Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open other Federal agency employees, Veterans, and status candidates.

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Major duties and responsibilities include:

- Leads crew of Materials Handlers as a regular and recurring part of the job in order to accomplish
assigned projects and daily operational functions.
- Assures all safety and housekeeping procedures are followed.
- Ensures workers are aware of trade techniques and practices, and explains safety precautions to
be followed while setting up machinery and equipment and operating related vehicles.
- Ensures the warehouse has the needed supplies, equipment, and tools to operate on a daily basis.
- Reports to supervisor on status and progress of work, and causes of work delays.
- Answers questions of supervisors on overall work operations and problems.
- Ensures workers are briefed on instructions received from supervisors, and gets work started by
assigning the immediate tasks to be performed by individual members of the crew.
- Works along with other workers and sets the pace.
- Demonstrates proper work method.
- Obtains needed information or decisions from supervisors on problems that come up during the
work.
- Maintains a current knowledge, and answers questions of other workers on procedures, policies,
written instructions, and other directives (for example, technical orders).
- Ensures assigned staff is provided with daily tasks and follows up to confirm task completion.
- Checks work while in progress and when finished to see whether the supervisor's instructions on
work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met.
- Urges or advises other workers to follow instructions received from supervisors, and to meet
deadlines.
- Discusses with supervisor the training requirements, problems and other issues concerning the
workers.
- Acts as a communications conduit between higher level supervisors to pass along priorities and
resolves conflicting priorities among the warehouse's major segmented areas including but not limited to:
Equipment Receiving and Shipping; Office and Printing Supplies; Logistics Medical Supplies; Internet
Technology and High Value Items; Cleaning Supplies and Hazardous Materials; Pandemic and
Emergency Contingency Supplies; and Mail Room Operations.
- Spot checks work in progress to ensure chain of supervision's intent is being met and conforms to
regulatory compliance. Reports progress and issues to supervisor as well as the need for resources to
overcome obstacles or advance warehouse operations.
- Seeks guidance or direction from supervisor or staff within other divisions in order to address
unanticipated problems with ongoing projects and/or work in progress.
- Becomes the subject matter expert on relevant regulatory requirements for all aspects of warehouse management including, but not limited to, VHA Directives, Local Medical Center Memorandums (MCM), Standard Operating Procedures, and other written guidelines; shares knowledge with Materials Handlers.
- Exercises authority for technical direction, coordination, and oversight of trades and labor work programs, projects, and operations when such authority does not include either direct or indirect responsibility for supervising nonsupervisory workers in accomplishing the work involved.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Materials Handler Leader/PD99804S
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
This is a Bargaining Unit Position

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
• 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 (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/28/2026.

EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.

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:

• Dexterity and Safety
• Interpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)
• Lead or Supervise
• Materials
• Technical Practices
• Work Practices

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). 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. 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.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions: Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination.

Working Conditions require working in storage buildings, pods, trailers, vehicles and warehouses that may be hot, cold, drafty and poor lighting; work outdoors, on docks, making deliveries in all types of weather conditions during all seasons; hazardous materials may be encountered in daily work activities; will be subject to the possibility of trips, falls, scrapes, cuts, bruises, or injury from the use of equipment; may be subject to conditions that could result in serious accidents; personal protective equipment may be required

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.