Materials Handler

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Hampton VA Medical Center is seeking a Warehouse Worker to perform warehousing, distribution and receiving of supplies, goods, and equipment within the VA Logistics Service.

Duties include receiving shipments, maintaining inventory, and delivering to storage locations or off-site destinations. Responsibilities cover handling hazardous and temperature-sensitive materials, using forklifts or hand trucks, and ensuring proper labeling and FIFO stock rotation

Qualifications

• Experience with warehouse receiving, stocking, and distribution processes.
• Ability to operate forklifts and other powered industrial vehicles.
• Familiarity with FIFO inventory method and shipping/receiving procedures.

Responsibilities

• Receive incoming shipments and verify against purchase orders.
• Record discrepancies and maintain documentation.
• Move, deliver, shelve, store and inventory materials.
• Handle hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products.
• Perform off-site deliveries up to GVWR 26,000.
• Operate forklifts and powered hand trucks.
• Adhere to OSHA safety standards.
• Work schedule: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

Skills

Dexterity

Safety

Interpret Instructions/Specifications

Materials Handling

Technical Practices

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. The position is located at the Hampton VA Medical Center 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.

Qualifications

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Work involves considerable walking - pushing and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment; offloading and loading trucks - lifting products on and off shelves - handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds; handles equipment - furniture and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds (typically using specialized equipment and/or assistance of co-workers). Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of products over an extended period including turn-ins - large shipments and deliveries. 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. Working Conditions require working in storage buildings - pods - trailers - vehicles and warehouses that may be hot - cold - drafty and poor lighting; work outdoors - on docks - making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons; hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities; will be subject to the possibility of trips - falls - scrapes - cuts - bruises - or injury from the use of equipment; may be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; personal protective equipment may be required. 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: 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
• 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
• 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 - forklifts - and other vehicles
• Adheres to all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) operating and safety standards
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Full time - Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved