The Material Handler position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service Department at the Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center. The primary purpose of this position is to provide warehousing, distribution and receiving of supplies goods and equipment.

Duties

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. Maintains spreadsheets; works within responsible area to rotate stock, check for outdates, and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls. 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). Sorts and delivers incoming mail, picking up intra-office and processing outgoing mail, supporting the mail center with off campus deliveries, understanding and adhering to all facility and federal postal regulations. Loads and secures supplies, materials, and equipment for both on and off site deliveries, ensuring items are transported safely to prevent damage, with special attention given to hazardous and oversized loads. Operates and maintains a variety of powered industrial vehicles, including powered hand trucks, fork lifts, and other vehicles. Adheres to all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) operating and safety standards. As needed, works in the distribution area, with duties which include but are not limited to: electronically receiving items into inventory, scanning floor stock, picking and filling orders, putting and stocking shelves in primary and secondary inventory points in a clean/sterile environment. Performs other duties as assigned. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Variable shifts (7:00am to 3:30pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm) Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler/PD99806S Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/01/2024. 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 Standards. 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 applicants 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; 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/Working Conditions: Work involve considerable walking, pushing, pulling and a variety of carts and material handling equipment. Work offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds. Will frequently handle equipment of an awkward and heavier nature excess 100 pounds. These are typically handled using specialized equipment and/or assistance of coworkers. Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving movement of large quantities of products over and extended period of time including, but not limited to, turns in, large shipments and deliveries. While operating a vehicle, 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.

Contacts

• Address Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 US
• Name: Shala Johnson
• Phone: (412) 822-2186
• Email: [email protected]