequate safeguards and access. - Ensures product and shelving are marked with corresponding ID numbers. - Ensures items are pulled using the First In First out (FIFO) method. - Maintains spreadsheets; works within responsible area to rotate stock, check for outdates, and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.

- Works with the Warehouse supervisor and Equipment Inventory Management Specialists to ensure the appropriate disposition of equipment. - Works with the Inventory Management Specialists to ensure timely stocking of primaries, participating in a variety of inventories and communicating discrepancies as appropriate.

- Handles direct issue products and ensures each are processed out in a timely fashion, with special attention given to time sensitive and emergency requests; any failed delivery or product not delivered timely should have corresponding documentation, signatures may be required per request of cardholder or current procedures. - Makes off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight not exceeding 26000 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).

- Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk; ensures that all items are packages or palletized correctly to prevent damage; ensures labeling and shipping documents are in order. - Maintains warehouse in a neat, clean, and orderly manner; works with Warehouse Supervisor to plan space layout and make changes according to need.

- Sorts and delivers incoming mail, picking up intra-office and processing outgoing mail, supporting the mail center with off campus deliveries, understanding and adhering to all facility and federal postal regulations. - Loads and secures supplies, materials, and equipment for both on and off site deliveries, ensuring items are transported safely to prevent damage, with special attention given to hazardous and oversized loads.

- Operates and maintains a variety of powered industrial vehicles, including powered hand trucks, fork lifts, and other vehicles. Adheres to all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) operating and safety standards.

- As needed, works in the distribution area, with duties which include but are not limited to: 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. - Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler/PD99806S

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 $23.35 – $27.21/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

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