Job opening: Supervisory Supply Technician
Salary: $46 696 - 60 703 per year
Published at: Sep 13 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position will serve as the Supervisory Supply Technician (Medical) for the Medical Supply Distribution (MSD) areas of Logistics Service within the VA Medical Center. You will ensure that supplies and material are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics by directing, supervising, and managing the primary inventory point that receives, stores and issues supplies and materials for both clinical and administrative service areas of the Roseburg VA Medical Center located in Roseburg, OR.
Duties
***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***
Major duties and responsibilities include:
Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates; sets and adjusts short term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work based on priorities.
Advises, counsels and instructs employees on work and administrative manners, such as complaints, grievances, etc.
Finds and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production.
Provides guidance and evaluates work involving new, complex or unusual situations and those without clear precedence.
Oversees management and distribution of all supplies and material in the medical center through subordinates who maintain stock, monitor expiration dates and rotating stock, ensure critical supplies are monitored, perform daily inventory, resolve differences in records, distribute items, deliver supplies in a timely manner, and complete specialty cart preparation.
Oversees the receipt of supplies and material into the medical center.
Ensures supplies are unpacked and properly stored in inventory areas.
Analyzes and resolves difficult issues and problems in order to plan effectively and render equitable and reliable decisions.
Conducts market research on all new products and ensures they are recorded in the automated inventory system.
Ensures availability of recurring supply items which are managed and distributed through the computerized inventory management system.
Works with members of the vendor and/or contract community, managers, supervisors and other staff throughout the medical center on Logistics issues.
Communicates with subordinate staff and other administrative and clinical staff to coordinate and persuade logistics activities on the implementation of policy or procedural changes.
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday - 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE: Possess one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 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 Supervisory Supply Technician position. Specialized experience includes: overseeing the receipt and distribution of supplies and materials; maintaining stock at inventory locations; monitors expiration dates; resolving problems and providing guidance to others on logistics activities.
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Customer Service (Clerical/Technical)Manages Human ResourcesReasoningTechnical CompetenceTechnology Application
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.
Physical Requirements: The work requires standing and walking during the entire workday, and frequent reaching, bending and lifting of supply packages (occasionally weighing as much as 50 pounds). Work requires pushing loaded carts of medical supplies (weighing in excess of 100+ pounds). With proper assistance, moves heavier items' weighing over 40 pounds.
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/.
Education
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There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Contacts
- Address Roseburg VA Medical Center
913 Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard
Roseburg, OR 97471
US
- Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
- Phone: (844)456-5208
- Email: [email protected]
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