Materials Handler
What you'd do
About the Position:This position is located within the Department of Logistics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. The warehouse is a fast-paced, physically demanding, and highly organized, focusing on receiving, storing, and shipping goods efficiently. Applicants can expect a team-oriented culture that emphasizes safety, accuracy, and punctuality, often requiring the use of technology like scanners and machinery such as forklifts. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Receive, store, load, and unload a wide range of materials including, but not limited to, office supplies, medical supplies, and equipment. Check and assemble materials, process shipping/distribution documents, and route materials and equipment to correct locations or storage areas. Unload supplies from trucks or other conveyances utilizing forklifts, manual and mechanized pallet jacks, etc. Verify materials received against manifests, delivery receipts, routing slips, or bills of lading. Unpack boxes, cartons, and other containers and disassembles and distributes unit loads received; reduces large shipment lots to individual issuance or stock; and places incoming supplies in bins, tables, racks and various storage areas. Process and prepare the distribution and shipment of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT).
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Materials Handler ~ without more than normal supervision. I can check and assemble materials, process shipping/distribution documents, route materials and equipment to correct locations or storage areas; Unpack boxes, cartons, and other containers and disassembles and distributes unit loads received; Check supplies for nomenclature, stock number, quantity and condition. I work on my own initiative under general supervision subject to occasional inspection.- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Effort: The worker is required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. They frequently lift or carry items weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted. The heavier items (up to 70 pounds) are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Working Conditions: The work is performed inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or poorly lighted. The worker is exposed to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls, and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. The worker may be subject to exposure from toxins, explosive hazards, or chemical fumes when working in hazardous materials areas. The work may require wearing protective clothing such as hardhats, steel toes shoes, rubber gloves, masks, and rubber aprons.
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