Materials Handler

Veterans Health Administration • Philadelphia, PA

5d

About The Position

This position is a Warehouse Worker in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service at a Veterans Affairs Health Care System. The role involves handling and/or overseeing one or more product lines or a segment of a large warehouse, or serving as the senior employee in a smaller warehouse or supply facility. The position handles storage, movement, receipt, shipment, and delivery of supplies and materials, including hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A current, valid driver's license is required. The position requires a pre-employment physical and a 1- or 2-year trial period. No specific length of training or experience is required, but applicants must demonstrate through their resume training or experience sufficient to perform the work. There is no education qualification requirement.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Must have a current, valid state-issued driver's license.
• Must provide resume evidence of training or experience sufficient in scope and quality to perform the work; no specific length of experience is required.
• Must complete a pre-employment physical.
• Must undergo a background/security investigation.
• Must complete the online onboarding process and submit all required application documentation by the announcement closing date.
• Must serve a 1- or 2-year trial period.
• Demonstrated competencies may include dexterity and safety, interpreting instructions and specifications (other than blueprint reading), materials technical practices, working without more than normal supervision, and work practices.
• The work requires considerable walking; pushing and pulling carts and materials-handling equipment; loading and offloading trucks; lifting products onto and off shelves; and frequently handling boxes weighing over 40 pounds. Equipment, furniture, and materials weighing more than 100 pounds may be handled, typically with specialized equipment or coworker assistance.
• The work may require greater physical effort when moving large quantities of products, backing and turning trucks, or operating forklifts and hand trucks on uneven terrain and in uncertain conditions.
• Work may take place in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles, warehouses, and outdoors, including docks and deliveries in all weather and seasons. Conditions may include heat, cold, drafts, poor lighting, hazardous materials, and risk of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or equipment-related injury; personal protective equipment may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement storage plans for assigned areas and arrange movement of supplies between warehouse locations.
• Consolidate materials to maximize space utilization and protect materials.
• Coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials on docking areas.
• Select specific storage locations within the general warehousing plan.
• Rotate stock, check for outdated materials, and maintain appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.
• Handle delivery and warehousing of materials, including hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products.
• Drive vehicles, trucks, or vans not exceeding 4,500 pounds vehicular weight, with an electrical or hydraulic lift.
• Group supplies logically and accessibly while maximizing space efficiency.
• Submit monthly reports and status updates, conduct periodic monitors, and set benchmarks.
• Coordinate excess and turn-ins of equipment and materials.
• May serve as a senior member of a warehouse project team.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees earn annual leave at a rate of 4, 6, or 8 hours per pay period based on years of Federal service.
• VA may offer newly appointed Federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service toward annual leave accrual, subject to prior request and approval and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed