This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) located in North Chicago, Illinois and supported catchment area. The FHCC is larger than just a single facility, rather it is a system of facilities throughout northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin which provide medical and dental services to U.S. Military Veterans, Active-Duty Recruits, and eligible beneficiaries.

Duties

The primary purpose of this position is to provide warehousing, distribution and receiving of supplies goods and equipment. Assignments will include conveying or retrieving supplies, goods or equipment to/from off-site locations, i.e., Outpatient Clinic (s), National Cemetery, and VA Regional offices. This may require the driving of a vehicle, truck, or van not exceeding 26000 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) vehicular weight, with electrical or hydraulic lift. Major duties include, but may not be limited to the following: 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. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler/PD99806-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/25/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standard SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligible candidates are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:Dexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesWithout more than normal supervisionWork Practices 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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. Physical Effort: The work of this position requires kneeling, bending, stooping, climbing, and standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time; the use of hand-trucks and other types of material handling equipment to move, load, and unload large drums and various size containers from trucks and containment areas; frequent lifting, moving, carrying, and loading of items and equipment that weigh up 40 pounds; and occasional lifting and movement of items weighing in excess of 50 pounds with the help of weight handling equipment and/or with the assistance of other workers. Working Conditions: Work is done inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. Materials handlers are regularly exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapers, bruises, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. The incumbent does the hands on work of collecting and moving all categories of waste (Hazardous, Regulated Medical, Trace Chemotherapy, Controlled Drugs, Non-hazardous Drugs, Solid Waste and Recyclables). The work involves the safe and legal containment of hazardous wastes such as mercury and cytoplastic. The incumbent is trained in the purpose and use of protective equipment. 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/.

Contacts

• Address Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Kristina Ilich
• Phone: 1-447-792-8151
• Email: [email protected]