Materials Handler
What you'd do
This position is located in the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area in Iowa City, IA.
Major duties
Major duties will include, but may not be limited to the following: Works in the Receiving/Distribution area of Logistics located in the warehouse. Receives incoming shipments and checks the items against the electronic purchase orders and other related documentation to verify correctness prior to completing the receiving process. Records, annotates and forwards all appropriate information in accordance with current procedures and notes discrepancies such as shortages and damages while ensuring all are resolved in a timely manner. Maintains the flow of the warehouse by moving, delivering, shelving, storing and inventorying materials and equipment per appropriate procedure. Handles delivering and warehousing materials including hazardous, flammable, and temperature sensitive products. Places items appropriately on shelving, pallets on bins so as to ensure adequate safeguards and access. Ensures product and shelving are marked with corresponding ID numbers. Ensures items are pulled using the First In First out (FIFO) method. Maintains spreadsheets; works within responsible area to rotate stock, check for outdates, and maintains the appropriate safeguards and temperature controls. Works with the Warehouse supervisor and Equipment Inventory Management Specialists to ensure the appropriate disposition of equipment Handles direct issue products and ensures each are processed out in a timely fashion, with special attention given to time sensitive and emergency requests; any failed delivery or product not delivered timely should have corresponding documentation, signatures may be required per request of cardholder or current procedures. Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk. Ensures that all items are packages or palletized correctly to prevent damage. Ensures labeling and shipping documents are in order. Maintains warehouse in a neat, clean, and orderly manner; works with Warehouse Supervisor to plan space layout and make changes according to need. Operates and maintains a variety of powered industrial vehicles, including powered hand trucks, fork lifts, and other vehicles. Loads and secures supplies, materials, and equipment for both on and offsite deliveries. Ensures items are transported safely to prevent damage, with special attention given to hazardous and oversized loads. Performs other duties as assigned Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
What you need to qualify
Driver's License: A current, valid state-issued Driver's License is required for this position. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you will be required to provide a copy of your current, valid state-issued Driver's License. PHYSICAL EFFORT: Work involves considerable walking, pushing, and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment. Works off-loading 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, typically using specialized equipment and/or co-worker assistance. Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of product over an extended period of time, such as turn-ins, large shipments, deliveries, etc. While operating vehicles, may be required to exert a great level of physical exertion while backing and turning trucks, operating forklifts, or hand trucks on uneven terrains and uncertain conditions. WORK CONDITIONS: Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted. Required to 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 subjected to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken. 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 (WG-2 and higher only; screen-outs are not applicable to WG-1). 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. While a specific length of training and experience is not required, your responses to the questionnaire must be supported by detailed descriptions of your experience on your resume. You will be rated on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Dexterity and Safety Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading) Materials Technical Practices Without more than normal supervision Work Practices IMPORTANT: 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 (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; 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.
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