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Lead Supply Technician

Veterans Health Administration

Department of Veterans Affairs

Fresh

Salary

$47,488 - $61,734

per year

Closes

April 23, 2026More VA jobs →

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team to distribute medical supplies and materials across a veterans' hospital, ensuring everything from sterile items to equipment reaches wards, clinics, and operating rooms on time.

It also includes managing inventory, training new staff, and keeping stock organized to avoid shortages or expired items.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on experience in supply handling, strong leadership skills, and attention to detail in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-5 level in federal service, including distributing medical supplies and managing inventory
  • Time-in-grade requirement: 52 weeks at GS-05 for current or former federal employees
  • Ability to lead and supervise three or more GS-2005 employees in distribution tasks
  • Proficiency in using barcode equipment for inventory scanning, receiving, and tracking stock levels
  • Experience in monitoring expiration dates, rotating stock, and maintaining aseptic cleaning standards
  • Skills in training new employees and resolving inventory discrepancies
  • Knowledge of supply chain procedures, policies, and VA healthcare logistics

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Supply Chain Management Service at the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center.

The primary purpose of the position is to ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by the Supply Chain Management Service.

This position also leads three or more GS-2005 employees in the distribution area to provide wards, clinics, operating rooms, secondary storage locations, and other hospital facilities with supplies and materials.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/23/2026.

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-06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level in the Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this Lead Supply Technician position.

Specialized experience includes: Distributing supplies and materials, including sterile and non-sterile medical supplies, instrument sets and equipment, to all areas of the facility; scanning, bar-coding, receiving, storing and distribution of supplies and materials; assists in training new employees; maintains current knowledge and answers questions on procedures, policies, etc.; maintains stock by pulling stock, replenishing stock, and maintaining records on stock levels; monitors expiration dates and rotates stock; cleans assigned areas in accordance with aseptic principles; and receives supplies and material into the facility..

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/.

Major Duties:

Ensure supplies and materials are distributed to all areas serviced by Logistics. Leads three or more GS-2005 employees in the distribution area.

Monitors status and progress of work, makes day-to-day adjustments in accordance with established priorities. Estimates and reports on expected time of completion of work.

Performs inventory using bar code equipment and resolves differences between records and physical count of stock.

Gives on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices.

Maintains stock at primary and secondary inventory locations for all clinical and administrative services.

Monitors expiration dates, rotates stock to limit outdates and removes items from use as required by outdates.

Ensures critical supplies re appropriately monitored and controlled, resolving deviations when possible. Supports wall-to-wall inventories.

Receives supplies and material into the VA Health Care System and supported catchment area.

Unpacks/uncrates supplies from shipping cartons; properly stores supplies and material in main/primary inventory areas. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, normal business hours with rotating weekends.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Lead Supply Technician/PD99833S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/16/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CAZP-12936054-26-TK