Supply Technician
What you'd do
This position, located at the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center, serves as as Supply Technician. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas of the Facility that are serviced by Logistics.
Major duties
Major Duties of this position include but is not limited to... Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services Pulls stock inventory and material from main inventory for delivery Interacts with clinical and administrative customers to ensure issues and needs are identified and either resolved or escalated to supervisors or Inventory Management Specialists as needed Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates Performs daily inventory of primary and secondary inventory points using bar coding equipment on a predetermined schedule that will allow for timely replenishment orders Distributes items according to established or AD-HOC requirements in computerized inventory management systems Delivers supplies in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring supplies and materials delivered are in sterile and operational condition; delivery by motor vehicle may be required Completes specialty cart preparation and stocking Cleans assigned secondary areas (shelves and bins) in accordance with aseptic principles as published in infection control guidelines, local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Joint Commission standards as scheduled Supports wall-to-wall and periodic inventories Work Schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 12:00am - 8:30am Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Supply Technician/PD99834S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/18/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-05 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-04 level. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade of GS-04 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to....practical knowledge of standard supply management procedures to perform work involving inventory and excess material management; knowledge and ability to interpret policies, procedures, manuals, and regulations pertaining to supply/inventory management and federal acquisition systems; knowledge of automated inventory system to monitor issues and receipts in support of stock replenishment processes; knowledge of the names of the different supply items including the trays and sets, and a general understanding of how items are used; ability to communicate effectively concepts, techniques and methods (oral and written) to communicate with a variety of individuals, including internal and external customers.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed four years above high school...OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
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