Materials Handler

Summary

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics 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.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement – 02/13/2026. Driver's License Requirement:
Must possess a valid state‑issued driver's license to operate a motor vehicle (please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package; you will be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview).

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 to perform the duties of this position. Evidence must be supported by detailed descriptions 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 (usually question 1 in the online questionnaire). 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 eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions – Specifications (other than blueprint reading), Materials Technical Practices, Without more than normal supervision, Work Practices, Experience, etc. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training that translates directly to paid employment. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

Work involves considerable walking, pushing and pulling a variety of carts and material 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 – 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; 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.

• Receives, stores, and ships bin and bulk supplies – materials and equipment.
• Prepares shipping and inventory documents for manual or automated inventory systems.
• Selects specific storage locations within the framework of a general warehousing plan.
• Rotates stock, checks for outdated materials, and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.
• Handles delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable, and temperature‑sensitive products.
• Participates in conducting inventory of stock on hand and communicates discrepancies.
• Ensures products and shelving are marked with corresponding identification numbers.
• Loads and unloads shipments from trucks and other material conveyances.
• Makes off‑site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight of less than 4500 pounds.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday‑through‑Friday – 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (subject to change based on the needs of the facility).

Position Description Title/PD#:
Materials Handler/PD99806S. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI):
Not Approved. Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not authorized.