Materials Handler

Department of Veterans Affairs•White River Junction, VT

35d•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) 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.

Responsibilities

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.