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Ohio Staffing

Materials Handler

Ohio Staffing, Cleveland, Ohio, us, 44101

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Warehouse Worker

This position serves as a Warehouse Worker located within the Warehouse area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System performing work that involves handling and/or overseeing one or more product lines, a segment of a large warehouse, or may serve as the senior employee in a smaller warehouse or supply facility. Responsibilities include: Developing and implementing storage plans for assigned areas and arranging for the movement of supplies between warehouse locations. Consolidating materials and providing maximum space utilization and protection of materials. Coordinating incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials on docking areas. Selecting specific storage locations within the framework of the general warehousing plan. Rotating stock, checking for outdated materials, and maintaining appropriate safeguards and temperature controls. Handling delivery and warehousing of materials including hazardous, flammable, and temperature-sensitive products. Driving vehicles, trucks, or vans not exceeding 4500 pounds vehicular weight, with electrical or hydraulic lift. Grouping supplies in a logical and easy access manner while ensuring maximum efficiency of space. Submitting monthly reports, status updates, periodic monitors, and setting benchmarks. Coordinating all excess/turn-ins of equipment and materials. May serve as a senior member of a warehouse project team. Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 07am-3:30pm or 8am-4:30pm. Position Description/PD#: Materials Handler/PD99805S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). 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. Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/24/2025. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Qualification Standard Handbook X-118C. Experience: Minimum Requirement: Experience includes performing warehouse work involving receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping of general or specialized bulk materials and equipment; assisting in developing plans for storage and arrangement of stock; coordinating incoming and outgoing shipments and placement of materials; and using own initiative to consolidate materials, provide maximum space utilization, and protection of materials. Screen-Out Element: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the job elements. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Physical Effort: 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. Greater physical effort may be required on projects involving the movement of large quantities of product 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. Working Conditions: Required to work in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles, and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty, and poorly lighted. Will be 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. Will be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; precautions will be taken. Education Additional Information: Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.