Materials Handler Supervisor

Veterans Health Administration; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Affairs Health Care System is seeking a Warehouse Worker Supervisor in the Storage and Distribution area of the Logistics Service. You will oversee receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and/or specialized bulk materials and equipment.

Requirements include experience leading a team, planning daily workload, and ensuring safe operation of materials handling equipment. Travel and heavy lifting may be required, with a need for a state driver's license.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a group to accomplish tasks.
• Ability to plan workload of workers, equipment, and materials.
• Experience with receiving, storing, and shipping materials.
• Knowledge of safety practices and operation of handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping bulk and bin materials and equipment.
• Lead daily warehouse operations and assign tasks to staff.
• Ensure safe operation of materials handling equipment and compliance with standards.

Skills

Lead or supervise

Workload planning

Materials handling

Safety practices

Equipment operation

Driver's license

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker Supervisor located within the Storage and 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. 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). 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. 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. (Minimum Requirement: Experience includes: leading/supervising a group to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions; plan the workload of workers, equipment, facilities, materials and tools to use; answer questions on overall work operations and problems; independently carry out assignments and plans daily workflow of a warehouse.)

Job Elements

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Driver's License Requirement (Screen Out) Ability to Lead or Supervise (Screen Out) Work Practices Technical Practices Ability to interpret instructions and specifications Knowledge of materials Dexterity and Safety 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.

Physical Effort & 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. A current, state issued driver's license is required for this position.