This position serves as a Warehouse Worker Supervisor located within the Storage and Distribution area of the Supply Chain Management 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: Supervises works through subordinate leads in the oversight of one or more product lines in a large warehouse; Plans the workload, equipment, facilities, materials and tools on a day-to-day basis; Manages receipt and delivery of supplies, expendable and non-expendable equipment; Determines the workflow for timely performance of assignments; Develops plans for storage and arrangement of stock; Ensures the safe receipt, storage, and movement of hazardous and toxic materials and substances; Serves as the senior leader of warehouse projects; Plans and reviews priorities; Verifies the space utilization; Spot checks work in progress and when finished; Identifies resource needs to overcome obstacles; Tracks work assignments and determines changes, delays or other unanticipated issues; Subject matter expert on relevant regulatory requirements; Provides technical direction to maintain the warehouse in a neat, clean and orderly manner; Maintains appropriate documentation for tracking and reporting on work assignments; Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Telework: This position is not authorized for telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler Supervisor/PD99801-S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/14/2023. EXPERIENCE: Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. 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. Minimum Requirement: Experience includes: supervising a group to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions; planning the workload, equipment, facilities, materials and tools to use; answering questions on overall work operations and issues; independently carrying out assignments and planning daily workflow of a warehouse. 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 eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Lead or SuperviseMaterialsTechnical 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. Physical Requirements: Work involves considerable walking, pushing and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment; offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds; handles equipment, furniture and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds (typically using specialized equipment and/or assistance of co-workers). Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of products over an extended period including turn-ins, large shipments and deliveries. While operating vehicles, may be required to exert a greater level of physical exertion while backing and turning trucks, operating forklifts, or hand trucks on uneven terrains and uncertain conditions. Working Conditions: Working Conditions require working in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty and poor lighting; work outdoors, on docks, making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons; hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities; will be subject to the possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or injury from the use of equipment; may be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; personal protective equipment may be required.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Washington VA Medical Center 50 Irving Street, Northwest Washington, DC 20422 US
• Name: Steven Ton
• Phone: 909-683-4072
• Email: [email protected]