Maryland Staffing
Materials Handler
This position is in the Central Supply Room of the Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the Baltimore VA Medical Center (VAMC). The incumbent is responsible for the facility housekeeping equipment and supply inventory, including receipt, storage, maintenance, and distribution of HAZMAT and cleaning products, cleaning tools, and powered equipment like vacuums and buffers. Major Duties include, but not limited to: Loads and unloads shipments from facility trucks. Uses warehouse pallet jacks to stack, move, and arrange pallets of supplies and equipment using lifting lugs, considering height, weight, and special handling requirements and pallet measuring gauges and automated devices to ensure that proper height, weight, and other load storage requirements are met, and that damage is prevented. May be required to handle hazardous supplies and sensitive materials. Performs operator maintenance and coordinates repair of equipment such as battery-powered floor polishers, carpet shampooers, etc. Ensures an adequate supply of mops are available in each usage area at all times. During emergency situations, the incumbent may be assigned Housekeeping Aid Duties which normally consist of tasks such as dust mopping, dusting, wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping/refinishing, buffing of floors, window and wall washing, polishing and cleaning of furniture, and other related duties in assigned areas. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:00am - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler/PD24127A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period. Subject to background/security investigation. Pre-employment physical required. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/19/2025. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent is often required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries items that weigh up to 75 pounds or more and moves equipment which may be bulky and cumbersome, weighing a few hundred pounds using weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Working Conditions: Work is performed in all areas of the medical center to include patient care areas and administrative office areas. Work is done inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or under dimly lit lighting conditions. Regular exposure to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. When working in hazardous materials areas, may be subject to exposure from radiation, toxins, explosive hazards. Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information: Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care. Receiving Service Credit or 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Central Supply Room of the Environmental Management Service (EMS) at the Baltimore VA Medical Center (VAMC). The incumbent is responsible for the facility housekeeping equipment and supply inventory, including receipt, storage, maintenance, and distribution of HAZMAT and cleaning products, cleaning tools, and powered equipment like vacuums and buffers. Major Duties include, but not limited to: Loads and unloads shipments from facility trucks. Uses warehouse pallet jacks to stack, move, and arrange pallets of supplies and equipment using lifting lugs, considering height, weight, and special handling requirements and pallet measuring gauges and automated devices to ensure that proper height, weight, and other load storage requirements are met, and that damage is prevented. May be required to handle hazardous supplies and sensitive materials. Performs operator maintenance and coordinates repair of equipment such as battery-powered floor polishers, carpet shampooers, etc. Ensures an adequate supply of mops are available in each usage area at all times. During emergency situations, the incumbent may be assigned Housekeeping Aid Duties which normally consist of tasks such as dust mopping, dusting, wet mopping, scrubbing, stripping/refinishing, buffing of floors, window and wall washing, polishing and cleaning of furniture, and other related duties in assigned areas. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 7:00am - 3:30pm Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler/PD24127A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. You may be required to serve a probationary/trial period. Subject to background/security investigation. Pre-employment physical required. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements. Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/19/2025. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: The incumbent is often required to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time, and to bend, stoop, and work in tiring and sometimes uncomfortable positions. Lifts and carries items that weigh up to 75 pounds or more and moves equipment which may be bulky and cumbersome, weighing a few hundred pounds using weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers. Working Conditions: Work is performed in all areas of the medical center to include patient care areas and administrative office areas. Work is done inside or outside in areas that may be hot, damp, cold, drafty, or under dimly lit lighting conditions. Regular exposure to the possibility of cuts, scrapes, bruises, abrasions, falls and injury from falling stock or mechanized work areas. When working in hazardous materials areas, may be subject to exposure from radiation, toxins, explosive hazards. Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information: Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care. Receiving Service Credit or 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. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.