Materials Handler

Full Job Description

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics Service at the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

The primary purpose of this position is to perform work that involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and/or specialized bulk and bin materials and equipment.

DRIVERS LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current, valid state driver's license. NOTE: Please do not upload a copy of your license at this time.

If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your current, valid, and unrestricted state driver's license.

AND Screen Out Element: Must have the ability to perform the duties of the Materials Handler without more than normal supervision.

Experience includes performing warehouse work involving receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping of general or specialized bulk materials and equipment; routing materials and equipment to correct locations or storage areas; loading and unloading materials; and preparing shipping and inventory documents.

NOTE: Your experience must be detailed in your resume to receive full credit PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK CONDITIONS: Work involves considerable walking, pushing, and pulling a variety of carts and materials handling equipment.

Works offloading and loading trucks, lifting products on and off-shelves, handling boxes frequently weighing over 40 pounds.

Will frequently handle equipment, furniture, and materials of an awkward and heavier nature in excess of 100 pounds.

These items are typically handled 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 of time including, but not limited to, 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.

Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted.

Employees 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 subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken.

Must possess a valid, state driver's license or commercial driver's license (CDL), as applicable, if required to operate a motor vehicle or commercial vehicle.

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. Major Duties:

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: 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 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 method. Prepares authorized materials for shipment both small package and bulk.

Ensures that all items are packaged or palletized correctly to prevent damage. Ensures labeling and shipping documents are in order.

Maintains spreadsheets; works within responsible areas 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.

Works with the Inventory Management Specialists to ensure timely stocking of primaries, participating in a variety of inventories and communicating discrepancies as appropriate.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full Time, Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved