Job opening: Materials Handler
Salary: $21 - 24 per hour
Published at: Sep 29 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service at the Orlando VA Medical Center performing work that involves handling and/or overseeing one or more product lines, a segment of a large warehouse, or may serve as the senior employee in a smaller warehouse or supply facility.
Duties
Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Develops and implements storage plans for assigned area(s) and arranges for movement of supplies between warehouse locations
Consolidates materials, and provide maximum space utilization and protection of materials
Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials on docking areas
Selects specific storage locations within framework of general warehousing plan
Rotates stock, check for outdated materials and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls
Handles delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable and temperature sensitive products
Drives vehicles, trucks or vans not exceeding 26,001 pounds vehicular weight, with electrical or hydraulic lift
Groups supplies in a logical and easy access manner while ensuring maximum efficiency of space
Submits monthly reports, status updates, periodic monitors and setting benchmarks
Coordinates all excess/turn-ins of equipment and materials
May serve as a senior member of a warehouse project team
Performs other related duties as assigned
Work Schedule: Subject to possible shift work, rotating shift, weekends and/or holidays; Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm, 8:00am - 4:30pm, or 11:00am - 7:30pm.
Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler/PD99805S
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/10/2023
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:
Materials handlers are often required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. They may lift and carry items that weigh up to 8 kilograms (40 pounds). The heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.
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. When working in hazardous materials areas, they may be subject to exposure from radiation, toxins, explosive hazards, or chemical fumes. Work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats, steel toed shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons.
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 Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C.
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 are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionDexterity and SafetyInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)MaterialsTechnical PracticesWork 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; religions; 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.
Contacts
- Address Orlando VA Medical Center
13800 Veterans Way
Orlando, FL 32827
US
- Name: Tiasia Davis
- Phone: 6823132343
- Email: [email protected]
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