Supply Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Supply Technician (Medical) to support the Medical Supply Distribution in the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center.

The role provides wards, clinics, operating rooms, and other facilities with sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets, and equipment, ensuring timely delivery and proper stock management. Responsibilities include inventory control, bar-coding, expediting supplies, and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience showing ability to provide supplies to clinical/administrative areas.
• Experience with scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distributing supplies.
• Ability to pull stock, replenish stock and maintain stock level records.
• Knowledge of monitoring expiration dates and cleaning assigned areas per regulations.

Responsibilities

• Pulls stock inventory and material for delivery.
• Replenishes stock inventory and maintains records on stock levels.
• Interacts with clinical and administrative customers regarding supplies.
• Maintains inventory accuracy using an automated system.

Skills

Inventory management

Barcode scanning

Customer service

Stock replenishment

Education

4 years of higher education

Tools

Automated inventory system

Job description

Summary

This position serves as Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center. 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.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 09/24/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04. The grade may have been in any occupation - but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year - it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade - as required by the announcement. In this instance - you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-4 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge - skills - and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position - and that is typically in or related to the work of this Supply Technician (Medical) position. Specialized experience includes: Providing supplies and material to clinical and/or administrative areas of a facility; Scanning - bar-coding - receiving - storing and distributing supplies - instruments and other material; Pulling stock - replenishing stock and maintaining records on stock levels; Monitoring expiration dates; Cleaning assigned areas in accordance with regulations and policy; Utilizing an automated system to maintain inventory; Answers customer questions regarding supplies and materials. OR - Education Substitution (Transcripts Required): Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed 4 years above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business - secretarial or technical school - junior college - college or university. OR - Combination (Transcripts Required): Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess an equivalent combination of specialized experience and post high school education as described above that demonstrates my ability to perform the duties of this position. For the GS-05 - only education in excess of 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Duties

• 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
• Receives supplies and material into the medical center's catchment area
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Subject to change based on the needs of the Agency) Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Driver's License Requirement: Selectee 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.)