Materials Handler

Job Opportunity at Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The incumbent is a member of Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) within the Prosthetic Service Line under VISN 9. The incumbent will be assigned to the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Responsibilities include freight, receipt, distribution, and mailing of numerous stocked and special order items provided to the Veteran population. The incumbent will perform a full spectrum of supply operations within the PSAS. Major duties include :

• Coordinate stock items and freight ordered by the Prosthetic Purchasing Agents within PSAS.
• Utilizes the Prosthetic Inventory Package (PIP) as well as the Generic Inventory Package (GIP) to ensure timely distribution of items ordered for our Veteran population.
• Assist in training new Purchasing Agents on the latest PSAS software packages.
• De-crate and assemble items for delivery to individual patients within the medical center and / or prepare items for shipment from PSAS to patients.
• Participate in all wall-to-wall inventory reviews both on site and at remote contracted locations.

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

Position Description Title / PD# : Materials Handler / PD502210

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI) : Not approved

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 / 05 / 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.

Preferred Experience : Computer skills, phone etiquette, organizational skills, inventory control, shipping and handling experience.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions :

Work involves considerable walking, pushing and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment; offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds; handles equipment, furniture and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds (typically using specialized equipment and / or assistance of co-workers). Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of products over an extended period including 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. Working conditions require working in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty and poor lighting; work outdoors, on docks, making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons; hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities; will be subject to the possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or injury from the use of equipment; may be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; personal protective equipment may be required.

Education : There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Additional Information :

This occupation is being considered for a Veterans Health Administration enterprise-wide Critical Skills Incentive (CSI). Candidates may be eligible for a lump sum CSI. The amount of lump sum CSI is determined based on appointment date and may be pro-rated as determined by the end date of the CSI. Eligible candidates will be required to sign a service agreement agreeing to an obligated service period and failure to complete the obligated service period may result in a debt for the unearned portion of the CSI.

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.