Supply Technician

Summary

Ensure supplies and material are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics. Provides wards - clinics - operating rooms - secondary storage locations - and other hospital facilities with supplies and material including - but not limited to - sterile and non-sterile medical supplies - instrument sets - and equipment. Assignments include scanning - barcoding - receiving - storing - and distribution of medical and surgical supplies - instruments - and other material.

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 03/06/2026. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized

Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: provide equipment and material to clinical and administrative areas of a health care facility; scanning - bar-coding - receiving - storing and distributing equipment and related material;

utilizing an automated system to maintain equipment records; and answering customer questions regarding non-expandable equipment and materials. OR
- Education:

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 4 years of education above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business - secretarial or technical school - junior college - college or university (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED).

OR - Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 60 semester hours (2 years) is creditable (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g.

- Peace Corps - Ameri Corps) 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:

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). With proper assistance - moves heavier items weighing over 40 pounds. This level of physical demands occurs - for example - when employees are regularly assigned to activities such as tracing misplaced items or conducting physical inventories in warehouses - and other storage areas - or when they are regularly involved in stocking and retrieving items from shelves and cabinets.

Work is performed throughout the HCS and supported catchment areas. which includes wards - storage buildings - and warehouses that range from a clean environment to hot - cold - drafty - and poorly lighted. Work requires maintaining a clean environment while performing tasks that can produce dust or other infectious pollutants while transitioning between environments. For more information on these qualification standards - please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website.

• Duties include - but are not limited to:
  Maintain stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services
• involves pulling stock inventory and material from main inventory for delivery
• replenishing stock inventory
• interacting with clinical and administrative customers to ensure issues and needs are identified and either resolved or escalated to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists as needed
• maintaining records on stock levels
• recommending revisions in stock levels as needed to supply changes to Inventory Management Specialists
• communicating to the lead or supervisor any concerns related to supplies - equipment and procedures - providing information as needed orally or in writing regarding customer or external stakeholder issues - general telephone inquiries and visitor referrals
• communicating with customers and vendors to obtain information regarding medical supplies
• Monitor expiration dates - rotate stock to limit outdates and remove items from use as required by outdates
• Support managers in…