Materials Handler Leader

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Leads a crew to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions;
• Ensures awareness of trade techniques and practices;
• Demonstrates proper work methods and works along with others;
• Provides staff with daily tasks and follows up to confirm completion;
• Checks work while in progress and when finished;
• Discusses with supervisor the training requirements problems and other issues;
• Assists in developing plans for storage and arrangement of stock;
• Advises workers on guidelines or special instruction to meet deadlines;
• Consolidates materials to provide maximum space utilization and protection of materials;
• Coordinates incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials;
• Serves as a senior member of the warehouse project team when involved with special projects;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• 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 state drivers license. NOTE: Please do not upload a copy of your license at this time. If an interview is requested you may be required to provide a copy of your current valid and unrestricted state drivers license.
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Screen Out Element: Must have the ability to perform the duties of the Materials Handler Leader without more than normal supervision. Experience leading/supervising a crew or group to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions; ensure workers are aware of trade techniques and practices; answer questions on overall work operations and/or problems; work along with others and set the pace. NOTE: Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive full credit.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Work involves considerable walking pushing and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment. Works offloading and loading trucks lifting products on and off-shelves handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds. Will frequently handle equipment furniture and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds. These items are typically handled 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 of time including but not limited to 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.

Require working in storage buildings pods trailers vehicles and warehouses that may be hot cold drafty and poor lighting. Employees work outdoors on docks making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons. Hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities. Duties will be subject to the possibility of trips falls scrapes cuts bruises or injury from the use of equipment. All types of Persona Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required. May be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken. Must possess a current valid state drivers issued license.

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)
• Lead or Supervise
• Materials
• Technical Practices
• Work Practices