Job opening: Materials Handler
Salary: $25 - 30 per hour
Published at: Sep 22 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position serves as a Warehouse Worker Leader located within the Receiving/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.
Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include:
Leads a crew to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions;
Ensures awareness of trade techniques and practices;
Demonstrates proper work methods and works along with others;
Provides staff with daily tasks and follows up to confirm completion;
Checks work while in progress and when finished;
Discusses with supervisor the training requirements, problems and other issues;
Ensures warehouse has needed supplies, equipment and tools for daily operation;
Receives incoming shipments and checks items against the electronic purchase orders;
Records, annotates and forwards discrepancies such as shortages and damages;
Maintains the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment;
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized
Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler/PD06601O
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Qualifications
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
You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
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.
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
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:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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]
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