Materials Handler

Veterans Health Administration • Grand Junction, CO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker in the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. The role involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and/or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment.

The work includes handling hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products, maintaining inventory and storage safeguards, and making off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically weighing less than 4,500 pounds gross. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen, except that non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be recruited in accordance with VA policy.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment as determined by a background investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must complete the online onboarding process and provide acceptable identification and required application documents.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• No specific length of training or experience is required; applicants must demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work, supported by detailed resume descriptions.
• Must demonstrate the ability to perform the job elements, including dexterity and safety, interpreting instructions and specifications, materials technical practices, working without more than normal supervision, and work practices.
• Work requires considerable walking, pushing, and pulling carts and materials-handling equipment; loading and unloading trucks; lifting products on and off shelves; and frequently handling boxes weighing over 40 pounds.
• Work may require handling awkward and heavy equipment, furniture, and materials exceeding 100 pounds, typically with specialized equipment and/or assistance from coworkers.
• Greater physical effort may be required when moving large quantities of product over extended periods, including turn-ins, large shipments, and deliveries.
• While operating vehicles, physical effort may be required when backing and turning trucks or operating forklifts or hand trucks on uneven terrain and in uncertain conditions.

Responsibilities

• Receive, store, and ship bin and bulk supplies, materials, and equipment.
• Prepare shipping and inventory documents for manual or automated inventory systems.
• Select specific storage locations within the general warehousing plan.
• Rotate stock, check for outdated materials, and maintain appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.
• Handle the delivery and warehousing of hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products.
• Participate in inventory counts and communicate discrepancies.
• Ensure products and shelving are marked with corresponding identification numbers.
• Load and unload shipments from trucks and other material conveyances.
• Make off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight of less than 4,500 pounds.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• VA may grant newly appointed Federal employees credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; approval is required and not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

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