Materials Handler
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Job Location:
White River Junction, VT - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 26 - 30
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area. The position is located at an assigned Veterans Administration medical facility performing warehouse work that involves receiving storing selecting and shipping general or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment. The primary purpose of this position is to provide warehousing distribution and receiving of supplies goods and equipment.
Assignments will include conveying or retrieving recurring supplies goods or equipment to/from off-site locations i.e. Outpatient Clinic (s) National Cemetery and VA Regional offices. This may require the driving of a vehicle truck or van not exceeding 26000 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) vehicular weight with electrical or hydraulic lift.
- Works in the Receiving/Distribution area of Logistics located in the warehouse.
- 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.
- Places items appropriately on shelving pallets on bins so as to ensure adequate safeguards and access.
- Ensures product and shelving are marked with corresponding ID numbers.
- Ensures items are pulled using the First In First out (FIFO) method.
- Maintains spreadsheets; works within responsible area to rotate stock check for outdates and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.
- Works with the Warehouse supervisor and Equipment Inventory Management Specialists to ensure the appropriate disposition of equipment.
- 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).
- Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk; ensures that all items are packages or palletized correctly to prevent damage; ensures labeling and shipping documents are in order.
- Maintains warehouse in a neat clean and orderly manner; works with Warehouse Supervisor to plan space layout and make changes according to need.
- 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 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.
Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler/PD00485A
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Conditions of employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Subject to background/security investigation
- Pre-employment physical required
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
- your performance and conduct;
- the needs and interests of the agency;
- whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
- whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/04/2026.
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 eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements:
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:
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicants criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
