Materials Handler

Warehouse Worker

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Receiving / Distribution area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System performing work that involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and / or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment. Responsibilities include :

Receiving, storing, and shipping bin and bulk supplies, materials and equipment.

Preparing shipping and inventory documents for manual or automated inventory systems.

Selecting specific storage locations within the framework of the general warehousing plan.

Rotating stock, checking for outdated materials, and maintaining the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls.

Handling delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable, and temperature sensitive products.

Participating in conducting inventory of stock on hand and communicating discrepancies.

Ensuring products and shelving are marked with corresponding identification numbers.

Loading and unloading shipments from trucks and other material conveyances.

Making off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight of less than 4500 pounds.

Performing other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule : Monday-Friday, 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm (Pacific Standard Time)

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives : Not authorized

Requirements :

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.

Must have an unrestricted State Driver's License.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959.

Pre-employment physical required.

Must be cleared (upon hire) by Occupational Health to drive a government vehicle.

Subject to background / security investigation.

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications (Screen Out) : Ability to perform the duties of the Materials Handler without more than normal supervision.

Experience includes : performing warehouse work involving receiving, storing, selecting and shipping of general or specialized bulk materials and equipment; loading and unloading materials; route materials and equipment to correct locations or storage areas; prepare shipping and inventory documents.

Physical Effort and Work Conditions :

Work involves considerable walking, pushing, and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment. Works offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off-shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds. Will frequently handle equipment, furniture, and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds. These items are typically handled using specialized equipment and / or assistance of co-workers. Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of product over an extended period of time including, but not limited to, turn-ins, large shipments and deliveries. While operating vehicles, may be required to exert a greater level of physical exertion while backing and turning trucks, operating forklifts, or hand trucks on uneven terrains and uncertain conditions. Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted. Employees work outdoors, on docks, making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons. Hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities. Duties will be subject to the possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or injury from the use of equipment. All types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be required. May be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken. Must possess a valid, state driver's license or commercial driver's license (CDL), as applicable, if required to operate a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle.

Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualifications. For this position, the job element method is used to match what you, the applicant, can do against what the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities will be compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element. Applicants who appear to meet the screen out element are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated from consideration. The potential eligibles are rated against the remainder of the job elements.

A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start / end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs and other organizations.

Note : Per "Executive Order 14251 : Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs", this position is no longer eligible for bargaining unit participation.

Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.