Materials Handler Leader

Materials Handler Leader

This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Supply Chain Management 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. The position serves as a lead over a group of Materials Handlers within a warehouse setting.

Major duties include but not limited to :

• Leads crew of Materials Handlers as a regular and recurring part of the job in order to accomplish assigned projects and daily operational functions.
• Assures all safety and housekeeping procedures are followed.
• Ensures workers are aware of trade techniques and practices, and explains safety precautions to be followed while setting up machinery and equipment and operating related vehicles.
• Ensures the warehouse has the needed supplies, equipment, and tools to operate on a daily basis.
• Reports to supervisor on status and progress of work, and causes of work delays.
• Answers questions of supervisors on overall work operations and problems.
• Ensures workers are briefed on instructions received from supervisors, and gets work started by assigning the immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the crew.
• Works along with other workers and sets the pace. Demonstrates proper work method.
• Obtains needed information or decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the work.
• Maintains a current knowledge, and answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives.
• Ensures assigned staff is provided with daily tasks and follows up to confirm task completion.
• Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the supervisor's instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
• Urges or advises other workers to follow instructions received from supervisors, and to meet deadlines.
• Discusses with supervisor the training requirements, problems and other issues concerning the workers.
• Acts as a communications conduit between higher level supervisors to pass along priorities and resolves conflicting priorities among the warehouse's major segmented areas.
• Spot checks work in progress to ensure chain of supervision's intent is being met and conforms to regulatory compliance.
• Reports progress and issues to supervisor as well as the need for resources to overcome obstacles or advance warehouse operations.
• Seeks guidance or direction from supervisor or staff within other divisions in order to address unanticipated problems with ongoing projects and / or work in progress.
• Becomes the subject matter expert on relevant regulatory requirements for all aspects of warehouse management.
• Exercises authority for technical direction, coordination, and oversight of trades and labor work programs, projects, and operations.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm

Position Description Title / PD# : Materials Handler Leader / PD99804S

Relocation / Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized

Requirements Conditions of Employment :

Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11 / 25 / 2025. EXPERIENCE : A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT : Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.

Physical Requirements : 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. Frequently handles 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 coworkers. 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, the position 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.

Working Conditions : Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted. Will 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. Will be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken.

Education : There is no education substitution for this job series.

Additional Information :

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) 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.