Materials Handler

The Materials Handler performs a wide variety of duties in the laundry facility. These duties include but are not limited to the handling and distribution of the Medical Centers linens patient clothing and employee uniforms.

• Receives stores issues and sorts a wide variety of medical linens for all facilities;
• Receives identifies validates loads exchange carts and delivery carts with correct par levels of clean linen items;
• Prepares linen carts for distribution to various end users using existing Par Tracker to ensure proper stock levels;
• Performs inventory of linen by counting quantities of items remaining on wards and clinics linen racks and adjusts daily linen order to replenish par level.
• Follows established standard operating procedures to wipe down carts prior to re-delivery.
• Performs various duties in the Uniform Distribution room including issuing and receiving uniforms to hospital staff inventory stocking and records keeping.
• Moves linen supplies via hand cart dolly or motor vehicle delivering or picking up to or from wards clinics or the laundry.
• Ensures that records are maintained of linen sent to and returned from laundry enters data into Linen Management database.
• Performs other duties as it relates to the position.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Pre-employment physical required
• Subject to background/security investigation
• 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 identification 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.

DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current valid drivers license. Do not upload a copy of your drivers license at this time. If an interview is requested you may be required to provide a copy of your current valid and unrestricted Drivers License.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Heavy physical effort is required in daily handling of carts loaded with items weighing from 300 to 450 pounds or more. These carts are loaded from a dock into the truck for delivery. At the delivery point they are pushed or pulled onto a power lift tailgate lowered to the ground then pushed or pulled into buildings. The same physical effort is required to move items weighing 425 pounds or more from the building to the truck. The Materials Handler must be able to maneuver push carts in and out of small areas such as linen rooms. She/He must be able to stoop bend push and lift. He/she must be able to load bags of soiled linen weighing 125 pounds into push carts. The Materials Handler is required to work outside and inside and is occasionally exposed to bad weather conditions while loading and unloading vehicles. She/he may drive in all types of traffic and weather and is exposed to the possibility of serious accidents. The handler is subject to cuts bruises and broken bones as a result of accidents involving the loading and unloading of vehicles. Transportation of soiled linen and wet linen makes task disagreeable at times. Required to wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE).

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position the job element method is used to match what you the applicant can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements. While a specific length of training and experience is not required your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume.

You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:

• Dexterity and Safety
• Interpret Instructions Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Materials
• Technical Practices
• Without more than normal supervision
• Work Practices