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. The position is located in Syracuse, NY.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND

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, 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; the worker 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.

Driver’s License: A current, valid state‑issued Driver's License is required for this position. Applicants who are interviewed will be required to provide a copy of their current, valid state‑issued Driver's License. Photographs will not be accepted in the application package.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System. For this position, the job element method is used to match what the applicant can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the job elements needed for success. Applicants will be evaluated against the prescribed screen‑out element (WG‑2 and higher only;

screen‑outs are not applicable to WG‑1). Those who appear to meet the screen‑out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remaining job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of experience on the resume.

Applicants will be rated on the following job elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
Dexterity and Safety, Interpret Instructions and Specifications (other than blueprint reading), Materials Technical Practices, Without more than normal supervision, Work Practices. A full year of work is considered to be 35–40 hours per week. All experience listed on the resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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 the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience may include paid, unpaid, or volunteer work through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations.

• 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 delivery and warehousing of 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, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm