Materials Handler (Motor Vehicle Operator)

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA•Fort Gordon, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Fort Gordon, Georgia, in Eisenhower Army Medical Center within the Logistics Division. The Materials Handler receives, stores, inventories, prepares, and delivers medical materials and supplies. The position also operates motor vehicles up to five tons to transport and deliver materials. A recruitment or relocation incentive and student loan repayment may be authorized. The role is designated Mission Essential and includes a 10% TDY or business travel requirement. The incumbent may be required to work uncommon tours, including on-call duty, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays. A Government Driver's License and a valid state driver's license are required and must be maintained. The position requires pre-employment and annual physical examinations, drug testing, immunization screening, and compliance with seasonal influenza vaccination requirements unless exempted. Work involves continuous standing, bending, lifting, and walking, including work on hard surfaces and frequent lifting of items up to 30 pounds. The work takes place indoors and outdoors and may involve heat, cold, damp, drafty, poorly lit, dirty, dusty, or greasy areas, with exposure to potential cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls, or hazardous materials. Protective clothing such as safety shoes, hardhats, and gloves is required.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the work without more than normal supervision; there is no specific length of training or experience required.
Experience must demonstrate receiving and unloading shipments; checking items against basic documents; moving and storing materials using hand trucks, forklifts, or similar equipment; and assisting with loading and securing cargo.
Ability to update basic stock location information in the Defense Medical Logistics Standard System or similar inventory systems; follow established procedures for storing and issuing medical supplies; perform routine operator checks on vehicles and equipment; and promptly report discrepancies or damaged items.
Must obtain and maintain a Government Driver's License and a valid state driver's license from one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions.
Subject to pre-employment screening and subsequent random testing, including drug testing and testing based on reasonable suspicion or involvement in an on-duty accident.
Must complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter.
Must meet seasonal influenza vaccination requirements unless medically or religiously exempted; immunization screening is required, and Hepatitis B immunization is required for positions with direct patient contact.
Must be able to meet the position's physical requirements, including continuous standing, bending, lifting, and walking; frequently lift up to 30 pounds and lift heavier items with assistance or weight-handling equipment.
Must use required protective clothing, such as safety shoes, hardhats, and gloves.
Must meet a 10% TDY or business travel requirement, which may involve travel on military aircraft, ships, and vehicles.
Must report to or remain at work as scheduled during severe weather or other emergencies because the position is Mission Essential.
Must be able to work uncommon tours, including on-call duty, fixed or rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Education cannot be substituted for the required experience.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
Must complete a one-year probationary period.
Must use Direct Deposit of Pay.

Responsibilities

Receive incoming medical materials and supplies and verify quantities, condition, stock numbers, and item descriptions against receiving documents.
Enter receipt information into the Defense Medical Logistics Standard System to keep inventory updates accurate and timely.
Identify shipment discrepancies and report them to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
Arrange and organize warehouse stock for safe and efficient storage.
Check storage conditions regularly and ensure medical materials remain serviceable.
Select, label, and stage materials for shipment or issue according to system-generated requests.
Deliver medical supplies throughout the medical center, place them in designated areas, and replenish point-of-use supply cabinets.
Conduct physical inventory counts and assist in reconciling shortages, overages, or misplaced items.
Restock emergency crash carts, mass-casualty carts, oxygen cylinders, and medical gas cylinders, and document purity tests when needed.
Operate motor vehicles up to five tons to transport and deliver medical materials safely, securing cargo according to established procedures.