Materials Handler Position Available In New Hanover, North Carolina

Merials Handler Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This position serves as a Warehouse Worker loced within the Receiving/Distribution area of the Logistics Service in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System performing work th involves receiving, storing, selecting, and shipping general and/or specialized bulk and bin merials and equipment. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $22.08 – $25.73 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Wilmington, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12753683-25-DIC

Control number 839333400 This job is open to Federal employees – Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales. Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Family of overseas employees Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. Duties Major duties and responsibilities include: Receives, stores and ships bin and bulk supplies, merials and equipment; Prepares shipping and inventory documents for manual or automed inventory systems; Selects specific storage locions within framework of general warehousing plan; Rotes stock, check for outded merials and maintains the approprie safeguards and temperure controls; Handles delivering and warehousing merials including hazardous, flammable and temperure sensitive products; Participes in conducting inventory of stock on hand and communices discrepancies; Ensures products and shelving are marked with corresponding identificion numbers; Load and unload shipments from trucks and other merial conveyances; Makes off-site deliveries in motor vehicles typically with a gross weight of less than 4500 pounds; Performs other reled duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday thru Friday, 7:30am – 4:00pm/8:00am – 4:30pm Position Description/PD#: Merials Handler/ PD078810

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing de of this announcement 07/01/2025.

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 demonstres 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 red in accordance with the .

SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT

Your qualificions will first be evalued against the prescribed screen out element. The screen out for this vacancy is the ability to do the work of a Merial Handler without more than normal supervision performing duties such as: collecting, processing, packaging, and preparing for Hazardous Waste, Reguled Medical Waste (RMW), Universal Waste, recycling, and solid waste for temporary storage and disposal; handling day-to-day coordinion of the recycling program; maintaining manifests, calogs, inventory logs and accounts; preparing shipping documents; collecting, removing, and maintaining control of all recyclables and wastes genered in the health care facility. For this position, the job element method is used to mch wh you, the applicant, can do against wh the work calls for. Your knowledge, skills and abilities compared to the knowledge, skills and abilities (called job elements) needed for success. Your qualificions will first be evalued 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 ring; those who do not are red ineligible and are elimined from considerion. The potential eligibles are red 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.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

Performs work th requires kneeling, bending, stooping, climbing, and standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time. He/she uses hand-trucks and other types of merial handling equipment to move, load, and unload large drums and various size containers from trucks and containment areas. Frequently lifts, moves, carries, and load items and equipment th weigh up to 50 pounds. Incumbent is sometimes required to lift and move items weighing in excess of 50 pounds with the help of weight handling equipment and/or with the assistance of other workers.

WORK CONDITIONS

Is frequently exposed to a variety of hazards, ranging from noxious gasses, fumes, chemical vapors, skin irritants, biological hazardous, and caustic and poisonous items in the collection, trement, and/or containment of hazardous wastes. In some work situions, he/she may have limited exposure to low levels of radioactivity. Works in facilities th are usually well lighted, heed, and ventiled. They also work outside and may be exposed to all kinds of extreme weher conditions while performing their assignments. The work may be dirty and greasy, and exposed to the possibility of cuts, bruises, abrasions, and falls during collection and processing operions. Must follow specific safety procedures and use the approprie safety equipment including respirors, face shields, safety glasses, protective clothing, gloves, boots, etc. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or gear may be required and must be worn when conducting mixing or transferring of waste. You red on the following Job Elements as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Dexterity and Safety, Interpret Instructions, Specificions (other than blueprint reading), Merials, Technical Practices, Without more than normal supervision, and

Work Practices Preferred Experience:

Ideal candide has experience in warehouse operions, logistics, and inventory management, ensuring timely task completion based on operional priorities. They should have expertise in storage planning, merial handling, and space optimizion while ensuring compliance with safety regulions, including OSHA and hazardous merials protocols. Experience coordining with Engineering for facility updes and collaboring with Property Managers and Inventory Specialist for proper equipment disposition is preferred. Strong leadership in warehouse operions is essential, including resolving workflow conflict overseeing segmented storage areas, and managing special projects such as automion transitions or major relocions. Proficiency in schedules, safety standards, and regulory requirements is also desired. Educion This position does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (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 re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be against

COVID-19

subject to such accommodions as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locions. If selected, you required to be fully vaccined against COVID-19 and submit documention of proof of vaccinion before your start de. The agency will provide additional informion regarding wh informion or documention needed and how you can request a legally required accommodion from this requirement using the reasonable accommodion process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

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

our applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Note :

A full year of work is 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience credited based on time spent in approprie activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must clearly indice the nure of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. For more informion on the “Who may apply” eligibility requirements, please refer to the document.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Proof of Marriage Stus Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

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account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your

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account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Applicion page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your

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account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your

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account or your applicion incomplete.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for informion on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Dina Cuttino Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please use this to make sure you have included other documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), documention to support Veterans Preference claims, or

ICTAP/CTAP

documention (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional informion. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Proof of Marriage Stus Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/01/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a

USA JOBS

account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. To verify your applicion is complete, log into your

USA JOBS

account, , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the more informion link for this position. The Applicion page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent reled to this applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete applicion, log into your

USA JOBS

account and click Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your

USA JOBS

account or your applicion incomplete.

Special Employment Considerion:

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR 213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointment of persons with disabilities [i.e., intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiric disabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more. Contact the Agency Contact for informion on how to apply under this appointment authority via the Selective Placement Coordinor. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit approprie documention (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance ring, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty locion) and be found well-qualified (have a final ring of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Informion about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website . During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. Agency contact informion Dina Cuttino Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/24/2025 to 07/01/2025 Salary $22.08 – $25.73 per hour Pay scale & grade WG 5 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Wilmington, NC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12753683-25-DIC

Control number 839333400 ., .