Materials Handler

Summary

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System 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.

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date: 07/20/2026. A current valid state‑issued Driver's License is required.

Experience:

Performing warehouse work involving receiving, storing, selecting and shipping of general or specialized bulk materials and equipment; assisting in developing plans for storage and arrangement of stock; coordinating incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials; using own initiative to consolidate materials, providing maximum space utilization and protection of materials. 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 – usually question 1 in the online questionnaire. Those who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Ability to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles);
Dexterity and Safety – Interpret Instructions – Specifications (other than blueprint reading);
Materials Technical Practices; without more than normal supervision;
Work Practices;
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience – including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Applicants will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. A full year of work is considered to be 35‑40 hours 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 per week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements /

Working Conditions:

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; handling 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, employees 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 require working in storage buildings – pods – trailers – vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lit; work outdoors – on docks – making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons;

hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities; employees may 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.

• Develops and implements storage plans for assigned area(s) and arranges for movement of supplies between warehouse locations
• Consolidates materials and provides maximum space utilization and protection of materials
• Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials on docking areas
• Selects specific…