Materials Handler Leader

Department of Veterans Affairs•Bay Pines, FL

30d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS), Bay Pines, FL. and supported catchment area. The primary purpose of the position is to ensure that supplies and materials are distributed to all areas service by logistics. The position serves as a lead over a group of Materials Handlers within a warehouse setting.

Responsibilities

Leads crew of Materials Handlers as a regular and recurring part of the job in order to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions.
Assures all safety and housekeeping procedures are followed.
Ensures workers are aware of trade techniques and practices, and explains safety precautions to be followed while setting up machinery and equipment and operating related vehicles.
Reports to supervisor on status and progress of work, and causes of work delays.
Answers questions of supervisors on overall work operations and problems.
Ensures workers are briefed on instructions received from supervisors, and getting work started, by assigning the immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the crew.
Works along with other workers and sets the pace.
Demonstrates proper work method.
Obtains needed information or decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the work.
Maintains a current knowledge, and answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives (for example, technical orders).
Ensures assigned staff is provided with daily tasks and follows up to confirm task completion.
Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
Urges or advises other workers to follow instructions received from supervisors, and to meet deadlines.
Discusses with supervisor the training requirement, problems and other issues concerning the workers.