Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ VA Bedford Healthcare System in Bedford, MA seeks a Supply Technician (Medical) to support Medical Supply Distribution within the Logistics Service.

The role ensures timely delivery of sterile and non-sterile supplies to wards, clinics, ORs, and other areas, performing counts, inventory, and stock rotation. Working full-time, Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4:00pm, on-site with no telework option.

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted with your application when qualifications rely on education.

Responsibilities

• Pull stock inventory and deliver to wards, clinics, and ORs.
• Replenish stock and monitor stock levels.
• Rotate stock to prevent outdates and remove items as required.
• Distribute items using computerized inventory systems.
• Deliver supplies in a timely manner in sterile and operational condition.

Skills

Inventory control

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Barcode equipment

Inventory management software

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Supply Technician position is in the Supply Chain Management Services at the VA Bedford Healthcare System, located in Bedford, MA. This position is full time at 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Health Care System. As a Supply Technician, you will provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including, but not limited to, sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment.

Major duties and responsibilities include: Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery; replenishes stock inventory; interacts with clinical and administrative customers and maintains records on stock levels; Communicates to the Lead or Supervisor any concerns related to supplies, equipment and procedures.

Provides information to customers regarding medical supplies; Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates; Monitors and controls critical supplies; Performs daily inventory using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment; Resolves differences between records and physical count of stock; Distributes items according to established or ad hoc requirements in computerized inventory management systems; Delivers supplies in a timely manner and ensures supplies and material delivered are in sterile and operational condition; Completes specialty cart preparation; Cleans assigned secondary areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4:00pm. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Notifications: This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.

Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held. Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C.

4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System. Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.

Must possess a current, valid state-issued driver's license for this position. (Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.)

Requirements & Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

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 $46137 – $59978/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

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